Blood Moon, Original Version (Shifters #1) by Geraldine Allie Read Free Book Online Page A

many of his minions in the room. Nate was outnumbered. His minions would protect their master; they would do anything that was asked of them.
                  Maxine squirmed and fought against the vampires hold. Even she, being a mere human could smell the stench of death rolling off of the creature. Never in her worse nightmares had she imagined anything so vile and evil.
                  “I can smell you’re fear, it’s almost as sweet as the smell of your blood.” The creature stuck out its hideous tongue and ran it down the length of her face and neck. She tried to jerk away from the vampire but it held her tight.
                  It whispered its vile words into her ear, “Soon child, soon you will belong to me. But first you will watch the werewolf die.”
                  Fear gripped Maxine, not entirely for her own life, but for the life of Nate.
                  She didn’t care that he had rejected her, she knew now that he had only done it to protect her. More than once he had proven that she did mean something to him, and he meant something to her.
                  But now Nate was going to die, the master vampire had used her to get to him. Now she would be cursed to become one of the vile creatures.
                  Rage filled Nate. The sight of the master vampire with Maxine brought on a blood lust all of his own.
                  The vampire looked at Nate with blood red eyes. “That’s right dog, I have the woman. Too bad you will be dead by the time I turn her.” The vampire taunted Nate, wanted him to make an attempt to save her.
                  Before tonight, Nate would have never of risked a mission or his own life to save a mere human, until tonight, until Maxine.
                  The vampire scraped the surface of Maxine’s neck with his fangs. Nate’s anger and rage filled him and threatened to spill over. His whole body tensed.
                  Nate knew if the vampire bit Maxine that the bite would condemn her to hell. He could not allow the creature to steal her soul.
                  He knew he had to do something.
                  It was only a matter of time, and there was none to waste. Nate had a plan.
                  So as the vampire jerked Maxine’s head to the side to turn her, Nate set himself into a crouch as the other vampires prepared to descend upon him.
                  He launched himself into the air above the crowd of blood hungry creatures.
     
     
     
    Chapter Twenty
                  Before the vampire could sink its teeth into Maxine’s neck, Nate landed on his hind legs behind the creatures back.
                  Maxine closed her eyes knowing what was coming. Her body tensed as she felt the vampires fangs come down on her neck. But there was no pain, the bite never came.
                  The vampire suddenly released her. From exhaustion and fear, her knees gave way as she fell to the floor. The stone below her was cold but she laid there still with her eyes still shut afraid to move.
                  She finally found the determination she needed. Gritting her teeth together she pushed herself up off the floor. Slowly she opened her eyes looking in the direction of where Nate had been, but he wasn’t there.
                  Confusion jerked at her senses. Maxine balanced herself as she wavered in her step. None of the other vampires in the crowd moved towards her, they only stood staring with shock showing in their own features.
                  She remembered the vampire that had released her and looked up to see him just as he fell.
                  As the vampire burst into flames, so did his followers. The whole chamber was chaotic and had turned into a flaming inferno.
                  Nate stood not