Chapter 30

I groan, struggling against the beast as it leaps off of me and tackles a vampire who dares to come close. Another explosion bellows through the air and I turn to see Joffrey on bended knees, his eyes glowing green as his lips move and his hands gracefully move through the air as if trying to catch the dirt falling from the sky. He throws his arms open wide as the dirt rolls into small balls and shoots through the air, pelting the vampires hard enough to draw blood.

So much for him being a magic-less warlock. I blink at him, just watching his graceful, almost hypnotizing movements until I am once again tackled to the ground. The animal growls above me as if trying to communicate, and I finally catch a view. My breath hitches as fear makes my blood run cold. The beast… The one from my nightmares that I swear I watched kill my sister.

Its humanoid, yet far too animalistic shape, stands above me like I’m some object that must be protected.

He launches off of me, attaching his teeth to t