Page 65 of Witch Untold
Oh, shit. Oh, fucking shit.
Vlad and his brothers straightened, baring their teeth in Wren’s direction, ready to attack.
“Don’t!”
My cry was cut off as the vamps charged my furry fae buddy. Wren met them head-on, talons swiping the air and tearing flesh.
“No! Wren!”
Tor, Rune, and Leif joined the fray, and for a moment there was nothing but snarls and growls, and the flash of fur, fang, and talons.
“Enough!”
The scene froze, then the vamps were propelled out of the fray so their bodies smashed into the wall.
“Not so powerful without your runes, are you?” Jasper snarled from behind me.
My mates fell back, bodies heaving with the effects of exertion, and Wren…Oh, shit.
His tiny form lay on the floor, curled on his side. Elijah took Sloane from me, and I scrambled across the room to scoop Wren into my arms.
“Buddy, hey, buddy.” Oh, shit.
“Get him and Sloane to the Magiguard,” Jasper said. “I’ll take care of these fuckers.”
I wasn’t going to argue with that because Wren was limp in my arms, tiny, fragile, and silent, the monster gone, but Sloane was about to turn into a fucking monster. I hurried back to Elijah, who had Sloane halfway on his lap. Blood smeared his cheek, and his hands were coated in it.
I needed to take her from him, but my hands were full. Oh, shit.
“I’ll come with you,” he said.
Thank God. I nodded, placed my hand on his arm, and made the jump to Magiguard HQ.
We materialized in the same position we’d jumped—on the ground, with Elijah hugging Sloane to his chest and Wren clutched tightly in my arms.
Alarms blared, announcing our arrival. The place was shit-hot on security, and although they’d been unable to keep me from jumping in and out of the place, they could definitely detect a breach.
I’d chosen the fifth floor, where I knew the labs were located. We’d landed in the foyer barred by huge metal double doors that required a code. I could have jumped into the area beyond, but I needed Magiguard help, so pissing them off any further by infiltrating their super-secret lab space was a no-no.
Boots pounded the ground and then we were surrounded by Magiguard. Magic crackled and spat in the air in warning.
I looked up at the nearest guard. “Get me Ursula. Now!”
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JASPER
I can’t hold off the Sons of Adam much longer, and the smug curl to Radu’s mouth tells me he knows this. They break free a moment later, and I stagger back slightly before locking my knees to face off with them.
The rune thing is an educated guess. I figure, if they could have incapacitated us without using the runes, why trick us into a cell. I don’t think they’re as powerful as they want us to believe.
I cross my arms and study them coolly. “You had one job. To eliminate the ice walkers. You failed. Now leave.”
Mircea tugs on his cuffs as if he’s fucking wearing a suit. Radu snarls like a rabid dog, and Vlad runs a hand through his lady locks and stares coolly back at me.
“You think this is just about us?” he asks. “What do you thinkhe’lldo now he’s free? How many more ice walkers will he make? Those abominations might not be able to make more ice walkers, but they’re ruthless, unkillable killing machines.”
“Then go catch him,” Bramble snaps.
