Page 79 of Guardians for the Vamp
He shrugs. “Money.”
I roll my eyes.
Griffins are known to spend money, either on extravagant vacations, gambling, or buying useless items. Anything to give them a burst of happy endorphins. I know the salary WOVE provided for Layla’s security team was more than enough.
I turn back to Frank. “This will not end well for you.”
He has a knife, and I can do nothing but watch as he lifts it up and brings it down on my thigh.
He fucking ripped my dress.
Yep. I will murder him.
I loved this dress.
Blood pours from the wound when he removes the knife, and I wait for my supernatural healing to kick into action… but it doesn’t.
Fuck.
This human is using spells, which means a witch is definitely helping him.
“I can’t wait to pluck those pretty little feathers of yours,” Frank says. “Do you have any idea how much you’re worth? The first known sphinx in hundreds of years!”
“Oh really? I hadn’t noticed,” I snarl.
He stabs me in the stomach.
Goddamn it.
I hope my mates hurry. I know they’re on the way. Isensethem. Can they feel my pain?
I feel theirfear.
My head swims, my vision starting to fuzz around the edges from the blood loss. It’s a strange experience as I’ve never had to worry about not healing.
But it’s fine. My mates will save me.
Is this it? Is this why destiny brought them to me now? To save my life and kill this clan of hunters, essentially saving the lives of all their futurevictims?
Another human enters the room and whispers in my kidnapper’s ear. His face scrunches in anger.
“I thought you said no one saw you steal the bird.”
I scoff.
Rude.
I’m more lioness than bird.
“I had a cloaking spell,” Erebos explains. “I made sure to send other guards away.”
Frank shakes his head and turns toward the door.
“Watch her. We have company.”
He leaves and Erebos leans against the wall across from me, arms crossed. In his human form, he appears as a svelte man, tall, with buzzed brown hair. The fucker smirks, letting me know he thinks he’s won. He has no idea death awaits him.
I want to ask him more about why he needs the money. Why he turned on supernaturals to helphumanhunters. Griffins and sphinxes are so alike, basically cousins. Erebos turned on hisfamily.
