Hisss by Skye Mackinnon

Author:Skye Mackinnon [MacKinnon, Skye]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Peryton Press
Published: 2019-10-25T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

I run out of the room, trusting the twins to look after Shaun Jayden. And when I say 'look after', I mean hurt and torture. That man is evil through and through.

Lennox passes me on the stairs, holding a collar. "Put that on him and make him pay," I shout as I run past him, taking two steps at a time.

Gryphon and the others are no longer in the corridor where we left them. That means they're on their way home. Oh no. I sprint through the empty entrance hall and out into the night. Clouds have pulled over the stars like a blanket, making it seem gloomier than before. I follow my friends' scent. They didn't take the route via the roofs this time; they're walking along the roads. I'm amazed Ryker is well enough to walk already, but maybe Gryphon is carrying him. Ryker was dead, after all. Completely dead. My heart aches at the thought. I can't lose him. He's way too precious to me. I realise that now. I should have before. When we're back home, safe and away from all the trouble, I'm going to tell him.

Screams in the distance make me run even faster. I'm tempted to shift, but I might be of more use as a human. Besides, I no longer trust my body to behave as I'm used to. I might end up stuck in one shape or half-shifted. So I stay human, but draw from my new strength as much as I can to propel me forward with more energy.

I cross a corner and carnage lies before me. Ryker is on the floor, lifeless, again. Gryphon is fighting K2, his sword blazing through the air, while three cats are clawing at my sister's legs. Storm is on Ryker's chest, her fur standing in all directions, her back arched. She's ready to defend her family. Good kitty. But now I'm here.

"K2!" I shout as loud as I can. "Come and fight me."

Not that I really want to do that, but Gryphon looks exhausted and he needs a break. Maybe he can regain control of her once he doesn’t have to fight for his life.

K2 looks at me blankly and for a moment, I'm not sure if she's going to take the bait. But then she growls and starts running at me, her hands turned into claws once more. She doesn't need a weapon with those blades on her hands. I don't want to hurt her, but she has no such inhibitions. I draw my knives and take on a defensive stance. Hurry up, Gryphon, stop her. With a feral growl, she leaps into the air, her claws pointed at me. I roll to one side, just about evading her attack. She hisses as she lands and crouches low, like a cat about to jump.

"Stop it, we can help you. You don't have to fight me."

She doesn't react to my words at all. Not that I thought she would, but it was worth a try.

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