Jared (The Protectors #2)(36)

Looking down Tessa saw others had followed suit and was throwing shoes and whatever else they had at the three half-breeds climbing quickly up the Ferris Wheel, but it was only pissing them off and not slowing them down at all.

“Just go!” Tessa demanded. “Get out of here.”

“Grab my hand dammit.” Nicole reached down, their fingertips touching. “Jump!”

Tessa did, surprised when Nicole grasped her hand.

“I am going to swing you up and you better grab on tight.” Nicole yelled.

Saying a prayer Tessa felt herself being lifted so fast her eyes closed, but then popped open looking for something to grab on to. Glancing down she screamed. “Watch out!”

Nicole looked under her in time to see the half-breed reaching for her foot. Bringing her leg up she let loose with a kick straight down to the top of his head knocking him down a few feet. “Go! Go!” Nicole swung to the other side of the rail climbing up.

Surprised at how fast she could climb Tessa kept close to Nicole trying not to look down. The thought of all the scary movies she had ever watched and bitched at the actress being an idiot for going up to the top of a building or in a house…she now understood. There was no way she was going to go down.

“You’ll pay for that bitch!” The half-breed snarled making a leap toward them.

“Damon!” Nicole screamed at the top of her lungs when the half-breed landed on her legs, quickly crawling up her body. Hanging on with one hand Nicole back elbowed him in the face.

His howl of pain turned into a growl of outrage. “You’re going for a ride bitch.”

Tessa reached around clawing him down the face. “Get off her!”

His grip tightened around Nicole’s stomach trying to pry her from the rail, but her grip was true and strong. His fangs elongated as he reared his head back to strike at her neck.

“No!” Tessa screamed trying to kick him off Nicole without losing her grip.

Damon landed on the opposite rail grabbing the half-breed by the hair stopping the fangs inches from his mate’s neck. “You will die for that breed.”

The half-breed hissed at Damon, his eyes a deep burning red. “Fuck you warrior!”

Damon looked at Nicole for a split second then gave a slight nod. Tessa watched Nicole’s grip tighten on the rail as she leaned her chin into her chest slowly then with lightning speed she whipped her head back butting the half-breed in the face. Surprised at the attack his grip on Nicole loosened enough for Damon to get a grip on him and pull him away, tossing him in the air and away from them as the breed had wanted to do with Nicole.

Before Tessa could breathe a sigh of relief she felt a hand on her foot. Panicked, she looked down meeting the mismatched eyes of another half-breed. Lifting her other foot she kicked down feeling accomplishment until he looked back up at her, his eye flashing red, his mouth curled in a nasty snarl.

“Ah crap!” Tessa tried to pull herself up and away from him, but he caught her leg again giving her a rough tug. Her hand clawed at the rail, but it was useless, she was going down.

Her shoulder rammed a basket as she tumbled down, her arms grasping at anything, but only catching air. Her thought process at that moment went to the moment Jared had said he would keep her safe. She could even hear his voice and his face was so clear in her mind it was startling. Where the hell was he?

Pain like she had never felt before gripped her head. “Where you think you’re going?” Another half-breed caught her by the hair.

Tessa’s scream of pain echoed throughout the fairgrounds. Tears of pain soaked her cheeks as nausea pushed to the back of her throat. She lifted her hands to the hands clinging to her hair trying to take some of the pressure off. He shook her by the hair causing Tessa to scream even louder.

She couldn’t believe he hadn’t pulled her hair out by the roots. Deep down she wished he would just to stop the excruciating pain. Suddenly the pressure was taken off her scalp when strong arms grabbed her around the waist tossing her into one of the baskets.

“Watch out!” Tessa shouted seeing movement behind Jared. The half-breed who had held her by the hair fought his way from Sid and threw himself at Jared jumping on his back. People still on the Ferris Wheel near where Jared and the half-breed fought screamed, their baskets swayed dangerously. Tessa was too frightened to scream, it was frozen in her throat. She watched in horror as the half-breed pulled out a thick silver chain trying to wrap it around Jared’s neck. With no thought to her own safety she tried to grab it before it could make contact with Jared.

“Get back!” Jared shouted at her as he punched the breed in the face repeatedly hissing when the chain made contact. “How the f*ck do you kill these bastards?” Jared grabbed the breed around the throat.

Adam was climbing up toward them. “Stab them in the heart.” He shouted to the warriors.

Jared didn’t question the kid, he caught the double edged knife Sid tossed him sinking it deep into the half-breed’s heart. “Son of a bitch.” Jared eyes opened wide as the half-breed dropped dead. Tossing him away he threw his body in front of Tessa as a gunshot went off.

“Guess I forgot to tell you we have a heartbeat.” Adam cringed.

“Ah, yeah.” Jared snarled. “You left that important information out.” He had never heard of a half-breed having a heartbeat.

“Tessa Pride!” A male voice bellowed throughout the fairgrounds. Another gunshot went off. “Tessa Pride! Come out...come out wherever you are.”