Blood Bound- Book 1 of the Bonded Series- Complete

Chapter 13

“Blood Bound”


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Chapter 13

It all happened too fast.  Both Leo and Shelby materialized in her apartment and in the blink of an eye, she had been ripped from his arms and he was sucker punched.  That was all it took before Leo saw nothing but red; bright crimson red that completely colored his vision.

His Bride was suddenly flung across the room with such an intensity that he was able to hear the distinct swoosh of her breath as it was knocked out of her lungs.  Before he lunged for the first assailant, Leo shot a fleeting glance in her direction and seen that she was and pinned up against the wall by one of those mangy shifters.  

Coyote, he noticed.  That was what they smelt like, stinking coyote.  

There were about to be dead coyotes now.  When they dared to lay the first finger on his  Shelby, they signed their own death warrant.  It was as simple as that.

He reached for the first culprit and wrapped his hand around it’s wiry neck, squeezing his fingers in such a vice grip that it only took seconds for the coyote to figure out what was going to happen.  It looked into Leo’s eyes and paled when he realized that the vampire in front of him would settle for nothing less than his own death.  

He briefly tried to plead his case but no sound would escape his mouth.  Leo had crushed his larynx and the lights around him were quickly dimming.  Seeing the determination written on Leo’s face, the coyote had no choice but to succumb to his fate.  

He knew his life was coming to an end and he would at least die with some dignity.  He stared Leo directly in his eyes until he couldn’t see him anymore. He struggled once more to drag in a badly needed breath before finally going completely still.

Leo felt no satisfaction when the shifters heart thumped it’s last beat.  Disgusted, he dropped the body to the floor, letting it crumple into a boneless heap.  

Whirling around, he released a ferocious hiss and faced the second of his adversaries.   He inhaled deeply and couldn’t help but to smile when he smelled the fear wafting off him in waves.

He knew.  Oh yeah, the shifter knew all right that death was coming for him too, just like it came for his friend.  His only bargaining chip was the fledgling that he held in his arms.

“Let her go,” Leo growled out.  His voice was rigid and deadly calm.

The coyote’s eyes widened when Leo took an imposing step forward.

“Not yet,” he said with an air of desperateness surrounding him.  “I will let her go only if you let me walk out that door unharmed.”

Leo cocked his head to the side and took another step forward, closing the distance between him and the animal that held his bride.  His eyes flitted to Shelby and he was was taken by slightly by surprise by the fact that he couldn’t get a read on what she was thinking.   He had expected confusion, he expected fear, maybe even tears; what he hadn’t expected was the expressionless mask she was wearing.