Five
My heart leaps into my throat when Eric attacks me. His large body collides with mine, and suddenly, we are rolling on the ground with him hissing like an animal. It’s terrifying. I thought the mate bond would kill his thirst for me, but it only seems to have made it worse. Long teeth elongate from his mouth, and I hold my breath.
Do I let him drink from me or not? He is my mate, and I want to be there for him, but something tells me he isn’t going to settle for a little taste. No. His eyes are crazed and filled with hunger-if he drinks from me, I’m probably going to wind up dying. He is a newborn hybrid; I doubt he can control his own strength and the amount of blood he will take.
I struggle underneath Eric, his weight crushing me. “Eric, please,” I gasp out, trying to push him away. But he’s too strong. With his fangs bared, he lowers his head towards my neck. Panic sets in as I feel the sharp points of his teeth graze my skin.
Then, in a sudden burst of energy, I kick him off me. Eric goes flying, crashing into a nearby tree. I scramble to my feet, adrenaline coursing through my veins.
rely. The hybrid virus has infected him, turning him into something else. Something da
nt to hurt you.”
o her,” Logan says.
narls. “I have to feed.”
ike this. You’re going to hurt me.”
tion and hunger. “I just need a little taste.”
c cries. “So hungry!”
pounding. “I can’t risk feeding you, Eric. Not when you’re
me.”
omplete chapters for free. “We will figure this out together, Eric. You’re newly awakened. It happens. I didn’t expect you to be able to control yourself.”
me pause. “You…you didn’t want us to bring you back to the land of the living?”
fully romantic, but a snarl leaves his lips. “F**k…this hunger… I don’t like this,” he leans back, his eyes flashing red. This time as if he knows that he doesn’t look like himself. “I’m a freaking monster, Five. All I can think about is blood. Your bl
this way,” he growls, his eyes flickering between red and their original black. “I’m supposed to have control.”
to find a way to help you gain that control. There are ways to
cally. “How?”
, but it will do in a pinch.”
nt that. I want…I want…”
ask softly.
I want you,” he whispers, his eyes locked onto mine. “I want your blood. Let me just take a little, just a little taste.”
. That’s not an option.”
c snarls, pushing L
ar coursing through me. “Eric, please…”
owls, his breath hot on my skin before Logan and Margaret pull him off with me.
t says in a concerned tone. “I’m not sure if it can keep a hybrid imprisoned, but we may as well try. There are used on va
can you grip his wrists?”
gainst Logan’s grip with all his might.
s. “We need to subdue him now!”
olding him in place as Margaret finally snaps the handcuffs around his wrists. Eric howls in anger and frustration, his body writhing beneath Logan’s grip as he tries to break free.
en black and red, his body trembling with the force of his hunger. “What are we going to do?” I whisper, my voice shaking with fear.
m and steady despite the chaos around us. “There has to be a way.”
Eric’s struggling form. “We’ll do everything we can,” she says. “We won’t l
If his hunger has taken over completely, leaving nothing of the mate I once knew behind.
en with his teeth. As he drinks the blood, I can see his eyes start to
Thank you,” he says, handing me back the empty bag. “I’m sorry f
did what he thought was best for you.”
so convinced,” I point out.
ith an unbreakable bond, or at least we had a bond until he fell in love with you! Now I can’t hear him anymore, and it’s all because of a stupid girl!”
eyes narrow, but before he can
ric and me. Finally, he nods and leaves the cell. As soon as he’s gone, Eric’s eyes flash with a dangerous li
cling me like a predator. “He can’t be trusted.”
ic, will you please stop this madness? You and Logan are both my mates, and I just…why can’t we all be friends?”
d. I see how it is now… I’m not good enough for you.”
not true… I’m just…
l.
s. “I hate this, and I don’t know what or who I am anymore!”
ak and blurry from a lack of oxygen.
ls, choking me harder
Logan’s voice in my mind.
and looks up. “Logan?” he whispers.
s me,” Logan’s voice sounds in my mind
forward against the wall, his fists pounding against it as tears stream down his face. “I’m sorry, Five…” he whimpers. “I’m so sorry.”
ble over to him. “Shhh… I’m fine.”
“I think something is wrong with me, and I don’t think it can be fixed. This darkness… it’s only growing.”
We’ll find another way.”
el terrible because deep down, I’m not sure if that’s true. I don’t know if
