His jaw stretched wider, teeth lengthening as blood from Dave’s body dripped down his chin.
Then he lunged.
The tunnel filled with inhuman snarls.
I moved fast, driving a punch into his chest and kicking him hard enough to knock him down.
His hands were claws.
I pulled a blade, slicing through the air.
Three fingers fell to the ground, but it didn’t even slow him.
Instead, he barrelled into me. His jaws snapped for my neck, trying to latch on.
I kicked him off and he splashed back into the water. He swung wildly, catching my cheek and drawing blood.
The sight of it seemed to drive him into a frenzy.
He went wild.
I struck again, cutting across his chest and arms.
Blood poured from the wounds into the water at our feet, but it was like he was more beast than man now.
Then he lunged one final time.
I raised my blade and drove it straight through his eye.
His hands clawed at the sudden intrusion before he fell backward, his head plunging beneath the water.
As he thrashed, I pressed down on his neck and skull, forcing him under.
I gritted my teeth.
“I’m sorry, Felix.”
After what felt like an eternity, he went still.
I pulled back, shaking, and wiped the blood from my face.
Then I ran.
I forced myself down the tunnel toward Gideon’s cell.
But the door was already open.
He was gone.
Chapter 43
Ash
Riding on the back of a dragon was awesome.
For the first few days.
Now my ass hurt and we were still flying over the ocean.
