Carver by Angela Foxxe

Author:Angela Foxxe [Foxxe, Angela]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-05-27T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

Monique glided through the woods, a white streak of grace and speed. Her snow leopard self leaped from branch to tree, over rocks and streams, and through piles of leaves without disturbing neither birds nor mice. Finding Kirk was her focus. Her sensitive nose, combined with exceptional eyesight, let her follow his trail through the woods even as the sky turned from black, to gray, to pink.

Sounds drifted in the air that didn’t belong in the forest. She held up. Her nose could tell her that the scents were fresh, but not how close. Now though, she could hear someone talking. She froze. The people weren’t too far ahead of her. She needed to see them before she attacked. The trees faded to her right and grew stronger to her left. She followed the thicker bushes and trees. After a dozen yards, she spied an opening in the brush. Kirk, with barely a stitch of clothing on him, held Portia close to his chest. He must be freezing. Even with his elevated heat… She couldn’t make out the words, but they stopped. Kirk sat Portia down, kissed her head, and then everything exploded. Nah grabbed him by his throat and lifted him up off the ground to push him against the tree.

Monique shifted as she moved. The delicate cat was replaced by the vicious bear. The woman didn’t have time to scream as the massive paw came down on her head. Kirk kicked Nah in the stomach, then slammed her head first into the tree. Portia was in his arms a heartbeat after that. Then he ran.

Nah recovered from the tree, Monique roared at her. The woman backed off, stripping off her jacket and tossing her useless firearm to the side.

“You’re one of us, why are you helping them?”

Monique paused, one of her massive paws hung in the air.

“You’re not one of us… the stories are true. Time for you to meet a true shifter, not a pretender like yourself.”

Nah threw her head back and screamed. It shifted to a roar along with her body. Skin melted and reformed into shaggy brown fur. A bear the size of a VW bug faced off with her where a woman had been seconds before.

The shock of seeing another bear kept Monique from stopping the first blow. Sharp, straight claws ripped through the sensitive flesh of her nose and face. She jumped back on her hind legs, then toppled forward to use her superior weight. Nah was ready for it. Being smaller and faster, the brown bear used her speed to the utmost advantage. She darted out of the way and sunk her teeth into Monique’s haunches. The polar bear roared as pain shot up her back side.

The brown bear seemed to be everywhere. Biting teeth and slashing claws left a dozen red patches on her white fur. The wind shifted and a new scent caught Monique’s attention. Nah was stalling her. She had help coming, and fast. Nah may have been a superior bear, but she wasn’t fighting just another bear.

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