Andromeda's Fall by Owen Abigail

Author:Owen, Abigail [Owen, Abigail]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Abigail Owen
Published: 2014-02-24T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

Andie burst outside. She watched in horror as Jaxon, who could easily defeat several wolves on his own, was ambushed by all ten at once. He held his own for a few seconds. Several big wolves looked as though they were tossed away from the fray with little effort. But after a moment, he went down under the force of the pack.

With a guttural growl, Andie ran and leapt directly on the back of the wolf closest to her. She stabbed her unsheathed claws into the side of his head and pulled back hard. She would’ve sunk her jaws into his neck if she hadn’t been carrying her weapon, but she needed it more than she needed to kill this one wolf. The creature stumbled under the impact of her hit and the pain of its injury. As he went down, Andie jumped. She landed right on top of Jaxon and grimaced. No way to be gentle given the snapping jaws of the wolves around her.

Without a moment’s hesitation Andie shifted, grabbed the weapon she’d dropped, and turned it on full blast. Fire burst from the end of the flamethrower, and she aimed at the closest wolf, catching him point-blank in his side. He howled in pain. Then she spun in a circle, forcing back the rest of their attackers.

They retreated but didn’t leave. The firelight glinted off their eyes and snapping teeth. The one she’d lit up had rolled in the snow and now lay injured, but alive, off to the side. While keeping her eyes on the shifters, she knelt down to Jaxon, who was still prone on the ground.

Get up, she pleaded with him silently. She couldn’t fend them off alone. Nor could she stay in human form much longer. Not in these temperatures.

“Jaxon Keller, get your ass up!” she ordered in the most Commander-ish tone she could muster.

Come on. Come on, she pleaded silently. She aimed the fire at one of the wolves who was trying to inch closer. It danced back with a snarl.

“Keller, if you don’t get your arrogant butt moving, I’m leaving you to the wolves,” she tried again, nudging him with her foot this time.

Please…

Suddenly Jaxon heaved a deep breath, and Andie inhaled with him. He opened his eyes, pushed to his feet and gave his body a long shake. Snow flew from his fur, hitting Andie’s bare skin. But she was so numb at this point, it didn’t really matter.

“You good?” she asked quietly.

He nodded and then pulled his lips back in a grin that would have been cute if he hadn’t been showing his razor sharp teeth. Instead it looked feral.

When the wolves saw Jaxon stand upright, they growled but didn’t move. She and Jaxon were still outnumbered nine against two, with possibly more wolves out where she couldn’t see them. Wolves weren’t stupid. Andie inched toward them with the fire, forcing them to skitter back. Jaxon prowled along beside her. With no warning, the wolf closest to Andie lunged for her.

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