The Dire Bear's Witch by Renee Hewett

Author:Renee Hewett
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Eighth Ripple Press

8

They drove in silence, except for the music, for a while longer. Dixie was surprised at how quickly the time went by. Soon they were pulling into a truck stop for gas to refuel and shake off the road.

“You want anything from inside?” she asked.

“Nah. I’ll be behind you in a bit. I’ll pull the car over to the side when I’m done fueling up.”

Once she used the restroom, she enjoyed the leg-stretching time by walking around through the shop, looking at all the kitschy items, the different snacks, and the walls of drinks. It was so neat, all the things they kept that would provide entertainment and essentials for all the travelers. Dixie thought maybe, after all this, she might look into getting a car, or maybe even a camper van, and try living on the road, going from town to town, absorbing all that she could from wherever she could drive.

She purchased a drink, some road snacks, and an interesting-sounding audiobook CD, and was rounding the building to find the car when she saw Slade surrounded by three angry-looking men.

She quickened her stride, not sure what was going on, but wanting to be there in case Slade needed her.

She was halfway to them when things escalated.

One of the guys pulled out what looked like a pipe and took a swing.

Slade didn’t let the impact hit him. He tackled the guy to the ground.

As he did, the two other guys piled on, pulling out weapons and going to town on Slade.

Before Dixie could do anything to help, Slade shifted into his dire bear form.

She wasn’t prepared for the sight of the monstrous beast. He was huge, bigger than any bear should be, with huge claws and teeth and dark brown fur covering his body, but not hiding the extra pointed bones that protruded from his jaw and spine.

Slade’s bear roared at the men, and they, too, shifted, turning into scrappy-looking wolves, who all dove at their foe.

They were small wolves though, at least compared to Slade’s dire bear, but still, three on one wasn’t odds Dixie liked.

But he wasn’t alone against these enemies, because she had tricks to play.

She reached into her bag, paying little attention to which pouch she pulled out. Any item that ended up in her hand would help her cast something to help Slade.

The one that came out was red, with a small fossilized limb inside. Dixie waved her hand over it and chanted the corresponding spell, causing the ground to rumble beneath the wolves just a moment later.

They barely noticed, as they were so focused on attacking Slade, so when the tentacles sprouted up from the ground, they weren’t prepared.

Neither was Slade, but the writhing tentacles were causing enough confusion that she knew he at least had a chance to gain the upper hand.

But Dixie wasn’t prepared for the surge that came back and hit her like a ton of bricks, sending her to her knees.

She’d forgotten the curse the council had placed on her.

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