bryn n sinjin 02.5 - blood lust by h p mallory

only thing I could.
    I lunged for Rachel, caught her around the waist, and dematerialized. We flashed from inside the bedroom down to the dirt road outside. Once my feet touched the ground, I dematerialized again, flying through the air in the direction of the chain-link fence from whence I came. Although I do not fly, I can cover wide expanses of land in just a few seconds, somewhat like taking enormous leaps. When we reached the fence, I released Rachel.
    “You must drop the wards so we can make it over the fence,” I announced.
    She took a deep breath as my comment played across her face. I shook my head. “You do not have time to make another decision! The choice has already been made for you! Stay here and you will die.”
    She nodded briefly before facing the fence again. Then she held her hands out before her and closed her eyes, moving her lips with silent words. When she reopened her eyes again, she turned to face me and simply nodded. Gripping her hand and hoping there were not any secondary wards in place, we materialized over the fence.
    We landed on the other side of the fence without further incident. I glanced around and found we were ensconced in the midst of the forest, covered by the canopy of tree branches overhead. When I glanced at Rachel, the pallor of her face was quite white and her expression showed surprise.
    “You failed,” she said, sounding breathless. I eyed her in question as she continued. “Your mission,” she clarified. “You failed to do what you came to do.”
    It was true. Jeffers was still alive, and so was Luce. But while I had not made myself any promises to kill Luce, I had certainly vowed to watch Jack Jeffers take his last breath.
    “Failure is nothing more than a minor setback, my dear,” I replied with an encouraging smile. I started forward, eager to put as much distance between Luce and us as possible. “And minor setbacks rarely concern me.”
    Although I could not finish my mission on this particular occasion, I vowed to return and see justice prevail where it was due. Until then, I had to ensure that Rachel was safe and returned to Betta. I believed the little traitor would make a fine addition to Kinloch Kirk and my people. Of course, she would need to remain under temporary observation, but my instincts told me she was honest and trustworthy. And my gut feelings are never wrong.
    Upon my return, my next quarry of business I would attend to was that of the Lady Bryn and her … peculiar ability to spontaneously combust voluntarily.
    However, that would have to wait for another day.
     

THE JOLIE WILKINS SERIES:
    Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble
    Toil and Trouble
    Be Witched (Novella)
    Witchful Thinking
    The Witch Is Back
    Something Witchy This Way Comes
    THE DULCIE O’NEIL SERIES:
    To Kill A Warlock
    A Tale Of Two Goblins
    Great Hexpectations
    Wuthering Frights
    Malice In Wonderland
    For Whom The Spell Tolls
    Eleven Snipers Sniping (Novella)
    A Midsummer Night’s Scream
    THE LILY HARPER SERIES:
    Better Off Dead
    The Underground City
    To Hell And Back
    Persephone
    The Bladesmith (Novella)
    THE PEYTON CLARK SERIES:
    Ghouls Rush In
    Once Haunted, Twice Shy
    Big Easy Murder (Novella)
    THE BRYN AND SINJIN SERIES:
    Sinjin
    The Scent
Blood Lust (Novella)