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Not Too Late For Love
Chapter 10: Escape?
Nilsson had broken all speed limits to get here. He could feel her slipping away. She couldn't leave him now. She had fought so hard. She couldn't give up now. But she was weak, ill, battered and failing.
What had they done to her?
He tore off his helmet and dumped the bike and tore round into the alleyway that faced the Black Iris. Sure enough… There was the graffiti mark of the Lamia. The born vampires. He ran his hand along it and felt her presence. She'd defiantly been here. He could feel her. But the graffiti mark wasn't the portal.
There was no pull. There was always a pull around portals. He'd been around them enough to know. He'd been there when Grandma Harman had cast the spell and had been around it in the coming years watching the princess become Kaitlin Drake and later the love of his life.
But they had brought her here…
How was it possible that they had created another doorway? Another portal. There was no witch alive now that could create such a portal. And Grandma Harman had sworn the alliengence of the witches to Daybreak. Even if it meant that seventeen years later she had had outlaw her own granddaughter for the sake of the safety of the Princess of the First House.
But not Thea was one of the strongest witches Daybreak had. Thea, Bliase, Gillian and Illiena where truly of the Harman line.
Think. Where would a Night World leader hide a portal from the Elders? He scanned the alleyway. Floor, wall and ceiling. It was here. Somewhere. It was warded and strongly. But he had something more powerful than spells.
The bond of his soulmate.
And the will of the world to find her alive.
She was so weak. He had too find her.
His had trailed the wall. Kaitlin…
Kaitlin help me out…. He thought desperately. Where are you? Please hold on for me. It was then he felt the snag. That all too familiar sickening pull that signifies strong magic.
Warded magic.
His hand clenched into a fist. And he looked down. There was yet another graffiti but it would take Night World eyes to be aware of it. And even then Nilsson was positive he only found it because he had been looking for it.
And because somehow Kaitlin with the little strength she had left had shown him the way.
Under the clenched fist was a stone graffiti drawing of blue fire. Backed on to a symbol of a sun.
The magical symbol for Kaitlin's hidden Safe Hose. Nilsson's stomach flipped over. Now all he had to do was call up the portal.
He focused on Kaitlin's bedroom as he remembered seeing it and on her. On her life force as he remembered it. As he could feel it.
He prayed to the goddess. If she was there. That she would hear his plea and help him find Kaitlin in time.
Nilsson knew he wasn't a witch. He knew he had no connection to the Harmans apart from working closely with all four of the Harman girls.
But he also knew he had something that was stronger than magic. He had a soulmate and the will to save her before her time was up.
Nilsson refused to believe that Kaitlin was lost to the darkness of the Night World. She couldn't be. He closed his eyes searching for the soulmate link that had kept his hopes alive.
His heart stopped when he could feel no answering pull. "Kait, No!" He whispered "Not now, Not now, not when we're so close. Please Kaitlin, don't give up!" He could feel the tears threatening to fall and then he heard her whisper three heartfelt words.
"I love you."
He felt the life begin to drain from her and his eyes flew open. "NO!" He screamed punching the wall. Only his fist when through it. He felt the magic dive up his arm but instead of killing him as it had been designed to do it pulled him in.
He nearly collapsed in relief.
Thea had been right. There was magic stronger than even the stronger wards. He also knew that the witch Queen Hecate had been there this night. She knew his purpose was true.
"Thank-you" He whispered
Then he turned to the portal and watched it open before him. Blue energy burned as he watched the black hole in the air colour. Then before him sat Kaitlin. Her head down and her body bloody, battered and bruised. He felt his blood boil.
He checked his gun and sword. The sword was wood and the gun was packed with sliver bullets. Each one had a name on it. They were not getting away this time.
He felt the portal crackle around him as he passed through. The power surge was strong and filled him with a sense of power beyond that he had felt before. He knew he was going to get her out of here. Even if it took his life. He couldn't live without her anyway.
Life without her wasn't worth it.
But as he passed through he saw her move.
His heart leaped with hope he knew he shouldn't have. But it was as if she felt him there and moved her head and opened her eyes. She looked at him. Her jaw was swollen and bruised and tear tracks made her face look grubby but she smiled.
"Nilsson"
She whispered wincing as if just taking a breath was hurting and then he realised what they had done and realised that it was.
He was going to kill them.
Kaitlin thought she was hallucinating. Nilsson couldn't be here. He had no idea where she was. But he was here. Touching her, freeing her. Telling her that everything would be ok.
She believed him.
She felt the sliver fall away from her arms and gasped in relief. She couldn't sit up anymore and fell forward. Nilsson caught her and hugged him to her. Its ok Kait. He said with his mind soothing over her hurt.
Its ok I'm here now.
She thought she would pass out with relief. He was here. She thought she would never see him again.
He eased her off the chair and into his arms. She managed to rope her arms round his neck and her head rested on his shoulder. "I knew you'd come." She whispered
"Although I wanted you to be safe."
She saw Nilsson look down at her. His eyes were hard with cold fury that she knew wasn't aimed at her. His voice was like a caress. "Oh Kait. I have no life without you."
She thought shed cry then. But she had nothing left to cry.
"I'm going to get you out of here." He said in a voice she'd never heard before. now she knew why they all called him Ice back at Daybreak. He was a hunter with a will of steel and a killer instinct that was made of ice.
She knew she was safe with him.
She trusted him.
At that moment the door burst open and Gavin, Rose and Delilah barrelled in. Nilsson didn't waste a second he shot Gavin in the knee with his gun but Rose and Delilah were almost on him when Kaitlin heard a huge bark and Jules came barrelling in out of nowhere and knocked them over.
She towered over them.
Her hackles up and teeth bared. She was angry. Kaitlin's pain had been slowly killing her. Her beloved Kaitlin. Now she could help. She would.
Nilsson didn't wait he turned to the portal and dived through it.
He was about to close it when Kaitlin screamed "NO! Nilsson not yet!"
"JULES!" She screamed in her head and at that moment the red setter dived through the portal which then glowed purple and exploded closed.
Nilsson turned and buried Kaitlin's head in his chest from the glare.
He had got her out.
Then he heard something.
Motorbikes. None of the models that Daybreak used.
Shit!
They were onto them.
They were not going to get Kaitlin back.
He'd die before he let anything else happen to her.
Kaitlin had heard it too. She knew. He looked down at her and she nodded. He called Jules who came willingly and they turned and fled for their lives.
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