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Terri
skidded in and swept his legs out from under him. As Silas tumbled
with a roar, Tony clenched his teeth and hissed, “Now.”
Terri charged at the fallen
polar bear, her jaws yawning wide open. Her teeth and fangs closed
around Silas's throat.
Silas clawed at her but it
was too late. Her jaws clamped down and she didn't hesitate. With a
violent jerk, Terri ripped out his throat and stumbled back.
Tony ran to her and supported
her just before she fell to the ground. She shifted back to human
form in his arms, and managed to bare her bloodstained teeth at him.
“I swore I would kill
him myself,” she wheezed.
“And you did.”
“Yeah. But...yuck!”
She spat the blood from her mouth. “Bad taste, real bad
taste.”
Cole, Dalton and Brad came
running up with a few of the guys wielding pitchforks and shovels.
They stared at the dead polar bear on the ground and at the bloodied
but grinning Terri.
“What...?”
“Did she do that?”
“Terri, you okay?”
“He's dead. I'm not.
So yeah, I'm okay,” Terri deadpanned.
“Gosh, she's a natural.
She fights better than you, Jason. You fight like a ninny.”
“I do not!”
Jason huffed. “But...I agree, she's a hell of a fighter!”
Cole and Dalton knelt to
examine Silas's body, which had shifted back to human. “A
Sunwalker bear,” Cole said, standing up. “I recognize
the brand on his arm. The Sunwalker clan has long been disbanded.
Their numbers have been dwindling. They wanted to keep their
bloodline pure. Instead, their narrow-mindedness has caused their
clan to diminish and wither. Their members have all gone their own
way, and I suspect quite a few of them have gone rogue. Like this
one.”
Dalton came up to Terri and
put a hand on her shoulder. “It's over, Terri. Your bear has
exacted its revenge. Don't let the anger and bitterness fester in
your beast. If you turn rogue—” Dalton paused for a
beat. “Tony will have to destroy you.”
Terri cut her eyes to Tony
and made a face. “You gave me my bear. You can take it away.”
“Something like that.”
Tony shrugged, trying to keep his tone light. But it was no
laughing matter. He Turned her. He was responsible for her. Dalton
was right. He would have to hunt her down and destroy her if she
turned rogue. It would destroy him as well, but he would still do
it.
Cole turned back to the crew
and barked an order, “All right, boys. Let's get back to the
job!”
“Job!” Terri
gasped. “Oh my job! Oh my God! I have been missing work
for...days! I need to call the office, now! Now!”
Everyone stared at her as she
spun in a circle and clutched her head. “Phone! I need a
phone. Where's the goddamned phone?”
Abby pointed to the house.
“We have a phone...”
Without waiting for her
friend to finish, Terri ran towards the house, screeching and tearing
at her hair. “My boss will kill me! Why didn't anyone remind
me? This is a disaster!” she wailed. “What am I going
to say? What am I going to do?”
CHAPTER
FOURTEEN
After a word with Cole and
Dalton, Tony followed Terri into the house. The rest of the clan
removed Silas's body with minimum fuss and mess, and promptly went
back to work.
Terri was sitting on the
floor of the living room, staring at the phone in her hand. She was
in a large t-shirt that had been hurriedly and haphazardly dragged
over her head. Abby was crouched beside her, with her arm around her
shoulder. The two women looked up at Tony as he approached.
“I...I've been fired,”
Terri said numbly. “Fired. I tried to explain to them. I
told them I'd been attacked by a werebear, and I had to be Turned in
a hurry or I'll die. But did they care? Noooooooo! They wouldn't
even listen! I didn't turn up for work, so I've been replaced!
Fired! I don't have a job now. How am I going to afford my
apartment?” She dropped her head into her hands.
Tony went to her and held her
hands. “Terri, hey, look at me. Baby, will you look at me?”
“No,” she
skidded in and swept his legs out from under him. As Silas tumbled
with a roar, Tony clenched his teeth and hissed, “Now.”
Terri charged at the fallen
polar bear, her jaws yawning wide open. Her teeth and fangs closed
around Silas's throat.
Silas clawed at her but it
was too late. Her jaws clamped down and she didn't hesitate. With a
violent jerk, Terri ripped out his throat and stumbled back.
Tony ran to her and supported
her just before she fell to the ground. She shifted back to human
form in his arms, and managed to bare her bloodstained teeth at him.
“I swore I would kill
him myself,” she wheezed.
“And you did.”
“Yeah. But...yuck!”
She spat the blood from her mouth. “Bad taste, real bad
taste.”
Cole, Dalton and Brad came
running up with a few of the guys wielding pitchforks and shovels.
They stared at the dead polar bear on the ground and at the bloodied
but grinning Terri.
“What...?”
“Did she do that?”
“Terri, you okay?”
“He's dead. I'm not.
So yeah, I'm okay,” Terri deadpanned.
“Gosh, she's a natural.
She fights better than you, Jason. You fight like a ninny.”
“I do not!”
Jason huffed. “But...I agree, she's a hell of a fighter!”
Cole and Dalton knelt to
examine Silas's body, which had shifted back to human. “A
Sunwalker bear,” Cole said, standing up. “I recognize
the brand on his arm. The Sunwalker clan has long been disbanded.
Their numbers have been dwindling. They wanted to keep their
bloodline pure. Instead, their narrow-mindedness has caused their
clan to diminish and wither. Their members have all gone their own
way, and I suspect quite a few of them have gone rogue. Like this
one.”
Dalton came up to Terri and
put a hand on her shoulder. “It's over, Terri. Your bear has
exacted its revenge. Don't let the anger and bitterness fester in
your beast. If you turn rogue—” Dalton paused for a
beat. “Tony will have to destroy you.”
Terri cut her eyes to Tony
and made a face. “You gave me my bear. You can take it away.”
“Something like that.”
Tony shrugged, trying to keep his tone light. But it was no
laughing matter. He Turned her. He was responsible for her. Dalton
was right. He would have to hunt her down and destroy her if she
turned rogue. It would destroy him as well, but he would still do
it.
Cole turned back to the crew
and barked an order, “All right, boys. Let's get back to the
job!”
“Job!” Terri
gasped. “Oh my job! Oh my God! I have been missing work
for...days! I need to call the office, now! Now!”
Everyone stared at her as she
spun in a circle and clutched her head. “Phone! I need a
phone. Where's the goddamned phone?”
Abby pointed to the house.
“We have a phone...”
Without waiting for her
friend to finish, Terri ran towards the house, screeching and tearing
at her hair. “My boss will kill me! Why didn't anyone remind
me? This is a disaster!” she wailed. “What am I going
to say? What am I going to do?”
CHAPTER
FOURTEEN
After a word with Cole and
Dalton, Tony followed Terri into the house. The rest of the clan
removed Silas's body with minimum fuss and mess, and promptly went
back to work.
Terri was sitting on the
floor of the living room, staring at the phone in her hand. She was
in a large t-shirt that had been hurriedly and haphazardly dragged
over her head. Abby was crouched beside her, with her arm around her
shoulder. The two women looked up at Tony as he approached.
“I...I've been fired,”
Terri said numbly. “Fired. I tried to explain to them. I
told them I'd been attacked by a werebear, and I had to be Turned in
a hurry or I'll die. But did they care? Noooooooo! They wouldn't
even listen! I didn't turn up for work, so I've been replaced!
Fired! I don't have a job now. How am I going to afford my
apartment?” She dropped her head into her hands.
Tony went to her and held her
hands. “Terri, hey, look at me. Baby, will you look at me?”
“No,” she
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