Dark Side Up (Dark Paranormal Romance)

Chapter 6: Crash & Burn

Fear encased the room as chaos erupted. People began to shove and kick their way out in every direction . I didn't understand what was happening and I couldn't even see the others . I began to step forwards only to be roughly pushed to the floor by a stampede, my ribs protested against the numerous kicks that flew my way. How could one night turn to such disaster so quickly?

When someone nearly kicked me in the head I decided it was time to move. I crawled my way through over stabbing shards of glass to where I thought I remembered the exit was. I kept crawling until I felt something sticky under by palm . Please don't be what I think it is.

Swallowing back the vile I began to back up only to stop when a guttering screeching sound emerged out of the darkness close by. Shit, shit , double shit. What the hell was that ? This darkness was not helping my imagination. By now the screams and shouts had begun to fade and become distant. I let out a whimper as I heard what seemed to be claws scrape and beat across the glass crushing it under its humongous weight.

"Emmmmeeeelllliiinnnee ? Where are you his precious?'' The words sounded strangled as they slivered towards me from near by .

Holy crap.

My breath caught and that's when I really started to panic. What was that?! What did it want ? How did it know my name ? Who is the he that it mentioned? At this point I began to grow fearful that whatever it was would find me causing uncontrollable tremors to shiver down my spine . I couldn't see anything , I didn't know where I or the exit was and most importantly I didn't know where my friends were. God I hope Savannah's okay and I even felt pain beat a tattoo against my heart at the thought of Mason coming to harm.

Feeling hopeless I pulled my legs toward me and tucked my head into my lap trying to hide myself away, praying this was a nightmare.

Just then a rough hand seized hold of my arm in a firm grip while the other covered my mouth before I had a chance to scream.

"Em" the stranger whispered with a sigh of relief.

"Mason?" I ushered out before launching myself at him in a hug, my arms clinging round his neck like a small child. He instantly responded by wrapping his arms around me in a safe hold rubbing soothing circles onto my back. He then burrowed his face into my neck causing pleasurable tingles to ripple through my body. Silent tears of relief fell down my face and I finally let out a breath clinging to him harder.

"We have to go," he breathed out tickling my neck before letting go off me and dragging me through the darkness quickly by the hand. It was strange how I no longer sensed the creatures presence when Mason arrived.

We emerged into the light of the gloomy back alley way through the back door of the club. Jared stood a few feet away looking stressed as he paced backwards and forwards with his hands fisted in his hair.

"Where's Savannah ?" I asked him instantly noticing she wasn't anywhere to be seen.

Jared raised his head at my question staring deeply into my eyes with a look of despair. Then broke out with three words that caused my heart to crash and burn with dread.

"They took her."