Shifter In The Swamp by Martha Carr & Michael Anderle

Author:Martha Carr & Michael Anderle [Carr, Martha]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2021-01-22T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

It was still dark at 5:15 a.m. when Amanda and Summer stood outside the training arena behind Mr. Petrov’s low, square building on the southeast side of campus. Amanda turned to watch a furious-looking Mrs. Zimmer storming back toward the central field and wherever she was going this early in the morning. The Alchemy teacher had shown up on the third floor of the girls’ dorm to personally escort them out here with a command to wait for Mr. Petrov.

“This sucks.” Summer’s mouth gaped in a wide, groaning yawn she didn’t bother to cover up.

Of course, when she saw it, Amanda couldn’t help but do the same. Then she smacked the other girl’s arm with the back of a hand. “Cut it out.”

“I can’t help it. Jesus, it’s like you’re living in another world over there. We both got the same amount of sleep. What was it? Like, five hours?”

“Try four. Or three and a half.”

With a groan, Summer slowly rubbed her hands down her cheeks and rapidly blinked away the tears from her yawn. “And it’s Saturday. These people are nuts.”

“That’s the worst part for you?” Amanda rolled her shoulders back and tried to draw a deep breath of the cool pre-dawn air that would only get hotter as the day progressed.

“No, the worst part was that damn alarm and all the flashing lights.” Summer tossed a hand toward the girls’ dorm. “I swear, they’re using military torture tactics on us. Sleep-deprivation. I bet the waterboarding’s next. Did you know they could set that stupid thing off in our rooms?”

“Nope. First time I’ve been caught blowing up school property, so…”

“Oh, come on. I got you cleared of that in two seconds. You can’t use that anymore.”

“Yeah, but I’m still here with you.”

“Hey, I didn’t make you go all wolfy to run around in the swamp. That was all you. So was trying to stop me and take over what was supposed to be my private business.”

“I tried to stop you from setting off a bomb.”

Summer snorted and turned to look down at the shorter girl, her upper lip curling in irritation. “How’d you know I was there?”

Amanda had to look away before she answered. “I caught your scent.”

“Wow. You know, I had a feeling you were stalking me, but now you confirmed it.”

“It doesn’t work like that, and you know it.”

“Honestly, I have no idea how shifters work. Never seen one up close and personal before you.”

Amanda rolled her eyes. “Stop talking about me like I’m some kinda circus freak.”

“Well, maybe if you stopped sneaking around like some kinda circus freak, there wouldn’t be so much hype.”

“Seriously.” She turned to glare up at the older girl. “This is—”

The door to the combat building burst open and clanged against the outer wall.

“Look alive, ladies,” Mr. Petrov barked as he lugged a cart outside after him. “This isn’t recess, and it sure as hell isn’t gossip time. I’m as happy to be up this early coddling the two of you as you are to be standing here in my arena.

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