chin. As soon as my hand pounded in to his bone, I heard a sickening crack.
His head jerked back, and his eyes filled with rage.
Rage meant adrenaline, which meant he didn't feel as much pain as I needed him too. Luckily, it also meant he wasn't thinking clearly. He reared back to hit me in the face when I spun around and kicked him in the balls.
A loud groan escaped him as he fell onto the ground.
"Why can't you just submit?" Richard screamed as he put his shoulder back into place and tapped into his wolf shifter speed to reach me. Fortunately, wolves couldn't run as fast as vampires, so he never became a blur.
He lowered his body, trying to use one of my moves. If he got me by the waist, I'd have a hard time getting away seeing as I was only half his weight.
At the last second, I spun away and dropped my elbow into the back of his neck and watched him fall to the ground.
You're having fun, aren't you? Mason had his arm around his vampire's neck as his eyes caught mine.
Kinda of, but we need to end this to get back in there to the others. I had a feeling there was a reason why they weren't coming out, and it wasn't going to be a good one.
Let's end this then.
I kicked Richard in the head, causing him to blackout.
Rose came trampling through the back door. "What the hell is taking so long? I can't keep them this way for much longer." She stopped when she saw the one vampire whose nuts still had to be hurting him stand and Richard passed out on the ground. Her eyes went to the tree where the disintegrating vampire was still turning to ash. "We don't have time for this shit."
"Oh, I'm sorry." She was acting as if we were making her late to a party or something. "Are we inconveniencing you?"
"Stop with the attitude." Rose rolled her eyes as the wind picked up, blowing her midnight black hair over her shoulders. She glanced over at Mason and sighed. "Why am I not surprised that both of you are still standing when you were outnumbered?" She straightened her shoulders and marched directly to me. "Let's go."
"Do you think I'd actually leave with you?" If she did, she must be on something stronger than my blood. "I know about your lover."
"Ah ... So you've visited good ol' Agnes." She shook her head while a creepy smile spread across her face. "I'm sure she was thrilled to tell you all about my story." She took a deep breath and frowned. "But all of that is history in a life that is no longer mine."
"Just leave us alone, and you can leave here without getting harmed." Mason yanked the vampire's neck to the left, breaking it. Then he dropped the vampire on the ground. "It'll be a win-win for all."
"Aw, it's sweet that you think you can win." She snapped her fingers, and ten new vampires appeared from the woods. "You see, over the last three years, I've realized how strong you've become and knew not to underestimate you, unlike those four idiots did."
Within seconds, half of the vampires blurred toward Mason while the other half came at me. They grabbed us by the arms and forced us to the ground onto our knees.
Except for the fifth vampire of Mason’s pulled out a gun and placed the gun right against his temple.
Our bond flooded with fear before he cut it off.
“No, stop.” I tried yanking free from the iron hands that held me securely in place. No matter how hard I struggled, I was at their mercy.
"Oh, now this is fun. You either agree to come with me willingly or I'll allow you the same honor as I had." She motioned to the vampires. "You can watch the love of your life be killed right in front of your eyes."
The vampire cocked the gun, ready to shoot.
"No, wait." I couldn't lose him. "I'll go. Just don't hurt him. Please …"
"Elena, no." Mason's eyes widened. You can't go with them.
Do you really think I have a choice? I was going with them either way even if Rose was going to pretend otherwise.
"Damn magic." She huffed and shook her head. "I shouldn't have given you that option. Now, I'm bound to it. Fine, hold him down until I tell you otherwise."
The vampires dug their fingers into my skin and then turned. My