Page 27 of Angel Unchained

Samantha

“What are you waiting for? Go.” I laid down beside the dead guard. Knox could get out of this place. The idea of him flying away made my heart lurch. I’d wanted so bad to go with him, but this was my punishment for falling for him in the first place.

He stood over me, his silver eyes pinched.

“It’s okay. Go. You have to.” I licked my lips. “They’ll be coming soon.”

And he was going to take my heart with him. I would hold onto the memory of his touch, his kiss, his arms wrapped around me.

“Never,” he said, bending down and lifting me into his arms.

I smacked at his chest. “Put me down. I’m too heavy.”

The stubborn alien didn’t listen to me, but carried me out into the hallway.

“Stop.” I pushed against him. “I’ll only slow you down.”

He ran down the hallway, me in his arms, spinning around a corner then another. My blood loss made me dizzy and I squeezed my eyes shut. My hands holding on as best I could.

“There they are!” a Roulex shouted.

Knox’s muscles tensed. “Hold on.”

“To what?” I hissed out as he held out an arm.

Then he flew down the narrow hallway, his wings brushed the sides, making us wobble. He superman punched the first guard, kicking the other in the head. We sailed over their prone bodies. Many more guards yelled behind us as they gave chase.

A tazer-like noise buzzed and Knox tumbled to the ground. He cradled me in his arms as we twisted wing over wing. But he didn’t let me go. Didn’t allow my head or body to hit the stone floor.

He took gulps of air. His muscles twitched.

“Grab them. Don’t let them get away,” the Roulex yelled.

“Knox, you have to leave me, please.” I placed my hand on his chest.

He covered my hand with his own. His silver eyes brightening. “Never.”

Warmth poured through me and I gasped. The ligaments in my legs stitching back together. The skin puckering into faint scars.

“No.” I shoved against him. “Save your power for yourself.”

The edges of his wings drooped as another blast of electricity was sent into him.

My scream ripped through me. I gathered him in my arms, cradling his head to my chest. My sobs wracking my body.

He’d die if they put him back in that cell. I knew it as sure as I knew that I’d be lost without him. The Roulex approached wearily, poking at us with their sticks.

“Leave us alone,” I cried, trying to bat them away. This was all my fault. I should’ve insisted that he leave without me. He could’ve gotten to safety and returned for me with an army or something.

Now, what would they do with us? Force me to mate with one of them? Or another of Knox’s species? I didn’t want anyone else… I wanted Knox.

Damn the consequences. Damn my eternal soul. Damn the whole wide universe.

I’d found love and I wasn’t going to give up without a fight.

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