Page 99 of Her Tortured Beasts (Her Vicious Beasts #4)

Chapter 98

Scythe

A tsunami fills my body, roaring, whipping me up on the high of a successful kill. A mortal enemy finally dead.

Finally dead. The creature who had haunted me for near on a decade is finally gone.

Rain splatters across my forehead as, on the back of my new ally, Xander, we fly towards Lady Drakos.

Bonds are forged in battle, and this is one battle I won’t ever forget.

There is a shout below as the wolves, likely hiding inside the castle until now, join the fight on land.

But they have four powerful felines to contend with, and neither Marduk, Yeti, or the most powerful tigress I know will be overcome by mere grunts, Lunaris wolves or not. But this means that the two previously occupied dragons, Francesca and Ragnar, are now free of their telekinetic shackles. And free to charge right for us.

Xander roars in challenge and charges right back. I tense to ready myself for impact, except Francesca, being smaller and more nimble, banks at the last second, the side of her wing skimming down Xander’s neck.

Sharp scales hit me as Xander banks away from her, and the force of the blow, combined with the inertia, sends me sliding down Xander’s side, my shoulder and arm blossoming with pain.

“Scythe, hold on!” Xander’s cavernous dragon’s voice is an emotional and psychic mallet into my head, and I scramble to keep my seat, my fingers getting cut on his scales.

Aurelia’s phoenix screech of panic is another sort of blow as her power picks me up and plonks me onto Xander’s back. Panting in relief, I settle back in place to see Savage pointing towards Flores and shouting something that’s lost to the crosswinds.

A high-pitched draconian roar of pain fills the air, and I turn in time to see Flores ripping a giant chunk out of Lady’s Drakos’ side. He swallows the flesh as Lady Drakos’ wings upend and she falls to the earth.

It’s then that Ragnar’s head crashes into Xander’s ribs, sending us careening in mid-air. From our other side, Francesca breathes fire right into Xander’s face, making him flip vertical. But Ragnar was prepared for this and sinks his teeth into Xander’s shank.

I grip onto Xander’s neck with all my power as roars fill the night air; I don’t know how we’re going to win this.

Aurelia’s sudden scream in my head makes light burst across my vision.