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I stared at her with surprise. “You agreed to be here? Do you know what kind of experiments he was doing?”
“Reproductive studies. I know I was agreeing to be artificially inseminated. For the money I’m being paid, it’s worth it. I already agreed to give up the child when it’s born.”
I felt sick at hearing her story, knowing what she didn’t know. She might have signed up voluntarily, but it was unlikely that she knew the results—that being artificially inseminated by a vampire would likely leave her torn in at least two very bloody pieces.
“Are you pregnant right now?” I asked cautiously.
She shook her head. “We were going to officially start tomorrow.”
I let out a shaky sigh of relief. “We need to get out of here.”
“Why? What’s going on?”
“You know there are vampires here, don’t you?”
“Vampires?” she repeated, frowning hard. “Are you crazy or something?”
We didn’t have time for this. “Yeah, I’m crazy. Now let’s go.” I grabbed her arm, happy that she didn’t fight against me as I pulled her out of the room.
She looked over her shoulder at Declan. “He’s scary as hell, isn’t he?”
Despite everything, that almost made me grin. “He’s an adorable puppy dog compared to what’s downstairs. Come on.”
“Just keep climbing until we get to the surface,” Declan said. When we reached the stairwell again, Declan swung open the door. Before I had the chance to go through, pale hands grabbed the front of Declan’s shirt and dragged him over the threshold. The door closed behind him with a click.
I felt as though the breath had been completely knocked out of me.
“No!” I let go of the woman and grappled for the door, pushing it open so hard it bruised my hands.
I saw Declan fly backward, down a flight of stairs, and he hit the cement wall hard at the landing before tumbling down a couple more steps. Blood streamed down his forehead.
“Declan!” I screamed.
His pain-filled gaze locked on mine, and he must have seen the terror in my eyes. “Go, Jill! Take the woman and get out of here! Now!”
The vampire—no, there were two of them—drew closer to him. Normally, I had no doubt Declan could take them. But my blood had weakened him. He could fight for a while, but it wouldn’t be long before they tore him apart.
He wanted me to leave him, to save myself and the woman. And maybe I would have done just that—in a previous life.
I glared at the woman. “Stay right here. Don’t move.”
“What are you doing?”
“Whatever I have to.”
“Leave him. Let’s just go! He said we should!”
I shook my head. “He should know by now I rarely do what I’m told.”
There wasn’t any more time to explain, to figure out a plan, to think things through. I had only a few seconds to save Declan. And I had only one weapon at hand. The same weapon I always had at hand.
Myself.
I took the stairs two at a time until I landed between the vampires. Declan was down a few more steps, and he sent a fierce look my way. I noticed his leg was twisted in an awkward position, and a chill went down my spine. He’d broken it in the fall. It would heal just like the rest of him did—quickly. But that was only if he lived.
“What the fuck are you doing, Jill?” he snapped at me.
I didn’t have time for a Q&A at the moment.
