Page 299 of His Sunshine Baby

“What is it, Elena? Are you surprised?” she says with a sneer, loud enough for me to hear despite the distance. “You didn’t think I would stay put in my cell like a good girl, did you?”

“I certainly didn’t think you would be dumb enough to ally yourself with our worst enemy!”

“Even vampires have their use, Elena,” she replied with a blank voice.

What the hell is wrong with her? Something doesn’t feel right about her, or about her answers. I know Iris too well, or at least I thought I did. This isn’t the gentle Iris, or the wicked woman who was defying me from her cell.

“Where is Chris!”

She looks shaken up for a second, then she goes back to that strange look of emptiness, and suddenly, I realize. That’s her problem. Chris.

“Iris, what happened to Chris?”

“What is it?” asks the Vampire Queen with a giggle. “Let me guess. Is she bothering you about that adorable little brother of yours?”

I don’t like that. I don’t like that at all. That bitch Vampire Queen looks way too amused, and Iris’ face is even whiter than hers, if possible.

“Iris, where is Chris!”

“I should thank you again, Iris,” purrs the Vampire Queen. “That wolf was such a nutritious meal.”

No. No, no, no, Iris wouldn’t have done that. She wouldn’t have sold her own brother to vampires. It just can’t be. They left together, why the hell did the two of them go to the vampires!

“I had to make an agreement with the vampires,” said Iris, with a detached voice, “for them to trust me.”

“You sold your own brother to them! You wretched woman! Iris, I swear you’ll go to hell for this! I’ll make you pay!”

“Oh, don’t worry, this little girl was quite generous. She even told us where to find your precious Luna. You know, it saves us quite some time to know where to look!”

I stay speechless. Nora’s house. She told them where Nora’s house is! This means even if one vampire can get past our defenses, they can head straight there! They won’t need to spread around Silver City to find her; one vampire gets in and it will be a race to catch him before he gets there! I just can’t believe it. Even for Iris, this is the lowest of the low!

“I can’t believe you! You damn traitor! You… Your own brother!”

“Get ready instead of yelling, you idiot.”

What? I smash a vampire and get another off one of the werewolves’ back. That was Iris’ voice just now. What the heck? What is she preparing? I can’t stop growling at her, so much my throat hurts, but that seems impossible. More and more vampires are crawling toward us, to the point even I am getting seriously in trouble. I get another deep bite, on my shoulder, but bite back and get that damn vampire off my back.

“You,” says the Vampire Queen. “It can’t be you’re…”

I really don’t have time to play her petty games! I bite a blood-sucker’s head off and roll on the ground to avoid another one’s attack, I can’t stop to think.

“Bite her!” screams the Vampire Queen. “Bite that damn dog! The white female one!”

In seconds, I feel all red stares on me. That isn’t good. They suddenly jump at me, and I have to retreat. What the hell! I have had a lot to endure until now, but a horde of vampires is not something I can handle on my own!

“Selena!”

I can hear Nate, worried, coming to my rescue. I sense him running to escape his opponents, running to me in utter panic.

“Nate, don’t!”

However, I don’t have time to mind-link right now. One of the vampires bites me violently, on my previously injured shoulder, making me internally scream in pain. Fuck, his damn fangs are deep in there, and I can’t shake him off! I try biting, rolling over, but that blood-sucker has decided to stay glued to me! His sharp fangs lacerating my scar is driving me crazy with pain. Black dots obscure my vision, and I feel myself stagger, the pain making everything else numb…

“Selena!”

Suddenly, he lets go, and I see a black wolf overshadowing me, growling furiously at the nearby vampires. Nate…

I need a few seconds to regain my senses, but my shoulder is still painful as well. Damn, their fangs are worse than chainsaws! I don’t even dare look at my bleeding shoulder, I need to get my head back into the fight, stand up… Nate’s presence is the most comforting and reassuring thing I could hope for.

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