Dead Heat (Taz Bell Book 1) by Green Sharon

Author:Green, Sharon [Green, Sharon]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2011-06-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

The puma and I limped out of the clearing as soon as we could, heading for the deeper woods where the harpy, if she came back, would hopefully have more trouble attacking us. We found some low bushes to lie under until we healed, and then I took off on my own. I had the feeling the puma wanted to stay with me, but all he did was follow along in the same general direction a few yards back. He didn't seem to be afraid to be on his own, just reluctant to leave in spite of our not being the same kind of animal.

But he didn't try pushing himself at me, so after a while I managed to forget he was there. I roamed the woods, staying away from the area of the wolves, but those in cat form never got together again the way they had earlier. The harpy had ruined things for them, making the predators feel like prey.

The rest of the night was on the boring side. Running through a dark forest may be fun to begin with, but once the hunt is over there's nothing but the fighting to look forward to. Without the fighting there's just lots of dark to move through and nothing else to do. When I felt that dawn and moonset were only a few minutes away I turned and began to make my way back to the place Freemont had dropped me off, also making sure I wasn't followed. The puma had finally gone his own way, and I wanted to make sure it stayed like that.

I crouched among the trees and bushes until that pressure came again, this time pulling me apart instead of crushing me down. The change wasn't exactly painful, it just felt like it would become agonizing at any moment. The anticipation was the painful part, half waiting for the agony to start, half waiting for the change to be over. By the time I was back to human form I was almost out of breath and sweating, not to mention starting to feel the lack of sleep. And my mind was clearing to the point where I could think rationally again…

When I saw the Saturn approaching I left the trees and trotted over to the road, reaching it just as Freemont stopped the car. The passenger side door was already unlocked, so I reached in and got my clothes, pulled them on, then slid into the seat and closed the door before adding the deck shoes.

"Good morning, Taz," Freemont said with a smile as he turned the car and headed back toward the motel. "Your coffee is there in the cupholder."

"Lifeblood," I said, closing the seatbelt around me before reaching for the cup. "Coffee is my preferred version of lifeblood, even if I am too stupid to deserve having it."

"What is that supposed to mean?" Freemont asked, only glancing at me while he frowned at the road. "What could you have done that you

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