Page 82 of Prince with a Chance of Darkness

“Mina!”

Chapter Twenty-Seven

Mina

I turnedat the sound of my name to find Henry and Dave running toward me.

Dave caught Henry by the arm. “See. I told you she’s fine.”

Henry grabbed me and yanked me to him. He dipped his head and kissed me.

I was so shocked, I didn’t make a move to stop him.

A second later, he was being ripped away from me and tossed in the other direction. Vlad went at him. “Do not touch my wife!”

Dave made a move to assist Henry but stopped. “Uh, you’re on your own if you’re screwing his wife.”

Vlad snatched hold of Henry and lifted him off the ground, snarling as he did.

I started for the men, intent on keeping Vlad from hurting Henry. Only, I wasn’t needed. I froze, watching in stunned horror as Henry’s body began to contort violently.

The sounds of bones breaking and reforming was loud enough to leave me flinching for him and cupping my mouth.

Dave groaned dramatically. “Great. You went and woke up Hyde.”

“Hyde?” I asked, lowering my hand from my mouth as I watched Henry go from a tall, sexy brown-haired guy with blue eyes to an even taller guy with ink-black hair that was to his shoulders—shoulders that were even broader than Henry’s. “What the hell?”

He lunged at Vlad, grabbing him around the waist and body-slamming him to the ground with so much force I felt the earth move.

Temperance screamed.

Jonathan stood there watching it all unfold like it was the best thing he’d seen in his abnormally long life. “We should probably help him.”

“Which one?” asked Bram.

“Henry, of course,” said Jonathan. He cupped his hands around his mouth. “Get him, Henry!”

Dave shook his head. “Hyde! You’re talking to Hyde now. Like this, Henry doesn’t exist.”

Gasping, I ran for Vlad and the guy that used to be Henry. They were rolling around, trading blows. I was nearly to them when Vlad snarled, and they shot up and off the ground—several feet off it to be exact. Vlad spun and threw Used-to-be-Henry like a shot put. Worried Henry might be hurt, I tapped into my dark gifts and turned into black mist.

When I reappeared, it was in the spot Used-to-be-Henry was headed for. I wasn’t sure how heavy he’d be or if I’d have enough strength to do anything more than get flattened by him, but I was willing to try. I put my arms out.

“Mom, no!” Temperance shouted a moment before she was suddenly a mass of bats, coming at me with so much speed it was nearly a blur. The bats took hold of me, lifting me out of theway at the last second. Temperance dropped me to the side and reformed into a human. She grabbed me, hugging me tight.

Used-to-be-Henry struck the ground so hard he actually dug a partial hole with his body. Looking at the size of the crater he was lying in, I doubt I’d have been able to do much other than get pancaked.

“Vlad, enough!” I shouted.

He either didn’t hear me or didn’t care. He went at Used-to-be-Henry again.

Temperance grabbed my hand. “Is he going to kill Henry, erm, Hyde?”

I honestly wasn’t sure.

Dave laughed. “I highly doubt it. Give it a minute.”

And just like that, Used-to-be-Henry came up with a roar and spun around, catching Vlad with an uppercut. It was Vlad’s turn to go flying into a tree. It splintered.

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