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bodies lay on the cold stone floor. A few were still alive, but those that were, were being fed upon. They too would soon be dead as well.
                  “What is this place? A hive of some sort?” Maxine whispered. She said the words as low as she could in fear that she would be heard and bring the creatures on them in an instant.
                  “It’s the heart of the hive. This is where the master vampire dwells.” This is where his mission had taken him, this was his destination.
                  “There are so many of them.”
                  Nate knew that Maxine was on the edge of freaking out. She was more frightened than he had seen her the entire night. It would not be long before the vampires knew they were there and then all hell would break loose.
                  Behind him came a scream. As he turned, Nate saw that two vampires were now approaching from the tunnel behind them. Maxine shoved her body closer to Nate. Her grip was fierce as her body trembled. “Please get us out of here, do something!”
                  Nate knew there were too many of them. Even if he shifted, he would not be able to protect Maxine indefinitely. He felt torn between duty to his pack and mission, and the responsibility to protect this woman. There was still a few hours left before sunrise, too much darkness and not enough time before the first rays of dawns light.
                  Maxine tugged at his arm with more urgency. Her eyes never left the two creatures approaching them. It would not be long until the others followed suit.
                  Nate held her gaze, tried to make her understand, their time was running out, they were trapped.
                  “No.” she shook her head. He felt for the woman, her life too precious. She also knew what they were up against. But what could one werewolf do against a whole hive of vampires?
                  “Stay close.” Her life depended on it.
                  Every entrance was blocked. There was nowhere to run.
                  Inch by inch the vampires crept closer. With fangs bared and blood lust in their eyes, the vampires closed in on them.
                  Nate waited for the right opportunity to change. He still had an extreme amount of strength in his human form. He couldn’t risk bringing the rest of the creatures down on them if there was still a chance he could find a way out of this.
                  It was too late. The other creatures had already spotted them and began clawing their way up the side of the wall towards them using the claws to grip into the stone.
                  Maxine made a shrilling scream. The room was swarming with the creatures moving in a fast unnatural manner.
                  Nate looked for any place to hold up, somewhere that would be to his advantage. Anywhere he could make the change and keep Maxine shielded from harm at the same time.
                  Nate shoved the woman against a wall causing her to stumble into it. It was their only chance.
                  There was no way out of this now, he would have to fight with every skill he had. He would have to fight to his last breath.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Chapter Eighteen
                  Nate’s body pressed up against her pinning her to the wall. She was blinded to the attack. She couldn’t see around him. All of her will was stomped down, she knew she was about to die. They had willingly walked straight into their grave.
                  All around them hell broke loose and turned to complete horror.
                  Maxine pushed against Nate’s body but couldn’t even move. At least if she could get out from behind him, she may be able to make a run for it instead of just being trapped in place waiting for her