Magical Creatures Academy: Books 5 - 7 by Ashta Lucia

Author:Ashta, Lucia
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-12-06T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

I attempted to prevent an anxious, squirming Why from climbing up my chest, and with my torso twisted awkwardly, also pressed a hand to Val’s side. From the way the momma bear was staring at us with such ferocity, I realized I might have to call on the pendant to get us out of here. Which meant I had to be touching both of them when I did.

I wasn’t recovered enough to return the three of us to Happy Land—or even better, the academy—but I’d do what had to be done to protect Why, and whatever the price, I’d pay it, and hope it didn’t mean I was about to be big-time dead. Like, no coming-back dead. No shmexy-fun-time-with-my-boyfriend-Ky dead.

“Why,” I whined, pushing him back onto my lap—for like the tenth time. “You’ve gotta chill the fuck out. You’re gonna knock me over!”

He bounded upward once more, placing his two front paws against my boobs, and tried to scale my body. I toppled backward, and fell awkwardly into Val, who stumbled.

“Enough, Why,” I snapped. “I know you’re scared, but this is making it worse.”

“He’s scared?” Momma bear said from across the clearing. “My kind are the ones who should be scared.” And as if I could have somehow missed the fact that she was pissed off, she bared her teeth at me and snarled.

But I wasn’t in the mood to cower. Sure, the pandacorn was only about my height when standing on her hind legs, but she probably outweighed me by hundreds of pounds—and she had claws, teeth, and a pretty ice pick growing out of the crown of her head.

Even so, I’d had a day already. Hell, I’d had a few years. I wasn’t in the mood to be her little bitch … or anyone else’s.

Pushing Why back down—again—and sitting back up with effort, I met her wild stare head-on, allowing the wild within me to shine. She might be a pandacorn, but I was as black-and-white as she was. I was a shapeshifter skunk, and though I’d never loved the animal into which I transformed, my skunk could throw down with this punk of a momma bear. The momma was tons bigger, but I was wicked fast and wily as a snake dipped in grease. She’d never catch me.

“You can stash your teeth, bitch,” I said before stopping to consider whether it was prudent. It was already looking likely I’d have to use the pendant soon to poof us out of there, so I had nothing to lose. Which made me just as dangerous as she looked.

Momma ramped up the vicious in her snarl. Go figure.

“We haven’t done a single thing to harm you or anyone in Panland,” I said. “And we aren’t planning on it. We told you that.”

“And I told you that you shouldn’t have brought him here.”

“I heard you,” I snapped. “But he’s a cub. A cub for fuck’s sake. What the hell is wrong with you? He’s one of your kind to boot.”

The momma bear absently ran her tongue over her teeth.

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