Free The Blood Will Run by E.A. Abel

don’t believe in such things, but allow me to bring you in on a little secret that we immortals have been keeping from you.”
    Alivia shook her head in disbelief.
    “Chace and Devin are vampires, but here’s what’s so great about all of this, I’m a werewolf. You see this ring on my finger. It stops me from shifting on a full moon.”
    Miles used his thumb to twirl the ring around his index finger.
    “Unfortunately for you sweetheart, the downside to this is that since I’ve been wearing this ring practically twenty-four-seven, once I take it off, I’m able to shift without a full moon.”
    She stared at him. He completely lost it. He was definitely taking something that was causing him to hallucinate. “What kind of drugs are you taking Miles?”
    She blurted out.
    Miles leaped up and grabbed her by the neck.
    He pressed his hand hard against her throat. She stared into his eyes, startled by his reaction.
    “You’ll die just as my sister did, painfully.” Miles exploded with rage as he squeezed her throat even harder. “Did you honestly think that I wouldn’t find out that your boyfriend Chace killed my only sister?”
    In one quick movement, Alivia lifted her hands up and twisted the chains around his neck. Miles gasped as she tightened them around his throat. He let go of her throat and grabbed the chains. She lifted herself up onto her knees as he tried to pull the chains away from his neck. Then she stood to her feet, pulled him down on the bed, whipped around behind him, and flung herself back, pulling him down on top of her. Miles threw himself to one side and then to the other. He brought his hand back and grabbed her by the hair. In one swift movement, he flipped her over until she was lying on top of him. It took her a few seconds to realize that the chains weren’t around his neck anymore. That’s when he slid himself out from underneath her and jumped on top of her stomach. He grabbed her throat with both hands and squeezed her neck. She clawed at his hands, hoping that the pain she inflicted on him would encourage him to release her. But no amount of scratching, digging or clawing seemed to effect him. He was too enraged to even pay attention. Suddenly, she found it difficult to breathe.
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    Chace sped to the Witchittin shop. He swung open the door and rushed inside.
    “To what do I owe the honor of your presence sweet cheeks?”
    Mercy giggled.
    “I need you to do a tracking spell.”
    Mercy raised her brow.
    “Alivia might be in danger.”
    Mercy nodded and waved her hand for Chace to follow as she headed to the back of the store.
    She placed a map of Newgrave and Coven Creek side by side on the oak table.
    Mercy put a red candle at the top of the table and a yellow candle at the bottom. She also put a green candle to the left and a white candle to the right. She lit all four candles in order, north, east, south, and then west. She unclasped the chain that hung around her neck. Then took the crystal ball attached to the chain and dipped it into the clear liquid potion. She held it over each of the four flames and began to chant in Latin.
    She dangled the crystal ball over the Newgrave map. Within seconds a light appeared. “She’s at the old womans’ cabin in the woods, right next to the Whaling Bridge.”
    Chace nodded, “Thanks I owe you one,” he said.
    He opened the door and sped toward the woods.
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    Devin heard Alivia choking as he sped through the cabin door.
    He rushed to the back of the cabin and into the room. That’s when he spotted Miles.
    “I should’ve known you were behind this,” Devin said.
    Devin grabbed him by the shoulders and threw him hard against the cabin wall.  The blast of plaster and wood was deafening as Miles tore through to the other side.
    Devin raced over to Alivia. He broke the shackles from around her wrists and released her.
    “Breathe Alivia,” Devin said as she struggled to regain her breath. “Please Alivia breathe.”
    For the first