Lionsbane -Frozen Earth 3 by Marteeka Karland

Author:Marteeka Karland
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter Six

“I found blood down the cavern. Lots of it,” Jakx, the human who had been

bound to Talia and Dykstra, informed the two Lionsblood. Jakx’s relationship with the

couple was close to that of a mate, but less permanent. It was, however, no less fierce.

“It looks like a recent kill, though I can’t say if it’s human or animal blood. I’m sure

there were several creatures who took refuge from the storm. It may not be her.”

“Are you sure it was Lionsblood that made the kill?” Dykstra always accepted

reality, but he never jumped to conclusions. Preparing for one enemy when you should

have been concerned about another was never wise.

Jakx gave him a level look. “I found a blade laced with the same poison we’ve

seen in the last few months. Given the nature of Kane’s injuries, I think we can safely

assume whatever made this kill was a Lionsblood.”

That was all Kane really needed to know. “How many separate groups of these

rogues do you think you’ve got in the shallows, Dykstra?”

The other Lionsblood gave him a level look. “At least three, not counting the one

you and Jayla eliminated.”

“When did they first appear?”

“The same day Jayla left us the first time.”

The two men stared at each other as the implication sank in. These new

Lionsblood were looking for Jayla.

“I’ve got to get back to Jayla. I don’t want to give up looking for Baalen’s mother,

but I can’t leave my mate this open to attack. If they know both of us are gone, they’ll

strike. The woman’s disappearance may even have been designed to lure us away.”

“Go, Kane.” Jakx gripped his shoulder. “We can follow any trail they left back

there to see if there’s any hope, then we’ll follow.”

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“Check in on Talia, too. Keep them together, and if they attack, you’ve got a

better chance of killing the bastards.” Kane could tell by his growls and guttural language that Dykstra didn’t like not heading back to the colony at once, but they

couldn’t just abandon the human.

“I’ll protect your mate as you protected mine, my brother.” With one last look at

both Dykstra and Jakx, Kane shifted into his Lionsblood form and sprinted back up the

cave.

He was headed into danger, of that much he was certain. He was so focused on

reaching Jayla that he didn’t see the two Lionsblood hanging from the stalactites in the

ceiling until they fell on top of him.

One of them roared and slashed at Kane with claws and a blade. Kane had

learned his lesson before and took the claws deep in his abdomen in order to avoid the

blade that might have only grazed his arm. Lionsblood came at him from different

directions but he managed to avoid their poisoned blades. Some slashes he deflected

with the bracers on his forearms, others he danced around. But against two very capable Lionsblood, he knew he could only last a short time.

He had just missed one particularly vicious slash with a blade when a war cry

echoed throughout the cavern. The screech was terrible. He’d have covered his ears if

he’d dared, but he was afraid it might mean his doom.

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