Survival for Three by Nicole Stewart

Author:Nicole Stewart [Stewart, Nicole]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-06-04T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Perry lurched to his feet and fired his gun three times in the air. The deafening blasts made Nadia jump and scream at the top of her lungs and Lincoln jumped up and waved his arms maniacally. The three of them turned the peaceful, quiet night into a madhouse, but it was not enough.

One of the bolder wolves lunged toward Nadia, and its wicked jaws snapped at her pantleg. “Oh, my God! Perry!” she screamed as the wolf started dragging her.

“Perry, do something!” Lincoln yelled.

“I’m trying!”

His eyes widened and his heart rate skyrocketed as he aimed at the beast. Nadia kicked wildly at the wolf’s snout. Perry swore anxiously, afraid a bullet would strike her. And the feral glint in the wolf’s eyes indicated zero fear.

“Perry! Help me! Please!” Nadia shrieked. Another wolf moved from the side but skipped away when the pack leader growled threateningly. Perry fired in the air again. Another animal attacked her from the other side and dragged at her jacket.

“No! No!” Perry shouted over her screams of panic. He picked up a stone and threw it at the animal while trying to drag her away. Taking a cue from him, Lincoln scrabbled for stuff to throw. The aggressive wolf thrashed his head from side to side, trying to sink his teeth deeper into Nadia’s boot, but one of her kicks connected, and the animal let out a blood curdling yelp.

With her leg free, she whipped her hunting knife out of her boot and slashed at the wolf tugging her jacket. “Get away from me!” she growled. The blade cut through thick fur, and the animal howled.

Perry dove toward her, wrestling a branch from the fire. He waved it threateningly in the wolf’s face. The straggler finally raced after his peers, and the underbrush shook as the wolves distanced themselves from the scene.

“Oh, my fucking God!” Nadia exclaimed, shaking.

“Let me see. Let me see!” Perry checked her ankle. The boot was scarred from teeth marks, but the leather was unbroken. He checked her arm and pushed a finger through a jagged tear in the fabric of her sleeve, but her skin was unbroken. Her throat was probably raw, but she was otherwise unharmed. She threw her arms around him and hugged him tightly.

Nadia whispered shakily. “What in the holy fucking hell!”

“Why did they come and how do we keep them away?” Lincoln asked, struggling to keep his voice even.

“Someone must have fed them at some point. Once wolves associate humans with food, they’ll approach other humans, looking for more of the same. I’ve never had wolves this close to my camp, but it’s a wake-up call. We should put our cooking fire further away from camp and keep food out of our sleeping area.”

“Will that be enough?” Nadia stared into the darkness, her heart still racing from the terrifying encounter. Perry placed a reassuring hand on her shoulder.

“They’ll stay away. They were probably just curious. By kicking up such a fuss, we showed them humans are more trouble than they’re worth.

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