She smiled at him. “I have no doubt.”
He leaned back and slid out the window to fall into the snow below; he sank almost up to his knees in it. Rising, he sniffed the air for a hint of a Savage, but all he detected was the rising scent of smoke on the air as the Savages burned.
He braced himself before turning to face the building. He’d prefer not to have to look at it, and the possible cameras already focused on him, but he didn’t have a choice. Turning, he glanced into the windows to discover the lights were off. When he looked closer, he saw equipment stacked in corners and strewn about the storage room. They’d finally caught a break.
Smiling, he lifted his arms to Elyse. She didn’t hesitate before wiggling her way out the window and falling.
Elyse’s heart leapt into her throat; a feeling of exhilaration came over her as the wind whipped at her hair and clothes. And then she stopped falling, and Saxon’s arms encircled her. She barely felt the impact of his body as he cushioned the blow by bending with her.
“Are you okay?” he whispered in her ear.
“That was awesome,” she told him as Lucien and Logan landed beside them.
Saxon chuckled and kissed her cheek before loping through the snow toward the woods.
Chapter Thirty-Five
“Are you still with me?”he asked Elyse.
“Always,” she said and meant it.
Once this was over, she had no intention of ever leaving this big, beautiful man. But would it ever be over?
With a sinking heart, she realized it was probably never going to end. Saxon would be battling Savages for the rest of his life until, one day, his life ended. Tears burned her eyes at the possibility of losing him.
She couldn’t handle losing him; yet, she couldn’t protect her heart by walking away from him, because it was impossible to protect a heart that already belonged to him.
Somehow, with his sexy smile, protective nature, tender caresses, and willingness to risk his life for hers, he’d stolen her heart without her knowing. He hadn’t turned against her when he learned what she’d done to his friends. He’d accepted her for who she was and hadn’t tried to use her ability for his gain, which was something she’dneverexperienced.
Her fingers dug deeper into his thick muscles as he ran into the woods behind Lucien and Logan. One day, he might go out to fight these monsters and never return to her, but until then, she planned to enjoy every second of her life with this man.
If they ever got out of this mess.
Lucien pulled out his phone as they ran and dialed someone. “We exited the backside of the hospital, and we’re heading through the woods. I’m sure there has to be a road somewhere. I’ll be in touch.” He hung up and pocketed his phone.
Saxon didn’t see or hear the Savage coming at them, but he scented it seconds before the creature charged out of the trees at them. He skidded to a halt and darted to the side. It was so focused on him that it nearly hit a tree when Saxon dodged out of its way.
Able to stand the sunlight more than its other twisted brethren, this thing wouldn’t be as strong as some of the other Savages, but it was hungry as it came back at him with gleaming red eyes and extended fangs. Saxon set Elyse down and braced his legs apart as he prepared for its attack, but with his shoulder lowered, Lucien ran into the creature.
Lifted off its feet, the Savage soared through the air before hitting a tree with a bone-cracking thud. Closest to it, Logan pulled out a stake and plunged it through the Savage’s heart. The creature grunted as it clawed at the weapon, but its life was already over when Logan ripped the stake free and wiped it in the snow.
Saxon drew Elyse closer when he spotted three shadows slinking through the trees. “There’s more coming,” Saxon said as more shadows crept toward them. He could see at least six.
“Of course there are,” Lucien muttered.
Saxon removed the stakes from his jacket and handed one of them to Elyse. “I don’t plan on letting any of them get near you, but just in case.”
“I know exactly where to stab them,” she assured him, and as she gripped the stake, she realized howmuchshe’d like to kill them all.
She’d planned to hide away after becoming a vampire so she could never be a threat to anyone again, but she’d love to fight and kill these things. She wanted revenge foreverythingthey’d put her and her family through.
“Unless they come at you, stay out of the way,” Saxon said. “I don’t want you getting injured in the chaos.”
“I will.” She’d prefer to fight and kill, but she couldn’t be a distraction, and she wasn’t going to be much good with one arm. As much as she hated the idea of being a bystander, she couldn’t be involved in this. “I’ll stay out of the way,” she promised.
Seven Savages burst from the woods, and though Elyse was prepared to start stabbing, she realized Saxon meant what he said about chaos. He grabbed one of the vamps and slammed it into the snow before kicking another in the chest. When the Savage staggered backward, Lucien stabbed it through the heart before tossing it aside.
Logan punched one in the face and darted out of the way of the next one. He spun toward a third, but his foot slipped in the snow. Before he could recover, the third Savage pounced on him and shoved him into the snow.
