Secret Bloodline

Unchained

Camila's eyes dart wildly between the masked vampires.

She can hear their hearts thundering in their chests... See the bloodlust in their eyes.

"Kill them all!" Charles says.

The masked vampires open fire with their crossbows, spraying into the crowd with bolts as the crowd descends into alarmed chaos, screaming and running in all directions.

Shawn dives forward, shielding Camila, as a bolt punches clean through his shoulder.

"Fuck!" He growls.

"Sir!" Liam yells.

"I got this, Liam. You help the others escape," Shawn orders.

"Of... Of course," Liam nods.

He hurries toward the dispersing crowd as Shawn dives into the fray.

Nearby, Dinah jerks a crossbow out of an Unchained's hand.

"You do not want to mess with this," Dinah's eyes darken.

"Camila, run and take cover!" Zayn calls out to the brunette as his eyes darken.

"I..." Camila stumbles back.

A couple of bolts fire into Zayn's back and he growls with pain.

More Unchained are running towards Camila, holding swords and stakes.

"Camila!" Lauren yells.

Camila turns to see an Unchained right in front of her, sword held high.

"Die, Council scum!" She says.

Camila manages to hurl herself to one side as the Unchained's sword slices the air beside the brunette.

"Whoa..." Camila whispers.

Her movements are faster than ever, her body light and dynamic as she dances through the air.

"Come here!" The female Unchained vampire says.

She winds up again... When Zayn's hands grab her head from behind and snap her neck with a sharp crack.

"Zayn!" Camila yelps.

Zayn tosses the Unchained's body aside as he steps forward. "That'll keep her down for a bit. Are you okay, Camila?" Zayn asks.

"Yeah, I'm fine... Just... Not used to moving around with this new body," Camila says.

All around Camila, the scene is chaotic as Camila's friends battle the Unchained and protect the wounded, as the night erupts with gunfire and the clang of metal.

Charles stands and watches the chaos as if waiting for his chance to come in and finish off the Clan leaders.

Seeing him, Lauren turns to Camila. "We need to get out here now. You're not ready for this," Lauren says.

"But... There's still so many wounded..." Camila frowns.

The brunette closes her eyes, finding her inner strength, and when she opens them... They are dark, sclera red, as veins form under.

"There's no way in hell I'm running," Camila's face hardens.

"Camila, wait!" Zayn calls out.

Before he can say anything more, Camila turns, staring down an Unchained with an enormous rifle as he levels it at Camila and fires.

"Fuck," Camila whispers.

Time seems to slow around the brunette as she can see the two bullets as they fly through the air.