Page 130 of Savage Fate

As I snatchedmy phone out of my pocket with a trembling hand and dialed Hawk’s number, Saint and Logan approached.

Was it too late?

Was my vision from the past?

Had Hawk already met a gruesome end?

Please let him be okay. Please let this be the one time these damn visions saved a life.

“What’s going on?” Saint reached out for me as if he couldn’t help it, but his hand fell at the last second. “What did she see?”

Fane raked his fingers through his midnight hair. “A bunch of quort demons were attacking Hawk in Bonaventure Cemetery.”

Logan’s head snapped back. “Those nasty buggers? They don’t normally attack in groups.”

“Perhaps they just emerged through the portal from the Underworld together and were looking for food,” Estella offered.

“Not helping,” I muttered as Hawk’s phone rang. I didn’t want to imagine my best friend getting eaten alive.

The ringing stopped, and Hawk’s voice sailed over the line. “What’s up, Strawberry Shortcake?”

My knees nearly buckled as relief hit me at the raven’s lighthearted tone. “Where are you?”

“I’m on my way the way to patrol Bonaventure Cemetery with Axel and?—”

“Don’t go!” I blurted. “Turn around.”

The line crackled as if something was interfering with it. “What? Why?”

Panic shot through my bloodstream, and I fisted my other hand. “You’re going to be attacked by sub-demons. Don’t go!”

“Tate? Tate? Are you there?” Hawk’s words came across broken and disjointed. “I can’t hear you.”

And then the line went dead.

Invisible hands squeezed my lungs and stole the air right out of them. “We have to get to Bonaventure Cemetery before it’s too late.”

Fane’s lips thinned, and I saw the war waging behind his mismatched eyes. He wanted to protest, but he’d seen the vision and knew what would happen.

“I’m not letting anything get in my way of saving Hawk,” I gritted out. “We can agonize over my expiration date later.”

The demon shifter finally gave a reluctant nod. “Let’s go.”

“What the hellis she doing here?” I glared as Roxie emerged through the oaks surrounding Bonaventure Cemetery with Hawk, Kortney, and Axel.

Hawk tossed his hands in the air and shook his head. “For some reason, Gia thought it was a good idea. The captain believes Roxie’s little redemption quest isn’t all for show.” He glowered at the tall, raven-haired beauty. “I, on the other hand, think Roxie’s full of shit.”

She flicked her ponytail off her shoulder. “As long as Captain Gia knows the truth, that’s all that matters.” Her saccharine smile made me want to punch her. “I’m trying to turn over a new leaf, but it doesn’t mean I have to like any of you.”

Kortney cracked her knuckles. “Good. Because we don’t like you.”

“Guys, let’s focus.” Axel checked his watch. “Tate, do you know when these demons are supposed to attack?”

On the way to the cemetery, I got in touch with Axel and warned them, but the ravens were too stubborn to turn around. They had to neutralize the threat before any innocents were harmed.

I would have done the same thing.

As we traveled deeper into the historic cemetery, silvery moonlight streamed through breaks in the foliage and highlighted the crumbling, moss-covered tombstones and ominous statues. The cold, crisp air held a tinge of something foul.

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