Then Nathan felt her grip let go, and there wasn’t time to think of much else. That stomach flip he always hated about rollercoasters was far worse when he was falling to a much more possible death.
“Nathan!” Jim called from too far away to help him.
Nathan refused to close his eyes. He was not going to close his eyes and just accept this. If he timed things right, rolled,something, he might get away with a broken bone. Or several.
Preparing for impact, Nathan tried to relax his body to better ease the blow, but before he could meet the pavement, strong arms and clawed hands caught him. Nathan’s heart was up in his throat, beating wild. He looked up and saw thatSashahad saved him. There was something very frightening about the incubus’ true form up close. Awesome, in the original sense of the word, but frightening.
Nathan managed a pitiful, “Thanks,” and let Sasha drop him safely the rest of the way to the ground.