My Past Laid Bear by Becca Fanning

Author:Becca Fanning [Fanning, Becca]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi

Chapter 5

Present Time

The bear swiped at Norah, sinking its claws into her shoulder. The pain seared through her, but she managed to hold her ground, tumbling out of the way just in time to avoid the jaws that came down toward her neck. The other bear was aiming to kill her, that much was obvious, but she would not be defeated. She knew that the lives of her husband her child were on the line. She would not lose.

Norah reared back again, this time aiming with her own claws for the other bear’s face. She swiped furiously and managed to land a blow across its muzzle. It roared angrily as she landed a blow over its eyes, and then this time she was the one to land a bite over its neck. It roared again, and then there was a whorl of energy, and where there had been a bear, there was a man lying on the ground covered in blood.

He was not dead. Norah shifted to her human form and leaned over him, putting her hand to his wrist to check for a pulse. Alive, but barely. He would make it. His wounds would heal.

She recognized him as a man from the Iron Fur Clan, though she did not know his name. Abram would recognize him, she was sure, but she had barely known many of the leaders before they had run for their freedom. Sighing, she swiped a hand over her face, feeling suddenly exhausted.

Standing, she raced back through the woods the way that she had come. The snow was cold, but she barely noticed it nor the blood gushing from the scratches on her own shoulder. The only thought on her mind was returning to Abram and her son.

She saw the building and made her way toward the door, seeing that Abram was already standing at the entrance, waiting for her with their child in his arms.

“Norah! You’re hurt.”

“I’m fine,” she said as she came to the door. “But we have to go—now. They’ve found us.”

She could see the concern in his eyes as she came up to him. He reached out to her, touching the wounds on her arm. But she shook her head, already able to tell that he was going to say. “No, my love…”

“Norah. Take him and go,” he said. “I’m only holding you back. Without me, you can run faster. You can go further. You’ll be able to get away from them…”

“Absolutely not,” she said. “We left together, and we’ll stay together. We’re a family. Aren’t you the one who said that?” Norah shook her head. “I’m not leaving you under any circumstances.” Taking their child from his arms, she cradled him. He was starting to squirm, but still he didn’t cry. It was as if he sensed the gravity of the situation and knew that he had to stay still, as if he knew that he couldn’t make any sound right now no matter how disturbed he was by the situation.

Abram

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