speed, he attacked. Whipping Angel from the rogue, and shoved her behind him as he swung his fist, hearing the crunch as he connected with the rogue’s face. He quickly brandished his dagger and stabbed the rogue in the heart with the silver tip.
Shouting filled the air as his two Shadow brothers descended upon the rogues, making light work of them. Within minutes, the bodies of the rogues lay on the ground. He turned to find Angel sitting on the ground, leaning against a building.
“Angel,” he panted, rushing back to her side. “Baby, are you okay?”
Even in the dark, he could see how pale she had grown. He immediately scooped her up and held her close. His heart pounded in his chest at how close he had come to losing her, again. Sirens could be heard in the distance as he walked toward Khalid and Viktor’s truck.
“We have a few minutes until the human police show,” Viktor noted, his deep voice coming from behind Adrian as he gently lowered Angel into the back seat of their truck. “We’ve already called backup.”
“You know what to do when the police show up,” Adrian responded, snapping her seat belt in place. Her head lulled back onto the headrest. “Angel,” he murmured. He brushed her dark hair away from her forehead, finding an oozing gash in her hairline.
“I’m here,” she said softly, her eyes fluttering open.
“I need you to stay awake, babe,” he whispered, kissing her on her head. He felt the wetness of her precious blood on his lips. If he could kill all the rogues again, he would do it in an instant.
“I’m awake,” she murmured.
“She needs medical attention.” He turned to Viktor.
“You two go ahead. Backup should be here any minute. I can hold the human cops off a bit. Cooper just texted me that he’s on the way too. He heard the call come into the station,” Khalid said.
Adrian nodded, knowing that Cooper would take care of everything once he got here. Cooper, Nadira’s mate, was a detective for the local police department. When Nadira turned him, he instantly displayed the strength of an alpha vampire, like Adrian and his brothers.
Usually, it took newborn vampires months to gain control over their bodies and the urges to feed. But not Cooper. He was up and ready to fight, when he thought that Nadira was in harm’s way.
Since he proved that he had extreme control of himself, it was decided that he would stay on the local police force to be an informant for the Dark Shadows.
“Here, I’ll drive,” Viktor offered, jumping into the driver’s seat. Adrian ran to the other side of the truck and climbed into the back.
“Hold on, baby. We’ll be home soon,” he murmured, gathering her as close as he could.
Chapter 10
Adrian
V iktor drove like the gates of hell had opened up behind them. The truck jerked to a halt in the circle driveway at the base of the front steps of the Olaru mansion. Nicu, Teague, Nadira, and Anika stormed out of the front door. Adrian jumped out of the truck, turning to grab a barely conscious Angel.
“What happened?” Nadira asked, completely in her nurse mode. Nadira was the one vampire in their family that had healing powers, along with a nursing background. Her and Anika had gone to nursing school together, and both worked at the local supernatural hospital.
“She hit her head when the truck slammed into a damn fire hydrant,” he recounted, climbing the steps with Angel in his arms.
“Where are we?” Angel asked, her voice weak.
“My family’s home.” She closed her eyes, and gave a slight nod of her head. “Don’t go to sleep,” he reminded her. Even though she was a vampire, he knew that brain injuries could still be tricky until the vampire’s body healed itself.
“Let’s take her to the infirmary,” Anika said, directing the way.
“What happened?” Nicu snapped.
Adrian knew that his brother couldn’t stand for any woman to be hurt, especially one mated within his family. He knew that his brothers would
Shouting filled the air as his two Shadow brothers descended upon the rogues, making light work of them. Within minutes, the bodies of the rogues lay on the ground. He turned to find Angel sitting on the ground, leaning against a building.
“Angel,” he panted, rushing back to her side. “Baby, are you okay?”
Even in the dark, he could see how pale she had grown. He immediately scooped her up and held her close. His heart pounded in his chest at how close he had come to losing her, again. Sirens could be heard in the distance as he walked toward Khalid and Viktor’s truck.
“We have a few minutes until the human police show,” Viktor noted, his deep voice coming from behind Adrian as he gently lowered Angel into the back seat of their truck. “We’ve already called backup.”
“You know what to do when the police show up,” Adrian responded, snapping her seat belt in place. Her head lulled back onto the headrest. “Angel,” he murmured. He brushed her dark hair away from her forehead, finding an oozing gash in her hairline.
“I’m here,” she said softly, her eyes fluttering open.
“I need you to stay awake, babe,” he whispered, kissing her on her head. He felt the wetness of her precious blood on his lips. If he could kill all the rogues again, he would do it in an instant.
“I’m awake,” she murmured.
“She needs medical attention.” He turned to Viktor.
“You two go ahead. Backup should be here any minute. I can hold the human cops off a bit. Cooper just texted me that he’s on the way too. He heard the call come into the station,” Khalid said.
Adrian nodded, knowing that Cooper would take care of everything once he got here. Cooper, Nadira’s mate, was a detective for the local police department. When Nadira turned him, he instantly displayed the strength of an alpha vampire, like Adrian and his brothers.
Usually, it took newborn vampires months to gain control over their bodies and the urges to feed. But not Cooper. He was up and ready to fight, when he thought that Nadira was in harm’s way.
Since he proved that he had extreme control of himself, it was decided that he would stay on the local police force to be an informant for the Dark Shadows.
“Here, I’ll drive,” Viktor offered, jumping into the driver’s seat. Adrian ran to the other side of the truck and climbed into the back.
“Hold on, baby. We’ll be home soon,” he murmured, gathering her as close as he could.
Chapter 10
Adrian
V iktor drove like the gates of hell had opened up behind them. The truck jerked to a halt in the circle driveway at the base of the front steps of the Olaru mansion. Nicu, Teague, Nadira, and Anika stormed out of the front door. Adrian jumped out of the truck, turning to grab a barely conscious Angel.
“What happened?” Nadira asked, completely in her nurse mode. Nadira was the one vampire in their family that had healing powers, along with a nursing background. Her and Anika had gone to nursing school together, and both worked at the local supernatural hospital.
“She hit her head when the truck slammed into a damn fire hydrant,” he recounted, climbing the steps with Angel in his arms.
“Where are we?” Angel asked, her voice weak.
“My family’s home.” She closed her eyes, and gave a slight nod of her head. “Don’t go to sleep,” he reminded her. Even though she was a vampire, he knew that brain injuries could still be tricky until the vampire’s body healed itself.
“Let’s take her to the infirmary,” Anika said, directing the way.
“What happened?” Nicu snapped.
Adrian knew that his brother couldn’t stand for any woman to be hurt, especially one mated within his family. He knew that his brothers would
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