Entwined Enemies (BBW Shifter Romance): Sorcery & Shifters Book 3 by Briar Robin

Author:Briar, Robin [Briar, Robin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-02-25T08:00:00+00:00

7. When the Levee Breaks

Their tattoos protect them from magic. That’s what baldy almost said, pointing at the star design. Only lieutenants get immunity.

I’m nowhere near the level of witchcraft that Candice and Saffron can wield, but magical immunity? That’s a whole other level. Definitely not the work of the Romanian witch who tattooed Mason and Sylvia. It must be another spellcaster, somebody powerful enough to create such a ward.

I can yell my discovery out loud, but that would only make the werewolves cautious. I’d rather keep the element of surprise.

For now I can only watch as my friends battle the three shifters. Saffron hurls anything not nailed down against Trent. Chairs, pedestals, the kitchen table, but he shatters them all. Then she hurls the wooden shards at him as well.

Trent just pulls them out, including the knives. Every time he rips silverware out of his body and tosses it aside, Saffron is quick to snatch it out of midair with her spell and throws it back again.

If nothing else, she’s keeping Trent on the defensive, but it feels like the two them are at a stalemate. All he needs to do is get his hands on Saffron and snap her neck. Knowing that, she stays calm and keeps him harried.

Candice, on the other hand, is unhinged, her face filled with rage. I’ve never seen this side of her before. She’s gone utterly berserk. Still, it seems to be working. She collides with Cropped Hair often, slamming the silver point on her shield into him each time.

They otherwise slash at each other with blade and claw, parrying attacks in turn. The two seem well matched, until Cropped Hair tries something new. He grabs the spike on Candice’s shield and rips it off.

It leaves him vulnerable for a second, allowing Candice to strike, eyes aflame with bloodlust. She draws her sword across his side. Cropped Hair howls. It’s a good blow, but not a finishing one.

Mason is faring less well. Baldy is armed with a silver spike as well now. It’s the only weapon that does any lasting damage to a shifter, and they both have one. Mason tries to keep his distance, jabbing at his opponent, but it doesn’t come naturally to him. He’s probably more used to fighting with his claws and teeth.

Baldy is more confident with his spike, holding it like a knife. Clearly he’s done this before, switching it back and forth between his clawed hands without looking. Mason doesn’t know where to look, and that’s when Baldy lunges. There’s barely enough time for him to dodge in time, but he does.

Baldy presses the advantage. Mason can’t get an attack in edgewise. It’s all he can do just to avoid being stabbed. Baldy is whittling him down, killing with a thousand tiny cuts. I get the feeling Mason needs to do what comes naturally. To get in close and really tear at his enemy. Yet even that tactic comes with pitfalls.

Baldy is stronger than Mason. He proved as much already.

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