Oh, Bite Me (Guardians of the Deep 1)

Evelyn might have stopped her from moving forward, but she couldn’t stop her from getting her words out.

“Tasted like chicken,” the guy with the missing eye said.

His band of brothers all laughed. Evelyn put her nose next to Penny’s hair and sniffed, inhaling her scent.

“Smells like chicken too,” she said. “Would you like to talk shit now? Now that the others can’t save you in time?”

“Get your hand off me,” Penny warned.

“I could rip this arm out of its socket,” Evelyn hissed back.

“I said, get your hand off me,” Penny said again.

“Or you’ll do what?” she asked.

Penny knew that the time for talking was over. She’d seen the evilness of Evelyn’s ways and knew that this woman was about to do something to prove to all the others who was in charge. There was no getting out of this, not without blood being spilled. She just needed to make sure it was Evelyn’s blood spilled first.

Without further hesitation, Penny gripped the neck of her beer bottle, keeping it tight to her side, preparing to strike.

“You know what?” Evelyn said. “I should turn her. I should take her into my group and turn her myself. Thane won’t like that one bit, and I’m counting on that.”

She turned to walk away, pulling Penny’s arm to drag her toward the water.

“Evelyn!” Ruby yelled. “Get away from her.”

“Nah, this one’s coming with me.”

It was her only chance.

“Hey,” Penny said. “What’s happening to your face?”

Evelyn stopped and put a hand to her face.

“What?” she asked.

“This,” Penny said as she swung the beer bottle upward and slapped it against the side of Evelyn’s face.

The glass broke and cut her. Evelyn howled and let go of Penny’s arm.

“You’re fucking dead!” Evelyn yelled. “Get her!”

“How about you don’t?” came a strong voice from behind Penny.

She looked back to see Thane, Kino, Faith, and Rickshaw walking toward her, all completely naked. Like ancient warriors stepping onto the battlefield, they moved out of the darkness of the ocean and into the moonlight, each dripping wet. The beauty and power of these four were on full display.

“Look what your bitch did to me!” Evelyn yelled at Thane.

“What are you doing on my island?” Thane asked as he reached Penny and held out a hand to help her up.

Penny took his hand and stood, finding herself in his arms.

“You okay?” he asked her.

“I’m fine,” Penny promised.

> “She’s not fine,” Evelyn announced. “Look at her. Smell her. You all know it.”

“You should leave,” Penny said.