The Mark of Fate: Book 3 of The Marked series by Ford, Rinna (romantic love story reading .TXT) 📕

Holding out my right hand, a small dagger formed in it. Alec stood up, revealing more of his naked back and I immediately took my shot. The blade flew through the air, lodging soundly in his right shoulder. He screamed out in pain and the woman screeched as he fell forward on top of her.

Using vampire speed, I ran to the edge of the pool and grabbed him by the hair and lifted him up and out of the water. The woman, another caster, backed away in terror as I threw Alec down on the floor. He tried to crawl away but I stepped down on his back, making him collapse. Then using my magic, I suppressed his casting abilities, much like he did to my shifter side. He gasped as he felt the absence of his magic and I smiled evilly.

That was when Matias came in, stopping right beside me. Xander, Amos, and a few others were not too far behind him.

“Emelia, what are you doing?” Amos asked, horrified.

“Giving a traitor what he deserves,” I seethed. “Alec was planted in the detention facility. He pretended to be wounded so we’d take him, then when we all trusted him, he kidnapped me. I was in Ironshot’s house in Boston all this time.”

“What?!” Xander roared and I saw him begin to change into his dragon.

“I don’t know what she’s talking about!” Alec cried real tears as he tried to make me seem crazy.

“He followed me to my beach, took away my dragon, my vampire, and my energy with just a touch, then he took me to our enemy. He works for the Council.” Several of the supes still looked at me like I was delusional. “Can anybody account for his whereabouts just a few hours ago?” Everyone looked around at each other but no one spoke up. “Well, I can. He was at a dinner party where I was the main attraction, weren’t you, pookie?” I pushed him further down onto the floor with my foot. “He kidnapped me, hurt me, and he has been feeding our enemy with information about us. He’s a traitor and he’s mine.”

Ronan came in at that moment, wearing a shirt and held up by Devlin.

“What she says is true,” he told them. “He works for Michael Ironshot. I know this because I worked directly for the man as well.”

Everyone began whispering and I knew that things would get out of hand soon.

“Enough!” I yelled, making the room ring out in silence.

I reached down, grabbing Alec by the hair again and snatched the blade from his shoulder forcefully. He cried out again as it dislodged from the bone and in a quick movement, I flipped it around and brought it under his throat.

Kneeling behind him, I made him rise to his knees and I brought my face to his ear.

“Please! Please, don’t kill me,” he pleaded pathetically. “I’m sorry...I’m sorry!”

“I know you are,” I whispered. “I bet it just eats away at your ego that a freak like me is going to be the one to end your pathetic life, doesn’t it?” I chuckled when his blubbering got louder. I then sunk my fangs into his throat, and his sobs turned into screams. Moving the blade from his neck, I pulled it back and stabbed him in the heart as I drank his blood. I didn’t get to drain him dry since he was gone before that could happen, but I was okay with that. Alec was dead, and one more name was checked off my list.

I pulled the blade from his body once more and let him fall face first onto the floor. I looked down at my hand and watched the blood stained dagger disappear. Matias helped me up and he hugged me tight. I glanced to my right and saw Xander stare down at Alec’s dead body. He was imagining killing the fucker himself. With a free hand, I reached over and touched his arm. He immediately snapped his eyes to mine and they softened. He picked up my hand and kissed it before placing it on his face.

“Emelia, we need to have a talk,” Amos said, interrupting my reunion.

Just then a loud bang erupted over the mansion, shaking the building. We were under attack.

Matias and Xander let me go and I felt all of my predators slip back out. I was ready for the fight and I would fight to the death.

“No!” Amos grabbed me by the shoulders, making me avert my attention to him. Another loud bang rocked the mansion making bits of plaster fall down around us. “Emelia, you need to get out of here! They’re here for you!”

“No, they’re here for all of us! We should stay and fight!”

“I just got you back! Please! I’ll give the order to evacuate, but I need you to go, now!”

I looked between my grandfather, Xander, Matias, Ronan, and Devlin. Ronan was completely wiped out but I knew he’d fight if I stayed. He’d try to at least. I couldn’t risk it. I couldn’t risk any of them, having just gotten them back. I nodded my head.

“Okay,” I told Amos. “Promise me I’ll see you again. Promise me.” Flashbacks of leaving Devlin and Ainsley entered my mind and I began to tear up.

“I’ll take care of him,” Camille shouted over the booms. I could see the determination in her eyes and I nodded my head in her direction. She’d get him out of there and I’d find them again.

He grabbed me in a tight hug and let me go. “I promise!” He then kissed my forehead and turned to my mates. “Get her out of here now!”

“I know where we can go,” Maitas said. "No one knows of it. We’ll be safe, I promise.”

Amos nodded and kissed my forehead one more time before running off into the maylay with Camille to gather as many rebels as he could and get them out. My heart broke a little bit watching him go.

“Get us as