Southern Shifters: Impawsible (Kindle Worlds Novella) (Buchanan Clan Book 1) by Celia Kyle

Author:Celia Kyle [Kyle, Celia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: shifter, paranormal, Romance, kindle words, southern shifters, werewolf
Publisher: Kindle Worlds
Published: 2015-08-09T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

It wasn’t Carter, but her rabbit that yanked her from her nap. After she’d finished her salad, she’d set the bowl aside and settled into the deck chair, getting comfortable for her wait. And she must have fallen asleep because now her bunny had her up and panicked.

She needed to run.

Now.

She needed to shift.

Now.

She needed to hide.

Now. Now. Now.

Bethany jumped from the chair, adrenaline spurring her on, and turned toward the back door. She could cut through the house and—

The rabbit clawed at her, scraping her skin from inside out as it screamed its objection. No. They had to go to the trees. They had to disappear into the forest and find a burrow. Get safe while they waited for their mate to track them.

But why?

Her animal told her not to ask questions, to just do.

It came to her in a rush, a push from the beast that she’d felt often in her past. She’d gotten used to not being afraid, but now fear shoved her into motion. Danger was near. Someone hunted them and looked to cause harm.

Like the males in her past.

Was it a male from her past?

Something inside the house fell, immediately followed by a low, unfamiliar growl, and Bethany took off like a shot. She abandoned any attempts at silence and simply raced across the grass, as her mate had not so long ago. She whipped her shirt over her head, bra quickly following. With each step her rabbit added strength and urged her on. She tore at her skirt, undoing the button and shoving it down her legs. She stumbled as she fought to kick it and her panties free, her sandals immediately after, and she didn’t care that she no longer wore a stitch of clothing.

A roar pushed her to move faster, the slam of the house’s back door telling her whoever came to get her watched her fleeing. She held onto her two legs until she hit the forest, the one place she could lose him. Wolf, cat, or bear, she’d escape.

Then she could find a place to hide. There had to be natural rabbits somewhere in the forest. Dens they’d abandoned.

Four feet hit the dead, dried leaves with a crunch and then she was gone, small claws digging into the upper layers of the dirt, sending it flying. She skittered under low bushes, leapt over fallen logs, and dodged tree trunks.

Left, right, left, left. Like a skier she slipped past obstacles.

All the while she scented the air, drawing in the flavors that filled the forest.

Right, jump, left, cut right.

Her lungs heaved, fighting for oxygen to keep her moving, keeping her out of her pursuer’s grasp. The wind changed direction, bringing a new scent to her. Angry. Hot. Burnt wood. Lion.

It almost tasted like someone from her pride yet not.

A roar reached for her, scaring her into running faster, into hunting up aromas that could save her.

Natural rabbits or Carter. Either would be a welcome sight.

A crash came behind her, branches breaking and trees collapsing beneath the lion as he chased.

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