Wildfire Unicorn (Fire & Rescue Shifters: Wildfire Crew Book 2) by Zoe Chant

Author:Zoe Chant [Chant, Zoe]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-03-31T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

Candice’s shouted warning nearly came too late. Only his equine peripheral vision saved him, a flicker of black triggering instinctive reflexes. Wystan shied aside, the bolt of energy crackling through the space where his head had just been.

“It’s the Nightmare!” Candice yelled, in both his ears and his mind. “Wystan, run!”

He dropped back instead, positioning himself between the Nightmare and Candice. In this form, he could see in a nearly complete circle, allowing him to keep an eye on the black form ghosting through the trees while still running forward himself.

The other horses had caught sight of the unnatural shape too, and had clearly identified it as predator. As one, they broke into a full gallop, necks and legs stretching as far as they could. The herd surged around Candice’s vehicle in a chaos of rolling eyes and jostling bodies.

*Go faster!* he sent to Candice urgently. *It’s catching up!*

*I can’t! I’ll hit one of them!* Candice was having to slow down to avoid the panicked horses. *They’re blocking the road!*

Another streak of black flickered behind him. On pure instinct, Wystan wheeled around, horn flaring bright as he leaped to intercept the bolt. The Nightmare’s shadowy missile fractured as it hit his radiant aura, sizzling into a shower of sparks.

*WYSTAN!* Candice screamed.

*I’m all right,* he managed to send back, through the pain ringing through his skull. Even though his light had seemed to counteract the Nightmare’s dark power, he still felt as though someone had whacked his horn with a sledgehammer. It wasn’t an experience he was eager to repeat.

He broke into a gallop again, charging toward the Nightmare. The possessed creature scuttled like a hellish spider on its knife-legs, flicking into the cover of the forest. He slowed, hesitating. He didn’t dare try to pursue that flickering, elusive shape through the darkness under the trees.

His unicorn reared in his mind, mane tossing. Our mate! Protect our mate!

With a jolt of alarm, he realized that the Nightmare was trying to flank him, circling around so that it could get a clear shot at Candice. He stretched his legs to full extension, but the Nightmare was faster.

*Candice, BRAKE!* he flung frantically into her mind.

The Jeep’s red taillights flashed on just as the Nightmare burst from the forest in a curving leap. Its stabbing forelegs missed the skidding vehicle by inches, knifing instead into the road. Then it was tumbling away, knocked head over heels as the Jeep’s bumper caught it a glancing blow. Horses screamed, scattering away from its thrashing form.

He gathered himself to impale the monster through the heart…and hesitated.

It wasn’t out of pity. The Nightmare was already hissing and lashing out, scythe-like legs cleaving the air as it struggled to regain its feet. Its red eyes were fixed on him…and there was more than hatred there. A greedy, possessive hunger burned in those crimson depths. It wanted him to come closer.

Close enough to bite.

If it gets its teeth in me, it’s all over. That was how the demons moved from host to host, jumping from one body to another.

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