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Authors: Sloane Meyers
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their direction. He could take them.
As he burst through the exit and onto the snow covered ground, he dragged a claw across the muzzle of one of the guards. Then he tackled him, rolling over a few times and closing his teeth across his neck in a death grip. He looked over to see Hannah struggling with the other guard. Leaving the first guard limp, he roared and went for the jugular of the second guard, who went limp moments later as well. Quickly, Alan sniffed in all directions, trying to catch a whiff of town. As soon as he smelled it, he started running full speed in that direction. He had no idea what side of town they would end up running toward. If they were heading toward the west side, where the Northern Lights Cabins graced the outskirts, that would be perfect. They could find shelter and assistance from his clan members.
But even if they were heading to one of the other sides of town, if they could just make it close enough to Glacier Point, they would be safe. Even the Blizzards wouldn’t risk a fight in the presence of so many humans. The last thing any of the clans wanted was to prompt a bear hunt by the humans.
Alan kept running, even though his lungs burned and he could feel himself growing tired. He wanted to turn around and make sure Hannah was still following him, but he couldn’t afford to slow himself down even for a millisecond. He had already lost too much precious time when he had to fight off the two additional guards. He could hear the Blizzards’ roars behind him, even louder and closer than before. All he could do was run for his life, and trust that Hannah was doing the same. They were so close to escape, if only they could hold out a little longer.
After several more minutes of running, Alan started to recognize landmarks on the moonlit countryside. He saw a familiar giant boulder with a dead pine tree leaned against it, and he realized with a flood of relief that they were indeed on the west side of town. That giant boulder marked the beginning of a path that wound through the forest and ended up at the outskirts of town where the five cabins for the Northern Lights Clan stood.
Alan sacrificed a quick second to look back and check on Hannah. She ran behind him with a tired, desperate look. He gave her an encouraging roar, then ran forward with renewed strength. The sound of the Blizzards behind them grew quieter, and Alan realized that many of the bears had probably dropped off the chase by now. It sounded like less than ten still followed them. As they drew closer to the Northern Lights cabins, Alan let out a few roars at the top of his lungs. He wanted to wake up his fellow clan members, and alert them to the fact that he would be there soon. Hopefully they would hear him, and understand that they needed to be ready for a possible fight. Even though he was in bear form, Alan almost cried when he heard Neal’s familiar roar in reply. His alpha had heard him, and would certainly be standing ready to defend him.
The Blizzards must have heard the roar as well, because the sound of their footsteps running behind him abruptly tapered off. A few minutes later, Alan burst into the clearing where the Northern Lights cabins stood. He turned around, ready to fight any Blizzards to the death, but the only bear that came running up behind him was Hannah, panting, but unharmed. The Blizzards had abandoned the chase, and Alan and Hannah had escaped the Black Ice Caverns alive.
Neal had been standing in the clearing with a rifle in his hands, ready to shoot or shift as the situation required. Behind him were Tyler and Eric, two of Alan’s other clan members. When Neal realized that Alan was back, and safe, and that Hannah wasn’t a Blizzard, he dropped the rifle and ran running up to Alan. Neal threw his arms around Alan’s big furry, polar bear neck and squeezed him tight.
“Welcome back, buddy,” he said. “Tonight is full of miracles.”
Chapter Ten
After making doubly certain that no
As he burst through the exit and onto the snow covered ground, he dragged a claw across the muzzle of one of the guards. Then he tackled him, rolling over a few times and closing his teeth across his neck in a death grip. He looked over to see Hannah struggling with the other guard. Leaving the first guard limp, he roared and went for the jugular of the second guard, who went limp moments later as well. Quickly, Alan sniffed in all directions, trying to catch a whiff of town. As soon as he smelled it, he started running full speed in that direction. He had no idea what side of town they would end up running toward. If they were heading toward the west side, where the Northern Lights Cabins graced the outskirts, that would be perfect. They could find shelter and assistance from his clan members.
But even if they were heading to one of the other sides of town, if they could just make it close enough to Glacier Point, they would be safe. Even the Blizzards wouldn’t risk a fight in the presence of so many humans. The last thing any of the clans wanted was to prompt a bear hunt by the humans.
Alan kept running, even though his lungs burned and he could feel himself growing tired. He wanted to turn around and make sure Hannah was still following him, but he couldn’t afford to slow himself down even for a millisecond. He had already lost too much precious time when he had to fight off the two additional guards. He could hear the Blizzards’ roars behind him, even louder and closer than before. All he could do was run for his life, and trust that Hannah was doing the same. They were so close to escape, if only they could hold out a little longer.
After several more minutes of running, Alan started to recognize landmarks on the moonlit countryside. He saw a familiar giant boulder with a dead pine tree leaned against it, and he realized with a flood of relief that they were indeed on the west side of town. That giant boulder marked the beginning of a path that wound through the forest and ended up at the outskirts of town where the five cabins for the Northern Lights Clan stood.
Alan sacrificed a quick second to look back and check on Hannah. She ran behind him with a tired, desperate look. He gave her an encouraging roar, then ran forward with renewed strength. The sound of the Blizzards behind them grew quieter, and Alan realized that many of the bears had probably dropped off the chase by now. It sounded like less than ten still followed them. As they drew closer to the Northern Lights cabins, Alan let out a few roars at the top of his lungs. He wanted to wake up his fellow clan members, and alert them to the fact that he would be there soon. Hopefully they would hear him, and understand that they needed to be ready for a possible fight. Even though he was in bear form, Alan almost cried when he heard Neal’s familiar roar in reply. His alpha had heard him, and would certainly be standing ready to defend him.
The Blizzards must have heard the roar as well, because the sound of their footsteps running behind him abruptly tapered off. A few minutes later, Alan burst into the clearing where the Northern Lights cabins stood. He turned around, ready to fight any Blizzards to the death, but the only bear that came running up behind him was Hannah, panting, but unharmed. The Blizzards had abandoned the chase, and Alan and Hannah had escaped the Black Ice Caverns alive.
Neal had been standing in the clearing with a rifle in his hands, ready to shoot or shift as the situation required. Behind him were Tyler and Eric, two of Alan’s other clan members. When Neal realized that Alan was back, and safe, and that Hannah wasn’t a Blizzard, he dropped the rifle and ran running up to Alan. Neal threw his arms around Alan’s big furry, polar bear neck and squeezed him tight.
“Welcome back, buddy,” he said. “Tonight is full of miracles.”
Chapter Ten
After making doubly certain that no
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