Fortune Academy Underworld: Book Four by J.R. Thorn

Fortune Academy Underworld: Book Four by J.R. Thorn

Author:J.R. Thorn [Thorn, J.R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-04-12T22:00:00+00:00


Chapter 10

A burst of light shot up from the ground as the orb exploded, sending a beam of light into the sky.

The shifters responded with a chorus of howls and panther screams, an eerie music that sent shivers up my spine. All around me bones broke and cries of pain tore out, transforming into animal roars as everyone took their animal form.

Magic hummed in the air, ripe with the moonlight the exuded down into the clearing.

The ones who had already shifted were in a frenzy and for about two seconds, I felt frozen, because it looked like they were all headed straight for me.

But then I saw the small thing skittering along the ground that had escaped the beam of light.

The shifters weren’t coming for me. They were after the little floppy-eared creature that looked remarkably like a bunny, its dark eyes wheeling around in its head as it ran for its life.

Except, it had a horn.

One of the panthers leaped at it from the side and it veered, changing direction nimbly and going straight for the woods.

“What was that?” I whispered.

“Do you want to catch it or talk?” Logan asked, amused.

“Bite me,” I said, then realized I was talking to a wolf and that was a very real invitation. “You realize this is an unfair challenge, right? I can’t run anywhere near to as fast as a shifter—couldn’t even before somebody strapped ginormous weights to my back.”

He held up his hands. “Hey, I’m the teacher. I’m here to instruct and I’m not helping you if I tell you how to do it.” Eying my wings, he said, “But I’ll point this out—those things will get torn to shreds if you don’t keep them tucked in.”

“Helpful.” I stuck my tongue out at him and turned to the woods. Tucking my wings in close as he’d suggested, I took off at a quick jog, hoping to catch up with any stragglers.

There were no stragglers.

I’m so not getting extra credit for this.

Ahead, the wolves howled as they indulged in the chase and the occasional answering scream from one of the panthers sounded back.

I realized they were playing a Marc-Polo of sorts, crowding the creature into an ambush.

Smart.

Even if I ran as fast as I could, I’d never catch them and I’d end up wearing myself out, especially with these damn wings.

There was another howl, this one too close for comfort.

A fluffy white rabbit-like thing darted in front of me, cutting me off as I nearly tripped over it.

“Shit!” I exclaimed as it disappeared under a hedge to my right.

A pack of wolves bolted from the trees, circling around from their ambush strategy as panther screams echoed their warning from nearby.

The bunny-thing darted in front of me again, but further down the path this time. Moving quicker now, I peered under the hedge only to almost mowed down as a panther dropped down out of a tree and leaped forward, intent on the chase.

The bunny darted across the path again. Swearing, I went



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