Your Guardian Angel (The Guardian Angel Series Book 1) by Skyla Madi Page A

the only one feeling the electric current between us. His firm grasp sent good shivers down my spine.
    “Again,” he called, realizing his grip.
    I ran at him again, same thing happened.
    “Again.”
    After my fourth try, he grabbed my wrist and as he proceeded to spin me, I kicked his leg, hoping that it would come out from underneath him. It didn’t, obviously, he was too large and I wasn’t strong enough. He pinned me against him once again, releasing me seconds later. A proud smile spread across his face and I smiled back. Eli was breathing at a normal pace and not a single drop of sweat touched his skin. I was breathing heavily and fast and I felt sticky with sweat. I sat down on the floor and he joined me.
    “Well done.”
    I noticed the sun was down and the moon was up and glowing. When the sun went down, Eli became more 'aware.' He was constantly standing and checking windows and doors. It bothers me a lot now that I'm a goddess, something they’re hunting specifically.
    “I’m going to have a shower,” I said, taking Eli’s attention away from the darkness outside and he nodded in response.
    When I came out, Tay was here and they both wore hard expressions.
    “We need to go now,” Eli said, calmly. The way he said it made my skin crawl and I tried not to panic.
    “What's wrong?” I asked.
    “Hank is here.”
     

Near Miss
     
    Eli and I tore off into the bush, oblivious to the spider webs and other creepy things that scuttled beneath our feet. Stray twigs and branches snagged strands of hair from my no-longer-tight ponytail. Eli was a lot faster than me but he kept a firm grip on my arm, forcing me to keep up. It would have been easier if I hadn’t chosen to wear a short emerald green dress made from silk, and a pair of white flats on my feet, but Eli and Tay rushed me. I had no time to change, gather any of my newly acquired things, or say goodbye to my mother’s house.
    “Where's Tay?” I puffed.
    “Keeping far guard,” he said, without sounding out of breath.
    I had no idea what that meant. As I ran, sticks scratched my legs. The adrenaline that pumped through me kept me going. The sheer fear I felt deep inside me prevented me from curling up into a ball and crying. I could see the lights from the school in the distance and relief flooded my chest until two ice cold hands grabbed me, pulling me from Eli's grasp. If I wasn't already scared enough, I was now in the arms of a vampire. I shivered as his cold skin touched mine. A cold sweat ran down my forehead. Not sweat from all the running I had done, it was from the anxiety. My heart pounded like a drum. I stared at Eli, my eyes never leaving his face.
    “Let her go,” Eli growled.
    “Fat chance of that happening, pretty boy; Hank wants her,” snarled the vampire.
    The cold monster holding me wasn’t Hank, but his voice was just as hollow and dark. I shuddered again at the thought of my voice sounding so evil. I watched as Eli stood in attack mode, he was crouched down low, like a tiger ready to pounce, analyzing his next move. He never took his eyes off the vampire. If Eli didn't already look sexy enough, this really tipped it over the top. He was so fierce and powerful.
    “He can't have her.”
    The vampire let out an extremely loud snarl that turned into a squeal as he disintegrated into dust. I turned around fast to see what happened and there stood Tay with a stake in his hand, centimeters away from my stomach. I stared, wide eyed.
    “I have never been happier to see your face,” I announced.
    “We need to keep moving,” Eli urged, taking my hand in his.
    Tay disappeared into the forest again and Eli and I continued running. Every step we ran brought us closer to the school.
    “Stop.” We both came to a halt.
    “What's wrong?” I trembled.
    He didn't need to say anything. We were surrounded by vampires, at least twelve of them, and they were closing in on us.
    “Ruby, at last,” said a voice in the distance. His voice