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another’s throats out.
“Just wait,” Case breathed, his calm demeanor helping to reign in my own fear.
Gerri’s bear twisted violently, pinning Micah against the ground, her jaw clamped around his neck. A second later, it was over—she had won the tussle, and he would have to submit to defeat.
Gerri stood up, her body shifting back into her human form, completely unharmed, and completely naked. Her eyes flashed our way, and soon she was stalking towards us. “Some way to greet an old friend,” she growled, her eyes narrow with irritation.
Micah followed behind in shame, keeping himself at a safe distance.
“I see the four of you are just as reckless about keeping our secrets as always.” Gerri’s eyes flashed to me, only this time they were different, they were glowing a vibrant shade of burnt orange.
“Layla is trustworthy,” Case growled, pulling me back defensively beneath his arm.
“Are you going to bet your life on it?” Gerri hissed. “Because I certainly am not.”
“She is a human,” Lucas groaned. “You know what the council would say, Case.”
“It’s true. We can’t exactly trust a human to keep our secret,” John agreed reluctantly.
“I’m in charge here, and I say we can. Layla has no fault in this. The two of you exposed us,” he gestured towards Gerri and Micah. “If anyone is going to suffer for it, it won’t be her. I forbid you all from changing.”
“I’m not one of your pawns, Case, and your Alpha display doesn’t do shit for me. Besides, you and your men came looking for trouble—you guys are to blame. You know as well as I do that this land is past the boundary,” Gerri growled, her eyes landing on mine and growing darker. Gerri no longer looked like the woman I knew; she looked wild, lethal.
“You weren’t too concerned with the boundary when you were fucking around with Micah now, were you?” Case retorted angrily.
Gerri scowled with anger and her body began to shake. “That was a mistake,” she spat, “one that I’ll regret until the day I die.”
My knees began to wobble unsteadily and my stomach wrenched.
Case hunched down, his mouth just inches from my ear. A low vibration was building deep within his chest. “I need you to run,” he whispered, an edge to his voice that made the hair on the back of my neck stand on end.
If the urgency in his tone wasn’t enough to convey the gravity of my situation, seeing his bear come out through his skin definitely was. He was magnificently built, pure muscle and power. Gerri, too, had changed; her bear smaller, but infinitely more agile.
“Go!” Micah bellowed, bringing me back to my senses and kicking my legs into overdrive.
The little cabin seemed farther away than I had remembered, and with each step my breathing became a little less controlled and the sounds behind me seemed to be closing the gap that I had made. In my haste my foot lodged itself between two large rocks. A sickening snap and a wave of pain overwhelmed me as my body flew forward and slammed into the ground. The sound was too close now, there was no use fighting against the inevitable. I rolled over, tears streaming down my face just as Gerri came crashing down over me.
Her jaw expanded and her lips drew back, exposing her huge white teeth. She let out a terrifying growl, but my body was locked into place under the weight of her paw.
I turned my head from her reflexively. This is it, I thought, I’m going to die!
But before I even had time to recognize the large sharp stone in my hand, my instinct for survival had already kicked in and my arm was swinging full tilt towards my attacker. A sickening crunch sent Gerri reeling.
“Please,” I begged, but Gerri was already back on her feet, her eyes locked on mine with a vengeful hatred.
“Case,” our eyes met
“Just wait,” Case breathed, his calm demeanor helping to reign in my own fear.
Gerri’s bear twisted violently, pinning Micah against the ground, her jaw clamped around his neck. A second later, it was over—she had won the tussle, and he would have to submit to defeat.
Gerri stood up, her body shifting back into her human form, completely unharmed, and completely naked. Her eyes flashed our way, and soon she was stalking towards us. “Some way to greet an old friend,” she growled, her eyes narrow with irritation.
Micah followed behind in shame, keeping himself at a safe distance.
“I see the four of you are just as reckless about keeping our secrets as always.” Gerri’s eyes flashed to me, only this time they were different, they were glowing a vibrant shade of burnt orange.
“Layla is trustworthy,” Case growled, pulling me back defensively beneath his arm.
“Are you going to bet your life on it?” Gerri hissed. “Because I certainly am not.”
“She is a human,” Lucas groaned. “You know what the council would say, Case.”
“It’s true. We can’t exactly trust a human to keep our secret,” John agreed reluctantly.
“I’m in charge here, and I say we can. Layla has no fault in this. The two of you exposed us,” he gestured towards Gerri and Micah. “If anyone is going to suffer for it, it won’t be her. I forbid you all from changing.”
“I’m not one of your pawns, Case, and your Alpha display doesn’t do shit for me. Besides, you and your men came looking for trouble—you guys are to blame. You know as well as I do that this land is past the boundary,” Gerri growled, her eyes landing on mine and growing darker. Gerri no longer looked like the woman I knew; she looked wild, lethal.
“You weren’t too concerned with the boundary when you were fucking around with Micah now, were you?” Case retorted angrily.
Gerri scowled with anger and her body began to shake. “That was a mistake,” she spat, “one that I’ll regret until the day I die.”
My knees began to wobble unsteadily and my stomach wrenched.
Case hunched down, his mouth just inches from my ear. A low vibration was building deep within his chest. “I need you to run,” he whispered, an edge to his voice that made the hair on the back of my neck stand on end.
If the urgency in his tone wasn’t enough to convey the gravity of my situation, seeing his bear come out through his skin definitely was. He was magnificently built, pure muscle and power. Gerri, too, had changed; her bear smaller, but infinitely more agile.
“Go!” Micah bellowed, bringing me back to my senses and kicking my legs into overdrive.
The little cabin seemed farther away than I had remembered, and with each step my breathing became a little less controlled and the sounds behind me seemed to be closing the gap that I had made. In my haste my foot lodged itself between two large rocks. A sickening snap and a wave of pain overwhelmed me as my body flew forward and slammed into the ground. The sound was too close now, there was no use fighting against the inevitable. I rolled over, tears streaming down my face just as Gerri came crashing down over me.
Her jaw expanded and her lips drew back, exposing her huge white teeth. She let out a terrifying growl, but my body was locked into place under the weight of her paw.
I turned my head from her reflexively. This is it, I thought, I’m going to die!
But before I even had time to recognize the large sharp stone in my hand, my instinct for survival had already kicked in and my arm was swinging full tilt towards my attacker. A sickening crunch sent Gerri reeling.
“Please,” I begged, but Gerri was already back on her feet, her eyes locked on mine with a vengeful hatred.
“Case,” our eyes met
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