Page 83 of Destined to Fight

“Put it on my tab.”

Kade’s thoughts came through in bits and pieces as he fought, but she managed to catch his message that he was coming to her soon, to hang on.

Fabian was gaining ground on the vampire he fought, but he wasn’t quite there yet.

Ginna had moved on to a second opponent, and Asmund still had some work to do.

Sirens wailed in the distance. They didn’t have much time—this had to stop now. If only Kade could hear her thoughts too.

“Time to go,” Eric announced. He flipped her to face him and held her so tight she couldn’t move her arms. She could barely even breathe as he hugged her to him.

A blast of power passed through her just before her feet left the ground and a blast of air came rushing down.

He was flying, he was going to take her away.

No, this couldn’t happen. Sheer panic flooded her as they climbed higher into the sky.

The air grew cooler and the smell of the city smog turned clean and crisp. How high was he going, she wondered.

We’re coming, lass. Kade’s thoughts came through quietly, as if she were barely in range.

She could hear Fabian’s coat flapping in the wind as they approached.

Eric made a quick turn, almost making her sick. He zigged and then zagged, trying to dodge them. Kelly was sure she was turning more green with each and every maneuver.

Then, Eric grunted and his grip loosened. Something ran into them, and Eric let out another grunt before he let her go in midair.

There was no stopping her scream as she fell. Not even Kade’s thoughts in her mind could convince her she would survive this.

In a useless attempt to grasp at something, Kelly flailed her arms and legs just like all the idiots in movies and TV shows. She felt so stupid in that moment, and so helpless.

The panic she’d felt before was nothing compared to this. This was certain death if Kade didn’t reach her in time.

Time, if only she could stop time right now. Damn mage bonding rules and shit.

The lights of the city grew closer as gravity took hold and pulled her in for the kill.

A whistling sound came from above her, then Kade’s hand gripped her shoulder. His arms wrapped around her, pulling her back to his chest.

She struggled at first, somehow worried that it wasn’t Kade even when she knew his touch.

“I’ve got ye, lass. It’s all right, I’ve got ye.”

Relief washed over her as the ground stopped closing in on them, and she allowed herself to believe Kade was the one holding her.

“I’m taking ye home. They willnae bother us there. Hang on, lass.”

With a deep breath to steady herself, Kelly wrapped her arms around Kade’s, hugging herself in the process.

Her karambits were still in her grip, and they faced forward, jabbing out from her fists as the two of them flew through the night.

The flight, if you could call it that, to the house was uneventful. By the time they landed, Kelly was shivering violently from the cold, and Kade’s cold body had only made it worse.

Asta burst through the door when they landed at vampire speed, and Connor followed closely behind.

“We were attacked on the road. Connor, call in reinforcements to make sure Ginna and Asmund made it out safely. We were on the tollway about a half mile south of Mockingbird.”

Connor nodded and went back into the house.

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