Page 96 of Claimed By Monsters

“Yes,” he says, making sure he looks at me. “They do, and guess which species are at the top of that chain?”

I smile at him. He really believes that.

“Wolves,” I tell him, my eyes starting to glow.

He laughs. “Wolves are as low as humans.”

“You have no respect for any living thing.”

“You’re right,” he tells me. “I don’t.”

“Where’s Adam?” I ask, as anger rises within me.

“The child is upstairs. Don’t worry, I’ll take you to him once you’ve become my chimera mate. You’ll be hungry after. He’ll make a good first meal.” He grins at me.

I know I must be growling at him by now. I’m fully enraged. My wolf is ready to tear his damn throat out, and his words are only making it worse.

The snake slithers around my legs, and I put all my rage behind my command as I issue it.

“Kill Orion Masters!”

He blinks at me, and his eyes go unfocused.

His hand, the one with the machete, rises and falls, just once, and then he lets go of the weapon.

He heard my command and he’s fighting against it.

It won’t do him any good now. The panther and python heard it, too, and neither of them want to ignore me. They’ve recognized me for what I am, and what I represent.

I am a Luna. I lead, and others follow.

The snake is quickest to strike. It slithers around his body, squeezing harder and harder.

The cat moves over to where he is and slashes her paw across his throat and his face.

It’s a quick and efficient attack that leaves him limp and lifeless on the floor.

My instincts tell me it isn’t enough, and my anger agrees.

I open the door to set the wild animals free, and then I walk to where he is and pick up the machete from the floor at his side.

“This is for all the awful things you’ve threatened me with!” I cry out as I start to chop him into pieces. “This is for all the awful things you’ve already done to this town, and this … This is for kidnapping Adam!”

He’s an unrecognizable pile of blood and severed limbs when my arms are aching and the machete is soaked in his blood, but I’m still not done. It won’t be enough until he’s been reduced to a pile of ash.

I go over to the cupboard in the corner where I find lighter fluid and matches.

Setting his dismembered body on fire, I smile down at the flaming pieces as they begin to roast.

“Burn in hell, Orion.”

Chapter Fifty-Two

Lita

Iclosethedooron the burning pile of crap that used to be a chimera. The panther and snake are already gone from the basement when I jump over the glass covered bit of floor and make my way up the stairs on my tip-toes.

I open the door and find Scar standing in the hallway.

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