The Lycan Princess and the Temptation of Sin novel Chapter 47

SKYLA.

My heart hammers as I stare at the blood pouring through the cracks before I quickly get out of the car.

“Stay hidden.” I whisper to Malevolent before I shut the door. The rain instantly drenches me as I stare at the body on the back of my car.

Fuck.

I rush over, my brain going into emergency mode.

I need to stem the bleeding! First, I slowly turn the body of the girl over before I gently lift her off the car, my heart sinking as I recognise her. She’s a witch student from the academy, one I’ve seen around campus here and there. She’s a few years younger than me but I don’t know anything else.

Her breathing is uneven, and she’s losing blood fast. I can see she’s missing a leg and a good chunk of her hip and one arm.

Fuck…

“I’m going to call for help.” I say, reaching for my phone in my pocket, only to realise it’s in the car.

I pull off the hoodie I'm wearing and wrap it around her waist. I need to call for help asap!

“No… help… them…” She chokes out, her eyes flitting to the forest before her eyes roll and my own heart stops when I realise she’s gone.

I close my eyes.

I may not know her, but someone just died… I move back, staring at her mutilated body.

That fucker…

I stand up, and that’s when I hear it, the chilling hiss of none other than the Death Noodle, followed by screams that are partially drowned out by the thunder.

Fuck!

Grabbing a piece of glass, I break into a run.

Note to self: keep a damn weapon in the car at all times!

I leave the road; the pouring rain is making it harder to pick up a scent.

“Hello!” I shout, brushing back my wet hair from my face.

Another scream and I follow the sound rushing deeper into the woods, the rocky uneven terrain beneath my feet doing little to slow me down.

I stop in my tracks when I see the broken-down trees,

It’s here…

And it’s angry…

“Hey, can anyone hear me!” I shout. If not, the others out here she was referring to may be in trouble. Maybe the Death Noodle might get distracted.

I’m about to shout again when I see two young girls. One is a werewolf, the other a witch, both huddled against a tree trunk.

Both are injured, as they cower in fear and my heart squeezes when I see the shadow of the monster behind them. It’s flickering in and out of view, but it’s unmoving…

The witch is muttering something, but the weak shield she’s summoned isn’t going to be enough…

My eyes blaze as the instinct to protect them overtakes me.

I can risk my own life, fuck I don’t care what happens to me, but when someone or something picks on those weaker than them… then Skyla Rossi has got to step up her game.

“Over here, you fucking Dumb Noodle!” I growl, grabbing a broken piece of wood that looks sharp enough in my free hand. I rush at it.

Jumping up, I spin in the air, raising both weapons as he launches himself at me, opening his mouth in mid-air.

Fuck, he could chomp me in two. I twist my body, slamming the piece of wood into his mouth.

At the same time, I try to use the glass to cut him, but it simply cuts me and I end up dropping it.

It hisses, snapping the wood that is in his mouth as if it was simply a piece of straw, and I shift, shoving my clawed hand straight into its eye.

If I can’t defeat it, then I will blind it.

Got to even the playing field, right?

My claws go straight into its left eye, and I hold on tight, digging my claws in, before I rip its eyes out.