Untamed Fate (Magic Side: Wolf Bound 2) - Page 162

that only I could see through. I scooped it up and slipped it into my belt.

That’s one for our side.

I raced into the next room with Amal’s pistol raised and skidded to halt in

front of a massive bed, atop which lay two sleeping people, both buck naked.

One of them had to be the mage, knocked out by Kahanov’s dream magic.

But the feature that drew my attention was the open window.

“Fuck!” Jaxson snarled.

“Did he just jump out the window?” I shouted as I swept through the

room.

In answer to my question, the floor and walls quaked as the window

exploded inward and showered us with broken glass and shattered stone. A

monstrous head rammed through the wreckage, and my heart seized with

terror.

Noctith demon. Fuck.

Its head split open vertically, revealing rows and rows of savage teeth,

and it sent a deafening screech pulsing through the room. Everything spun as

vertigo overcame me, and I felt a trail of blood run from my ear down my

neck.

The thing screeched again as it rammed its neck further through the

opening. Stone and wood crumbled as the monster forced its way through,

and I took cover behind a cabinet.

It was a living nightmare. Fear made manifest.

I froze as it swung its head toward Amal and spread its hideous jaws

wide. A thick cloud of pink gas boiled from its mouth.

She staggered out of the way, but the gas surrounded her in seconds, and

she fell to the floor. I recalled Neve’s words and shuddered. These fuckers

breathed clouds of sleeping gas, and we were trapped in a tin

y room.

With a furious roar, Jaxson leapt forward and sank his claws into its neck.

The thing shook, and Jaxson flew back against the wall. My heart stilled, and

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