Free Tamed: A Huntress Spin-off Novel by Adria Wade

dead. I’m not letting you go back in there. The only reason you survived was because he claimed you.” He grabbed the necklace and held it up. “You were his property. Not to be eaten by anyone but him. You were the bait swimming in an ocean filled with sharks.”
    So that was what this club was. A place for vampires to lure their prey to and feed off them.
    I shook my head and looked down as dread poisoned my insides. I knew Ellis wasn’t a good guy and I did nothing to stop us from going with him. I shoved the feeling aside and let her convince me that I was only being paranoid because of what I had been through last night. I went along, thinking that I could protect her if I needed to, and failed her. Now my best friend was dead.
    The knife that was embedded in my heart was slowly twisting, sending waves of pain throughout my body as it slammed me in the pit of my stomach. My gut felt heavy, filled with so much misery that it hurt to even breathe. I wanted to cry. I could feel the pressure to release my sorrows build, so I swallowed the pain, refusing to let myself cry in front of Silas.
    The door to the club swung open and two men, one with sandy blond hair and the other brown with the same blue eyes as Ellis, stormed out of the club.
    “What do you think you’re doing? You know no humans are spared here, so hand her over now!” the brunette said.
    Silas exhaled as he looked behind him then averted his gaze back to me. “Two on one; I better change for this fight.”
    Confused, I shook my head. Change into what? “What?”
    My eyes widened as his eyes turned blood red and a pair of small horns came out of his temples. I jumped, gasping in horror as bat like wings flew out from behind his back. They were black and green. Just like his hair. What in the hell was he? I pressed myself up against the wall even more than I already was, afraid of the creature that stood before me. I had to remind myself that he was the good guy and I wasn’t his target.
    When he opened his mouth to talk, I saw a mouth full of long, pointy teeth. “I’m not going to hurt you.”
    I nodded, too shocked and speechless to say anything.
    A smile slipped out on his lips as excitement burned in his wicked eyes. “Time to play.”
    He discreetly slipped Ellis’ car keys in my hand before turning to face them. My feet were practically glued to the ground as I stood there, too shocked and afraid of what was to come if Silas fell to his enemies.
    He ran toward them in a flash; his body was nothing but a blur as he became one with the wind. The brunette was already prepared as he swung at Silas. Silas ducked, punching him in the ribs, and as he leaned forward, grunting from the blow, Silas bit into his neck.
    I could feel his eyes on me before I had the courage to even look, but as my eyes hesitantly looked at the blonde, who looked at me as if he was a lion about to pounce on his prey, I spun around and made a run for it. My heart raced and adrenaline pumped through my veins as the determination to survive the night took over. I wasn’t going to die! Not tonight!
    I ran through the tunnel, desperate to get to the door to shut him in. I felt a gush of wind breeze by my body, gasping as I suddenly slammed into the blond, who stood blocking the door. I winced as I fell on my back, scraping my elbows on the concrete. His face shined with victory, giving me a crooked smile as he closed in on me. My heart leapt into my throat from the shock of Silas leaping over me, his body crashing into the blond’s as he tackled him to the ground and sunk his long, sharp fingernails deep into his throat, ripping his throat out. The blond rolled onto his side, holding his throat as he struggled to breathe…struggled for his life.
    I stood, feeling the sting on my elbows as I wiped away the blood from my scrapes. “What are you?”
    Silas turned, facing me. His eyes were cold as ice, and burned like fire as he pinned me with a glare. “Why didn’t you run?