Absolution of Fate (Fate Series Book 3) by S. Simone Chavous Read Free Book Online Page A

time that they were not alone. He needed to satisfy his bloodlust to regain control and he could do that with the blood of one of the males standing behind her.

    Hearing the direction of his thoughts, Alexa stepped through the door, blocking Ethan’s path to Martinez and Dante.

    “Close it,” she whispered, her voice strained by the shared pain of Ethan’s bloodlust flowing through their connection. As they had planned, Martinez closed the door to Ethan’s cell. Whatever happened next, Alexa’s fate was tied to Ethan’s.

    Ethan’s chest tightened at hearing her soft voice again, the sound lessening his pain for the briefest of moments before the need for blood again overtook him.

    “Alexa, get out! Please don’t do this again!” he tried to yell through clenched teeth, his gritty voice sounding strange to his own ears. It had been weeks since he’d heard its sound. His eyes glowing bright with bloodlust cast a red light on the floor as he kept his gaze trained downwards. He huddled in the corner, trembling as he fought an impossible battle.  

    “Ethan, please trust me. I will never leave you again. You need blood, my blood,” Alexa whispered as she stepped closer. “I am stronger now; you can sense it, can’t you? If you hurt me, I will heal. But you won’t hurt me, I know you won’t,” she continued, lowering to her knees right in front him.

    Ethan’s body stilled and he slowly looked up as Alexa bared her fangs and bit into her own wrist, presenting it to him.

    There was no fight left in him with the delicious aroma of her essence floating in the air, its source only inches away. Ethan took what was offered, gripping Alexa’s arm with both hands as he drank. The first swallow of her blood was like pure heaven, and a warmth unlike anything he had ever felt before spread through his body, satisfying his bloodlust and calming the beast within.

    He closed his eyes and swallowed again as Alexa leaned closer, stroking the side of his neck with her free hand and Ethan practically purred. She ran her tongue up the length of his carotid, calling it forward. Her bite was soft, gentle as she slid her fangs into his flesh and closed her eyes, relishing the first taste of his blood.

    Surprised when Ethan released her wrist, Alexa moved away from his neck and lifted her lids to find the beautiful and familiar green-gray eyes of her husband staring back at her.
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    Dante had remained just below the security camera when Martinez lifted his concealing mist. As promised, he waited there until Alexa entered Ethan’s cell and Martinez locked her in.

    Finally, he let his eyes go to Layla’s cell and all the air rushed from his lungs as tears welled up in his eyes. She was standing at the edge of the glass staring directly at him, her eyes shining red and her golden blonde hair cascading over her shoulders. She smiled, revealing fully-extended fangs as she crooked her finger at Dante, beckoning him to her.

    “Dante man, watch yourself with her,” Martinez cautioned from his position at the control panel. Layla might look like herself for the most part, but he’d had enough experience with the infected over the years to know she was anything but. She was a slave to Lucias and her own desires and she’d do whatever she could to get what she wanted, including hurting the man she’d once loved.

    Martinez ran his fingers over the syringe in his pocket, praying it wouldn’t come to that, but before they’d come down, Alexa had warned him that Dante wasn’t quite thinking clearly when it came to Layla. She begged him not to tell the others, knowing they would have pulled the plug on the whole thing if they knew and even if Martinez was willing to go behind his friend’s back to get Alexa in without him, there was no way of knowing if they would get another opportunity.

    There was no indication that Martinez’s words had registered as Dante heeded Layla’s call, rushing to stand before the thick pane of