Free The Blood Will Run by E.A. Abel Page A

time in a long time, Devin didn’t know what to do. He searched into the window of her soul to see how close to death she was. The once beaming light of life was now weakened and beginning to fade.  He bit his razor sharp fangs into his wrist and held it to Alivias’ mouth.
    “Drink,” he said.
    Alivia passed out. Devin squeezed his blood into her mouth. Nothing happened.
    ”No,” he cried out and sat her up. He held onto her tightly rocking her in his arms. “Don’t you dare leave me, do you hear me?”
    Devin pressed his lips to hers. He could feel the surge of energy coursing through his body. There was a sudden spark and then some sort of an electrical current ran from her lips to his. She snapped her eyes open, leaped out of his arms, and began to jump around as she desperately tried to breathe.
    “Alivia, take deep breaths,” Devin said.
    Alivia stopped. She fell to her knees. Devin tapped her in the middle of her back. He stepped back when she started to breathe steadily.
    She stared at him. “Devin what are you doing here?” she asked in a strangled voice.
    Devin didn’t get a chance to answer her. Chace was standing behind him and Devin could sense his anger.
    Devin turned to face him.
    “Do you know what actually pisses me off more than someone taking the woman I love hostage? My very own manipulative and conniving brother,” Chace said glaring at him. “You knew where Alivia was this entire time and yet you sent me on a wild goose chase,” Chace uttered in disbelief.
    Devin was offended. “I promise you Chace that I only felt Alivias’ presence after you left. So instead of wasting valuable time and stopping by the shop to get you, I rushed straight here.”
    “Don’t kid yourself brother. When this is all over, you and I will have a serious discussion about what really happened. Is that understood?”
    Devin wondered if he should make a run for it. He knew what that wild blazed look in Chaces’ eyes meant. He watched Chace clench his jaw and thought for sure Chace was going to beat the crap out of him. But to his surprise, Chace did nothing.
    Instead, Chace looked past Devin and fixed his gaze on Alivia, who was now sitting on the bed.
    He sensed Chaces’ temper boil even higher when he noticed Devins’ blood on Alivias’ lips.
    Then Chace drew in a few deep breaths. “Whatever possessed you to give her your blood?”
    Before Devin could answer, Miles was on all four paws in the opening of the wall, growling and baring his teeth.
    In that same moment, the moonstone ring slid off Alivias’ finger and a blinding light filled the room. Heaps of plaster and wooden planks fell down around them.
    When the light finally disappeared, a white Panther as tall as the roof, with black speckles and big blue eyes stood in the path of the werewolf.
    “Alivia are you okay?” Chace shouted.
    “I’m fine,” answered Alivia.
    The wolf snarled and showed his teeth. The panther let out a ferocious wild hissing sound and rendered its own razor sharp teeth. Miles growled with his mouth dripping saliva. He was as tall as the panther but much wider.
    Devin eyed Chace who eyed him right back. Then Devin caught the distinctive aroma of blood in the air, but he wasn’t exactly sure where it was coming from.
    There was no time to find out either because when Devin looked over, he saw that the wolf was already in a battling stance. The wolf lifted up his head, let out a deafening howl before he swung his paw, and hit the panther hard in the mouth. The panther launched himself at the wolf and hit him with its head in the chest. The wolf flew back and landed outside the cabin on all four paws. The two of them circled one another a few times before the wolf flung himself at the panther.
    The panther lifted his paw and cracked him in the nose before the wolf even had a chance to get near him. Blood erupted from his nose. The wolf growled fiercely. The yellow of his eyes lit up with a hatred that was ready to kill.