You Wouldn't Dare (Khaos Trilogy Book 1), стр. 93

Chapter 28

Khaos

I chewed the inside of my cheek as I contemplated my next move.

Nyx had me on my knees, her pathetic little guard still holding the silver-coated blade to my throat. That one little fact kept me from doing what I itched to do - leap forward and rip her throat out and bathe in her blood. One wrong move and that knife would slice me open before I had time to blink.

I strained against the metal and felt the blade slice into my skin, the burning from the silver making me clench my teeth as I raged inwardly at her.

Thank the Goddess I had enough sense to send Violet to her mothers. There was no telling what Nyx would do to her, especially when if she found out Violet was pregnant with my baby.

“How nice to see you again… Khaos, I believe they named you? How very apt. Just as miserable as your namesake, you’ve been a thorn in my side from the moment of your conception.” She pulled a knife from her side, fingering the sharp blade as she continued. “Sid you know, once upon a time Khaos was supposed to be the ruler of all life? Yet you’ve never really been in control of your own life, have you? Not even for a moment.” She pushed down on the blade slightly, a small bead of blood forming on the tip of her finger. She sashayed closer, wiping the blood across my lips. Her hand snatched out to grab a fistful of my hair, yanking it back so I was looking up at her.

She placed her finger in her mouth, making a show of displaying the blood on her tongue, “how much do you want this? How often have you dreamt of tasting my blood as you ended my life?” She brought her lips close to my ear and whispered, “you’re a fucking fool. I was always one step ahead. I knew your plans and have evaded you time and time again - until I was ready to face you. I wish Drake had killed you when I gave him the go-ahead.”

I pushed against the blade again, feeling the silver burn my skin, the horrid scent of charred skin invading my senses. Nyx simply laughed, moving out of reaching distance.

“Tut, tut, Khaos. I’ve not even started with you yet. How did you enjoy your little initiation into the world of sex and pleasure? From the stories I’ve heard, it wasn’t much fun for you - though it doesn’t seem to have affected you much.” She ran her eyes over my kneeling figure, her lips tightening. “Your pretty little mate seems not to mind much. If the rumours are to be believed, I’m to be a grandmother in a matter of months. I wonder how my dear friend Amanda will take the news?”

“Amanda,” I growled. Why was I not fucking surprised?

“Yes, Amanda. In fact, it was her that helped orchestrate this entire thing.” She gestured to the ruins behind her to emphasise her statement.

Dear Goddess, I was a complete fucking fool! Amanda was more involved than I had ever suspected. I knew she was a vindictive little bitch, but from the stories I had heard she was relatively harmless – unless you were the type of wolf to give a shit about your reputation. In that case, she was a nasty piece of work.

I was so stupid for thinking Violet would be any safer around her. What had I been thinking? Violet was there right now! Unprotected! Fuck this, the games were over.

My wolf sprang into action.

Before Nyx could blink, I raised my right arm, wrapping it around the wrist of the guard holding the knife. I partially shifted my jaw into that of my wolf, biting down into the fleshy skin on his wrist and shredded it open.

Blood spurted out, momentarily blinding me, leaving me vulnerable as he howled out in pain. The guard quickly recovered, pushing the blade of the knife toward my neck, slicing from my jaw to my ear.

I kept my grip on his arm, ignoring the sizzling burn, and stood up with my back hunched, the guard being picked up with me.

In one swift movement, I flipped the guard over my shoulder. He hit the ground with a heavy thump, and with his wrist still in my grip, I grabbed his elbow with my other hand and snapped the arm bone in two.

I didn’t waste another moment as I grabbed the knife and jammed it straight into his mouth, and out of the back of his skull, keeping him pinned to the floor.

I didn’t need the knife anyway.

Nyx took off on foot, leaping over the rubble away from me. I gave chase, pushing past the wound in my side and the blood pouring from my neck.

It didn’t take me long to catch up to her; she was running on fear whereas mine was pure adrenaline. I grabbed a fistful of her hair, pulling her back against me, wrapping my arm around her waist.

She jabbed at me with her own knife, stabbing me in my thigh.

Stupid mistake.

I was easily able to gather her arms behind her back, pinning them at the wrists with one hand, grabbing the knife with my other and rammed it into her back, severing her spinal cord. We both almost fell as she was instantly paralysed, my own injured body struggling to hold us