Forever (Fallen 3)

“You’re welcome,” Joseph winked as my eyes landed on the dead vampire that had come so close to killing me.

I smiled up at him briefly before we both darted away.

There were so many people, vampires, and shifters, that it made it difficult to move around.

Bodies piled on the dirt floor and I refused to look at them, scared to know whether they were friend or foe.

I moved around the room, taking out as many members of the Guarde as I could.

My mind was consumed with one word and that was to kill. I had never felt anger like this before. Red pulsed around my vision as I kicked one of the Guarde behind the knee. They went down and before they had a chance to turn on me, my hand closed around their neck. With a sickening yank, their head ripped from their body. I tossed the body part aside.

I spotted Colton sparring, sweat coated his skin and with my new eyesight I co

uld see the weakening tremors of his muscles. I raced towards him, prepared to help, but I was too late.

The Guarde member, a dark haired man, was grinning manically. He held his hand out and a force field shot out, shoving Colton away, and then straight up into the air where he was impaled on a stalagmite.

I swallowed down the bile coating my throat. But I couldn’t dwell on Colton’s death, there were others who needed my help.

The Guarde members were everywhere they were like swarms of flies. For every one that I took down, five more appeared.

We couldn’t keep this up.

“This way!” I heard Gabriel call somewhere to my right. “We can’t kill them all! Move!”

I hurried towards the sound of his voice. Following Gabriel would get me closer to Makenna.

I spotted Gabriel’s dark head near one of the hallways.

Jonathon was right behind him.

I sped up my progress.

Once I caught up to them, it was apparent that our numbers were dwindling.

I jogged after Gabriel and the others.

We came to a split in the hallway. “This way,” Gabriel commanded, turning left.

I caught up to Jonathon and looked him over. Not a hair appeared to be out of place and I couldn’t contain my sigh of relief.

Jonathon looked over his shoulder and his steps faltered. “Where’s Joseph?” He yelled. “Joseph!”

“Coming!” Joseph yelled and we both let out a sigh of relief.

I saw my mom, with Aiden and Viola. Vivian and Adam weren’t with us. My gut told me they were dead. That was two more people who’d lost their lives because of me…their blood, was essentially on my hands.

“We have to hurry,” Gabriel warned us.

The hallways seemed to go on forever and turned in every direction. I understood now, why Gabriel said it was so easy to get lost here. It was designed like a maze.

“I can’t believe he’s gone,” Jonathon whispered beside me.

I reached for his hand, and he held onto mine tightly as we ran.

“Are you sure you know where you’re going?” Mason asked after we had been running for five minutes.

“Yes,” Gabriel snapped. “Stay alert—”