Moonlight Captivation [Moon Shadows Book 1] by Angela Castle Read Free Book Online Page B

human, now we go to my home.” Slazzamar let his power build, knowing the teleport would be covered with all the other magic in the air. With a telltale pop , they were gone.
    Neman grabbed Nessa, pitching them both to the ground and rolling to cover her body with his. The explosion sent glass and debris flying everywhere and smoke billowed out from the gaping hole in the side of the building.
    "What in blue blazes!"
    Vanessa gasped from under him, her wide eyes staring at the almost total destruction of her small dwelling. Now was not the time to stare and gape. He pushed himself to his feet, pulling Vanessa along with him.
    "My apartment!” Her wide eyes stared up at the destruction of her home.
    "Sorry, sweetness, not much I can do about that. We have to run now.” He glanced over the visible parts of her body, checking her for injury. Seeing none, he kept a firm grip on her upper arm, tugging her at a hurried pace towards his bike.
    "Are you all right?” he asked. She seemed to be in a state of shock.
    "Oh yeah, bloody brilliant...what the hell is going on!"
    He didn't have time to explain. Two out of the five demons appeared in the crater they'd just created in the apartment-block wall, their glowing, red eyes searching for their intended targets. How, in the gods’ names, had they found her so fast? He swept up the helmet and placed it on her head, pushing it firmly down. He swiftly lifted her up, placing her on the back of the Ducati. The sheet wrapped around her body hiked up to show her creamy thighs straddling the bike.
    "Hang on, beautiful.” He mounted in front and her arms slipped around his waist, holding him in a death grip, fingers inches from his cock. Her naked thighs pressed against his. However, now was not the time to be thinking about sex. Even so, with just her pale, pink sheet wrapped around her body like a toga, leaving her thighs and arms exposed, he couldn't help but want her again.
    Another bolt shot at their heads, splintering a power pole. His bike roared to life, the back wheel spinning with a burning of rubber before the tread caught traction, skidding them out onto the road, the falling poles and wires narrowly missing them. One of the demons hit the ground, running toward them. Neman pushed his bike into a higher gear and sped out of the demon's reach. He could feel Vanessa's trembling arms tighten in fright around him. He needed to get them far enough away to be able to teleport without being traced. Teleportation, although an easy way to get around, left a distinct signature. Any supernatural creatures with the ability to teleport could trace each other within the first ten to fifteen minutes of teleporting.
    "Where are we going?” Nessa's voice was barely audible above the rushing wind.
    "Right now, anywhere away from here!” he yelled back. The warmth of her front pressed tightly against his back. He felt her body trembling in the cool night air.
    Cursing the demons for mounting a surprise attack, he noticed the energy in the air, giving him enough time to pull on pants, boots and shirt and wrap a confused, sleepy Vanessa in her bed sheet before carrying her to the back window and the fire exit. Vanessa screamed when the front door splintered loudly into thousands of pieces. Power bolts haphazardly flew, missing their targets and destroying everything else nearby. He was thankful they were lousy shots. Never weaponless, Neman managed to embed four daggers into the heart and head of three demons, when they came barging though the gaping hole they made in the door. Moving swiftly to lift Vanessa into his arms, and holding her tight against him, he'd leapt over the railing, landing easily on his feet from the two-storey drop.
    Now he'd have no choice but to explain everything to her. After all, seeing is believing to humans. Tonight she saw and experienced a lot, but the first priority was to get her to safety.
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Chapter 6
    For the second time in Nessa's