Page 83 of Sapphire Flame
The young female was fighting hard which made it difficult for the man on the outside to drag her out.
Grant, wait. Let me check the future first.
Do it.
Natalie held the spell tight and brought her wolf closer to the surface than ever. She grabbed for the future and found it.Oh, shit, it’s Kryder. He’ll be coming down the stairs in fifteen seconds.
Then we’d better move fast.
The outside man had control of the female wolf. Natalie moved in behind her as Grant dealt several swift blows to the man’s lower back. Punches to the kidneys hurt.
The man bowed backward then toppled over. Natalie caught Alanna then pulled her inside the spell. She whispered. “We’re here to help. Do you recognize Grant?”
The female wolf nodded and relaxed against Natalie. Alanna was a small woman, so it wasn’t hard to support her with an arm around her shoulders. With Alanna safe and the wolf Grant had hurt now cursing, Natalie drew close to Grant. He slid is arm around her shoulders. All three were within the spell. He tugged them both off to the side.
At the exact same moment, the door at the head of the stairs banged open.
“What the fuck’s going on down here? Where is she?”
Grant took the young wolf from Natalie’s arms and cradled her with an arm slung beneath her knees. “Stay quiet,” he whispered to the wolf.
Alanna nodded, her lips compressed together.
Grant’s voice entered Natalie’s mind.Check the future. It’s our only way out of this alive.
Natalie held to the spell and her wolf and once more snatched at the future. It opened swiftly.Kryder will be at the bottom of the stairs in ten seconds. We need to rise up swiftly then vault over the railing. Once inside, hide in the first room on the right.
Got it.
As soon as Grant rose into the air, Kryder headed down the stairs. Natalie trailed Grant, sticking close.
She watched Kryder pause.Keep going. He’s working with his fae. She’s checking the future. I’ll do it as well.What Natalie saw, chilled her.Change of plans. Forget the first door, sweep down the hall to the end then cross to an offset hall. Go.
Kryder was heading back up as Grant swung the door wide. Holding the young wolf tight, he flew swiftly to the end. Natalie stuck close to his heels.
She could hear Kryder open the door they would have entered.
Once they were in the offset hall, she told Grant to stop. She held his elbow as she checked the future again.
Kryder will be on us in ten. Hug the wall and creep back up to the main thoroughfare then move as fast as you can. I’ll keep checking. The other fae has him right on our heels.For a split-second, the fae felt familiar to Natalie as though she was someone she knew, then the sensation disappeared.
As they crept along the wall, Kryder flew past them in swift levitation. Natalie had never felt so afraid as she looked at the man who had caused so much devastation. His massive frame and thick, scarred features, plus the way he carried himself almost turned her knees to water.
Keep moving.The sharp tone of Grant’s voice in her head put her feet in motion. He disappeared from view as he headed back up the main hall. But she soon caught sight of him and shot across the carpeted hallway to catch up.
Once flying in his wake, she accessed the future.Stop where the hall T’s with the foyer. Kryder has a team waiting there. At least a dozen men.
Grant nearly flipped forward as he put his brakes on.Where to?
The venue to the right, but just inside. We’ll wait against the wall that faces the stage.
Grant moved fast, and Natalie kept up. Her heart beat hard. Her chest ached with fear, but she forced herself to calm down.
Holding the spell tight and keeping her wolf on full alert, she once more sought out the future.
But all she found was one trap, then another, and another.
She didn’t know what to do. The future wasn’t showing a way out at all.
