Ch. 66 Crushing Blow

Mason

“Mason, run!” Ellie screams, just before the whole house begins to shake and the wind roars through like thunder but she;s lost her mind if she thinks I'm leaving here without her.

I barely have time to duck as pieces of wood siding fly from the walls. Jagged planks and splinters whiz by like shrapnel, embedding themselves with deafening thuds into every available surface. I crawl under the cheap formica and metal dining table for refuge but even the floor beneath me rattles in a bid to break free.

“Ellie!” I shout over the uproar but my voice doesn’t carry above the din.

I have to get to her. I have no idea what’s happening but we’ll be ripped to shreds if we don’t find someplace to take cover. She may have told me to run, but there is no way I’d ever leave her behind.

I army crawl in the direction of her furious screams, keeping my head low, but I still feel the fragments tearing at my skin. Knowing my mate is likely suffering the same only makes me move faster. I’m