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Griffin had seen Fulton beat slaves to death then hide their bodies from Margetta. He was a mean sonofabitch. And he wasn’t even bonded to a wraith yet.
The men who flanked him weren’t much better. Griffin had been at the receiving end of their fists as well as a variety of weapons over the past twelve months. If Margetta hadn’t insisted on keeping Griffin alive, he would have been long dead, something he’d craved the first months of his captivity.
He knew what Fulton wanted and Griffin was ready.
He slowly moved in the bastard’s direction, stepping down from the front stone step and along the gravel path. The rose bushes gave way to a broad stretch of grass, thirty feet to the hedge where Fulton and his men stood. He stopped at the edge of the lawn and waited.
Griffin’s battle energy flowed in hot waves across his shoulders, down his arms and into both hands. The vibrations were more powerful than anything he’d previously experienced. At the same time, he felt his connection to Sandra and that so much of his new strength came from their shared bond.
I’m with you, Griffin. Whatever you need, I’m here. Just take him down. He’s hurt so many of the slaves in the fortress.
That’s the plan.
Griffin fixed his gaze on Fulton. “How about we finish this?”
Fulton glanced at Sandra then back to Griffin. “You think I don’t know what’s going on here? The moment Sandra showed up in the housekeeper’s room, I could smell the nature of her blood and that she’d become something new. But I also felt the bond and since you’d already admitted to fucking the bitch, I figured out the rest. She’s a blood rose, isn’t she? And right now, you think you’re going to leave the fortress alive.” He shook his head with a cruel smile on his lips. “But I have other plans. I’m going to end your sorry life, then take Sandra for myself. And I won’t be gentle.”
Having bonded with Sandra, Griffin’s life had shifted completely and dying was no longer on his priority list. The opposite was true. Love had changed everything for him.
What he hadn’t figured out was how to defeat all three men and do it fast. Despite his increase in power, he knew he couldn’t battle all of them by himself.
What lived inside him now, however, because he was bonded to a blood rose, went far beyond the nature of power. As he opened himself up to that bond, he finally realized he was connected to something greater than himself.
Sandra, I need you to access the blood rose bond. There’s something here we can achieve together. My gut tells me your expanding fae abilities can enhance the situation.
I’m on it.
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Sandra held Yvonne’s hand. The troll was trembling, yet kept her chin high. She’d tangled with Fulton more than once herself.
“Yvonne, I’m going to concentrate on my faeness, but I’ll need to release your hand.”
Yvonne nodded, letting go of Sandra’s hand. To Sandra’s surprise, Yvonne then placed her hand on Sandra’s shoulder. It was such a gentle supportive gesture, that somehow it sparked her fae power. Suddenly, the future flew around her once more in the same odd pieces, like a torn up photo.
Now, however, her fae instincts told her the collected picture would be important. She realized in that moment, because she was a blood rose bonded to a mastyr vampire, she was no longer a simple fae. She’d become something more, much more.
Hearing Fulton’s vile threats also spurred her on.
Griffin would battle with all his might. She knew that and she could feel his battle energy vibrating heavily in the air. He wasn’t the kind of man to hold back and he would do everything within his power to save her as well as Yvonne.
Yet it wouldn’t be enough, not to vanquish all three vampires. She quickly began gathering the images into a cohesive portrait. Once it was complete, it became a steady flow beginning right where Griffin was standing and moving through what looked like a video of the battle start to finish.
If Griffin had that information, he’d know what to do and when to do it.
The next moment, just like the rolling vision, Griffin erected a heavy blue shield in front of him, extending it to cover both Sandra and Yvonne. But it wouldn’t last, not when all three vampires began pummeling his shield with their corresponding red power.
Griffin. I’ve seen the battle, each of their moves.
What do you mean?
I’ve seen how the battle progresses. The bond has strengthened my blood rose ability and my power to access the future. I’ve seen how the battle can unfold in a way for you to defeat them. And I think I can send it to you.
She felt Griffin deliberate, but only for a moment. Send it. Send it now. I know this is the way. And while I’m doing it, gather another image of our escape, or at least try. From the beginning, I sensed an escape route through Margetta’s spelled mist. I have a gut feeling we need to find that pathway for all of us to survive and it will require split-second timing.
I think you’re right. So, here goes. While watching him, she held her telepathic channel wide open and brought the strange sequence of images forward, sending it swiftly into his mind.
His body jerked and at the same moment, Fulton gave the orders to burn down his shield. All three vampires let loose with even greater streams of their battle energies.
