Page 19 of Stone Seduction
“I’m getting you out of here,” Asher growled, veering left.
My stomach lurched, air screaming in my ears. A sense of hopelessness took over me. Where were the other knights to back him up?
“The key is ours!” a gravelly voice cracked like thunder, the shark surging forward in a sudden burst of speed.
Was that Sharky’s voice or the enchanter speaking through it?
God, who gave a crap?
“Shit!” Asher barked, unable to dodge the tail swipe.
It cracked him in the face and his head snapped back, blood immediately spraying from his nose. Crimson splattered my face, my lips—a strange flavor hit my tastebuds, kind of earthy. For a moment, I expected something to happen, for my power to thirst for more of him. Beg to take his essence, his abilities, and add them to my roster.
Call me a vampire, a leech, an abomination.
I never wanted to dothatto him, or even figure out if I could. Not him, not any gargoyle. Ever.
Asher took off, rising higher.
“Are you okay?” I practically whimpered, wiping the rest of his blood from my face.
He responded with a furious growl, blood streaming down his chin, dripping onto his sexy, red leather outfit.
“There is no escape!” Sharky called.
The monster got too close again, the glitter light still bright in its jaws. Asher dodged a second strike, a third, shooting upward at great speed.
The monster didn’t follow this time.
“I’ll get you to the tower,” Asher said, his furious amber gaze fixed on Sharky.
He flew down slightly, speeding toward the gargoyle tower at the center of town, the magic in my system keeping me safe from the altitude changes.
Buildings were also fortified against monsters, gargoyle statues channeling protective magic into every structure, locking monsters outside. There was one at my lighthouse with a cocked eyebrow and a downturned mouth.
“I’m getting you out of this,” Asher reassured, adjusting his grip on me. His nose continued to leak blood, his wings beating furiously.
My heart pounded an erratic beat, my fear palpable. A million vines tangled in my chest. Despite Asher’s protection, I couldn’t help feeling exposed, vulnerable, and so damn useless in this fight.
I spotted some knights and heard them call Asher’s name.
Yes! Finally! Time to vanquish this bastard.
“The key is ours!” Sharky cried again.
The glittery light exploded, a mighty stream rocketing toward us.
Oh. Crap.
FIVE
Asher
Cereal officially pissed in.
That poxy glitter light crackled like too many volts of electricity, all violent and spitty and coming in too fast.
I tried evading it, but I was flying too slow. It struck me in a breath-stealing blast, wrenching Luke from my grasp.
