From Rejected Luna To Lycan Queen (Eloise and Edward) novel Chapter 317

Chapter 317 Down The Stairs

Chapter 317 Down The Stairs

ELOISE.

I kick my leg out to the side and find that the edge of the mattress is just inches away.

He pulled me to the edge and he’s kneeling over me.

HURRY!

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Squeezing my eyes shut, I press my feet flat to the mattress, and slide them up, as close to my butt as I can get.

My lungs are crying.

My neck feels like it’s breaking.

My soul is screaming.

“It’ll be over in a second,” the voice whispers into the dark.

But I won’t accept that.

Not now when I have everything I’ve ever wanted.

Not now that I have Damon.

With all my might, I push up with my thighs, using all of my strength.

My lower body lifts, and I twist, rolling toward the edge of the bed.

My weight pushes against the man’s knees and he’s forced to let go of my neck to windmill his arms. But it’s not enough to stop what I’ve started.

My vision is fighting to come back as we both topple over the edge of the bed.

He lands first, on his back, and I fall, half on top of him nausea fills me, from the lack of oxygen and from being this close to his body, but I don’t have time to feel sick.

I don’t have time for anything.

Shoving myself up, I elbow him, as hard as I can, in his stomach. It might not be the most effective body part to hit, but it’s right there.

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He grunts, and I buy myself a split second to roll away from him.

But my legs are tangled in the blanket.

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“Fucking bitch,” he hisses, and I feel the blanket being pulled back towards him, dragging me with it.

I want to scream, but I’m still struggling to breathe.

My throat feels like it’s full of broken glass.

My palms find purchase on the hard floor, and as he tugs harder on the blanket, trying to draw me closer, he unwittingly frees me.

Hands on the floor, I scramble until I can get my feet underneath me.

Then I’m running.

I’m running as fast as I can out of my bedroom.

Using memory to guide me through the dark house.

I can hear our dog outside.

Why is he outside?

Heavy footsteps land in the hallway behind me.

Sadness swamps me.

It’s so much like that first morning, when I ran from Damon. Except it’s nothing like that at all.

Because Damon caught me when I fell.

Because Damon promised to keep me safe.

But he’s not here.

Damon’s not here to save me.

“You’re going to regret that!” The man’s voice is so close.

My bare feet slap against the floor as I push to run faster and I have a fleeting moment to realize that if I were wearing socks, I’d be dead by now.

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The stairs are there, they’re right there.

I have to make it.

I reach out and grab the banister, swinging myself around.

There’s noise outside.

People.

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The stairs end in the main entryway. I just need to get down the flight, cross the room, and rip the door open.

I’m going to make it.

My feet fly down the first few stairs.

And then something hits my back.

Something hard and unforgiving.

And I lose my footing.

I reach for the railing. But I miss.

The sharp edges of the stairs stare up at me as I crash towards them.

Grief fills me as my arms extend to brace my fall.

If I die, Damon will never forgive himself.

My left wrist connects with a crunch.

The scream I’ve been trying to shove out of my lungs finally lets loose, and it’s filled with pain.

It wasn’t supposed to be like this.

Right before my temple hits the next step, the front door swings open, and light floods the

room.

DAMON.

Eloise’s scream scrapes across my bones.

In front of me, only yards away, I watch my wife crash onto the unforgiving hardwood stairs.

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Her head bounces off a step, and my heart stops when I see her body go limp.

It all happens in a second. Less than a second.

I don’t stop moving.

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I run, as hard as I can, trying to get to her before she rolls the rest of the way down the stairs, even knowing that I won’t make it.

I can’t even give her that much.

Because I don’t have time.

Because I’m too fucking late.

Eloise’s slumped form slides off the last step. One arm trapped between her chest and the floor, her head turned to the side, eyes shut.

I can’t even call for her as I run.

Can’t even yell her name.

Because my throat is wrapped in desperation.

A manic cry drags my eyes up, and I see Berth Toliver racing down the stairs toward Eloise. Trying to get to her before I can. Trying to kill her, if she isn’t already…

The thought that my sweet Eloise Baby could be gone rips a roar from my chest.

The sound echoes through the house, and I’m nearly there, when our dog beats me to it.

Snarling, my dog flies through the air, colliding with Berth just as he’s about to jump down the last few steps.

Berth screams as he lands on his back on the steps, over a hundred pounds of furious animal on top of him. Snapping his teeth in his face.

With Berth pinned, I drop to my knees and slide the last few feet to Eloise.

“Baby.” My voice breaks. “Mama.” I lean closer and I watch my hands shake as I lightly press my fingers to her throat, checking for a pulse.

Checking for a pulse.

“Eloise…” I’m whispering now. “Please…”

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She can’t be gone..

I won’t be able to live with myself if she’s gone.

I put my cheek to the floor, so I’m looking at her beautiful face.

“Please, Baby”

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When I see her back rise as her lungs fill with breath, I feel a hot tear slide from the corner of

my eye.

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