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clearly been battered by every winter and scarred by every battle it had faced; its skin hung loose over sharp bones, protected only by a thick, dreadlocked coat of pitch black fur.
But, despite its corpse-like appearance, its eyes – huge in its thin face – were bright with energy, and cool with human reflection.
It regarded David carefully, its long head cocked to the side as its eyes roamed over him unhurriedly.
Then, in a painstakingly measured tone, “I have been saddened to hear of the trouble you have been bringing to my forest, Bearboy.”
I felt David bristle beside me. “I have done nothing,” he replied slowly, “other than to try and restore justice to this forest. If I have crossed the lines of the law, it has been in pursuit of a member of this pack who crossed it first.” He let go of my hand and took a step towards Lupion, who seemed completely unfazed.
“You are letting them get out of hand!” David continued, his voice growing more and more forceful. “It is your job to keep order and, instead, you are allowing them to run around freely, taking and killing as they wish. Do not ask me to be sorry for murdering a murderer.”
Lupion’s grin widened. “I would never ask anything of you , David,” he murmured in his guttural growl of a voice. “I would never expect sentient reasoning from such a dumb creature.”
Chapter8
David backed away as Logan began to slink towards him, his sharp shoulder blades rolling with every languid step.
“ I had high hopes for, my bearboy,” he continued, his eyes never flickering away from David. “I could have given you everything you had ever wanted, if only you had remained true to yourself. But every time you have proven to be a disappointment. First with that true-bear bitch, and now with this scrawny two-legger.” His amber eyes flashed towards me. Lupion stalked slowly around me, sniffing me like a dog.
When he finally backed away to face me, his expression was one I could only describe as lecherous. “He has had you hasn't he?” said Lupion with a wide Cheshire-smile. “He has marked you and made you his. But…” He leaned in to sniff again. “But you have the scent of the wolf on you, too. What are you, girl? Bear-wolf-bitch-girl? What brings you here into our midst? Have you lost your way like our friend here once lost his? Are you looking for yourself in my forest?”
“I know who I am,” I snapped, my heart hammering with fear inside my shirt. “I am Helen, and I am looking for my mother. You have her. You took her, and I want her back.”
Lupion blinked his amber eyes showing absolutely no understanding. “Your mother? No. No, I don’t think that’s true at all. Why would I want your mother?”
My temper snapped.“You tell me!” I found myself shouting, my hands balling into tight fists by my side. “I know you have her! I don’t know whether she’s alive or dead, but I know you have her and I want her back !”
Unfazed by my outburst, Lupion raised his muzzle to address a man behind me. “Is there a human woman in our possession?” he asked mildly in the same tone one would normally use to enquire whether or not there was still milk in the fridge.
“Just the one, my lord,” the man replied in the abrupt bark of a soldier. “She was brought in three moons past. She’s not much, sir, but we figured she would be better than nothing when the frosts come.”
Lupion nodded thoughtfully. “Yes, quite so. Does that fit your requirements, Wildgirl?” he asked me. “Do you believe that to be the mother you are searching for?”
“Yes!” Hope coursed through my veins like the most potent shot of adrenaline. “Yes, that’s her! Please… Let me take her home and we’ll be out of your way…” My voice tapered off as Lupion chuckled, my hope flickering and dying as quickly as it had risen.
“ Let you take her?” His laugh was like a bark. “No, don’t be
But, despite its corpse-like appearance, its eyes – huge in its thin face – were bright with energy, and cool with human reflection.
It regarded David carefully, its long head cocked to the side as its eyes roamed over him unhurriedly.
Then, in a painstakingly measured tone, “I have been saddened to hear of the trouble you have been bringing to my forest, Bearboy.”
I felt David bristle beside me. “I have done nothing,” he replied slowly, “other than to try and restore justice to this forest. If I have crossed the lines of the law, it has been in pursuit of a member of this pack who crossed it first.” He let go of my hand and took a step towards Lupion, who seemed completely unfazed.
“You are letting them get out of hand!” David continued, his voice growing more and more forceful. “It is your job to keep order and, instead, you are allowing them to run around freely, taking and killing as they wish. Do not ask me to be sorry for murdering a murderer.”
Lupion’s grin widened. “I would never ask anything of you , David,” he murmured in his guttural growl of a voice. “I would never expect sentient reasoning from such a dumb creature.”
Chapter8
David backed away as Logan began to slink towards him, his sharp shoulder blades rolling with every languid step.
“ I had high hopes for, my bearboy,” he continued, his eyes never flickering away from David. “I could have given you everything you had ever wanted, if only you had remained true to yourself. But every time you have proven to be a disappointment. First with that true-bear bitch, and now with this scrawny two-legger.” His amber eyes flashed towards me. Lupion stalked slowly around me, sniffing me like a dog.
When he finally backed away to face me, his expression was one I could only describe as lecherous. “He has had you hasn't he?” said Lupion with a wide Cheshire-smile. “He has marked you and made you his. But…” He leaned in to sniff again. “But you have the scent of the wolf on you, too. What are you, girl? Bear-wolf-bitch-girl? What brings you here into our midst? Have you lost your way like our friend here once lost his? Are you looking for yourself in my forest?”
“I know who I am,” I snapped, my heart hammering with fear inside my shirt. “I am Helen, and I am looking for my mother. You have her. You took her, and I want her back.”
Lupion blinked his amber eyes showing absolutely no understanding. “Your mother? No. No, I don’t think that’s true at all. Why would I want your mother?”
My temper snapped.“You tell me!” I found myself shouting, my hands balling into tight fists by my side. “I know you have her! I don’t know whether she’s alive or dead, but I know you have her and I want her back !”
Unfazed by my outburst, Lupion raised his muzzle to address a man behind me. “Is there a human woman in our possession?” he asked mildly in the same tone one would normally use to enquire whether or not there was still milk in the fridge.
“Just the one, my lord,” the man replied in the abrupt bark of a soldier. “She was brought in three moons past. She’s not much, sir, but we figured she would be better than nothing when the frosts come.”
Lupion nodded thoughtfully. “Yes, quite so. Does that fit your requirements, Wildgirl?” he asked me. “Do you believe that to be the mother you are searching for?”
“Yes!” Hope coursed through my veins like the most potent shot of adrenaline. “Yes, that’s her! Please… Let me take her home and we’ll be out of your way…” My voice tapered off as Lupion chuckled, my hope flickering and dying as quickly as it had risen.
“ Let you take her?” His laugh was like a bark. “No, don’t be
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