“A Game of Death” (Shade of Vampire #79) by Bella Forrest

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And yet, here I was. Staring at them.

I felt it then: fear. Thick and dark, its talons sinking deep into my core. He reached out, his hands latching onto me. And for a split second, I wondered what it would feel like when he sank his teeth into me. Would it feel like his hands, the strong pressure I felt in them as they clutched me? As though his skin had melded into mine and I could no longer tell where I started and he ended… Or would it be fierce and fast, an anchoring of fangs in my flesh without warning?

Improvise. Adapt. Overcome.

The dizzy thoughts flashed through my head one after another until he jerked forward, and I felt my training kick in.

As he swept me downward, off the redbill, I prepared to roll, assuming he meant to throw me to the ground; I wouldn’t go down without a fight. Instead, my feet landed on solid rock. My fists clenched. I saw his lips part. Barely. And just when I gathered the energy of fear and anger coursing through my body, feeling it surge into the fist I was going to throw his way, he spoke.

His words rolled around us, deep and resonant, as though they’d ridden in on the waves crashing against the cliff behind us.

“Ah,” he sighed. “I always prefer to have a conversation one on one.” Ready for more?

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