Page 93 of Witches Be Damned

My guts hardened. I knew that look. She was going to abandon her duty and go to his rescue.

“I’m sorry, Serena.” She withdrew three steps. “I’ve got to go.”

“Go!” Our leader waved her away, her pallor too pale for my liking. “I’m not that bad.”

Knoxe caught her before she could make a break for it. “How do you know he’s here?”

“I can feel him through our mate bond,” she said. “He’s hurt. Let me go. Get Pascal, Serena, and Dad back to the Guardians.”

No way would Knoxe go for that. After she got hurt by vampires, he went into ultra protective mode, and barely left her side.

“I’ve got her!” I shouted at him, and he surprised me, reluctantly releasing her, knowing she must do this to save her mate.

Supergal already earned the title, but today, she ascended into the next level of superheroes.

“I’m sorry, buddy,” I told Pascal.

“Go with her.” He pushed away from me and limped to Knoxe, who caught him.

Boots grinded on sand as Supergal took off again and disappeared down another tunnel.

Knoxe leaned Pascal against the wall and bent down to staunch Serena’s weeping chest.

“They came out of nowhere.” Our leader’s rasp chased us into the darkness.

“Don’t worry. I’ll get you back.” She groaned as Knoxe lifted her. “Stay with me, Serena.”

Fuck, Mads, help her make it.I sent up a prayer to my god as I jogged as fast as I could on weaker legs.

He wasn’t exactly the right person to pray to in this instance when he had no control over life and death, but he was resourceful and clever, and I didn’t care what amount of debt I needed to get into with him so long as my friends and girlfriend survived.

Supergal and I tracked the human screams and beastly fighting noises to a dimly lit opening in the wall. The closer we got, the nastier the roars, flesh tearing, whines, bricks smashing, and struggle. The hard knot in my gut turned to ice. If that was Raze, he didn’t sound like he won.

“Get him!” a panicked male ordered.

Magick went off like fireworks and exploded into the tunnel.

“Raze!” Supergal’s palms charged so brightly that I knew she was about to let off a nuclear explosion.

“Supergal, no!” I tried to catch her before she hurt whoever was in there, but I wasn’t fast enough, steady enough, and she slipped from my reach.

A loud clap of magick detonated in front of me as she directed all her power at whoever was inside. I flinched at every yelp, splat, and body dropping.

Don’t let it be Raze’s.I sent up another prayer to anyone who heard it.

Supergal’s palms covered her mouth as she arrived at the space, me hot on her heels, surveying the bloody, slippery mess similar to what she did to the Lycan who attacked her father.

Seven bloodied figures covered in Lycan goo took stock of their sudden change in fortune. Supergal’s pals, Luna, Blaze, Talon, Gable, Cole, and two Tollens I didn’t recognize.

“Astra?” Cole’s amber eyes blinked, and he swiped at the mess on his face. “Was that you?”

“Damn straight! She loves to make an entrance.” I shook her shoulders, which I grabbed to steady her amid the slip and slide. My little hero did it! What a spectacle to behold.

Questions scratched at my mind. “What are you doing here?”

Talon took over for his stunned companions. “We came to confiscate the means the gantii traffickers are using to cross untraceable portals.”

“Good thing we found you and Supergal saved your asses.” I went to pat his shoulder and rethought that idea.

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