Page 76 of Curse of Thorns
Caelynn
“No! Rev!” I call afterhim, and he stumbles into the tree cover. They pull him in, swallowing him whole. “NO!”
“Don’t you dare— “my babysitter wraith cries just as I flee into the forest after him. The trees reach for me, white, mummy-like appendages with talon-like fingers.
I swipe viciously at the newly formed wall of tree limbs and vines until I’m able to burst through to the open forest.
Just feet ahead Rev is imprisoned by a tree with four human-like arms over his own arms and chest. He thrashes, but he’s unable to get free. Another tree grabs at me, but my anger rises.
They will not take him from me.That’s all I can think, all I can feel—rage.
My shadow power blasts from my body, splintering the branches nearest to me. Then, I send a blast at the tree holding Rev.
Suddenly free, Rev drops onto the ground with a crunch, and his hands come up slick with blood. Gory body parts I hadn’t noticed before litter the ground everywhere.God, this place is a nightmare.
“Run!” I yell to Rev.
He scrambles up and slams his shoulder through the blockage of arm-like branches. He stumbles, tripped by white vines crawling from under the blood-soaked ground. I blast through the demons who would dare touch my mate with a simple thought. My mind is on fire. Rage and panic covering every coherent thought.
I stumble forward, watching as Rev reaches the safety of the pathway and falls to his knees, breathing deeply.
Then, several branches clasp onto my upper body at once. The vines shoot from the ground and wrap tightly around my legs. I struggle, but I can’t move.
I’m pulled to the largest tree, my back pressed tightly against it, my chest so constricted I can’t breathe. A hand presses into my back, sharp claws dig into my skin, and I scream in agony. My vision goes black as pain fills my thoughts.
No, I think,not again.Not this.
Instead of good memories, instead of desire, I remember him.
His talon searing into my stomach, severing my soul from my body. A sob wracks my body, tears streaming as the memories of the Night Bringer tearing my soul apart bombard me.
Then, my vision goes entirely black.
