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Tyrant raced behind him and Casper, heading for the smoke.
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Daeton was scared as she and Perseus moved swiftly toward the smoke. It covered the street like a wall, the Vehsi and Urtals battling in front of it, their strange yelling and hooting filling the air. She held herself closer to Perseus’s back. The bone blade was too short to be much use against the creatures, but she knew that she and Perseus weren’t looking to fight them, just whoever was controlling them.
Perseus swung his swords, chopping the creatures down as they rushed them. He never faltered and never lost his stride, pushing forward until the smoke was thick around them and she couldn’t see anything.
Her fear rose, but she pushed it away, calling on the strength of her bear to heighten her senses. She reminded her beast that they had a baby to care for and two mates to live for, and a rumbling in her mind let her know that she and her beast were of the same mind. Whoever was behind the attacks needed to be put down. Period.
She felt something to her left. A coldness she couldn’t quite explain, an evil that made dread pool in her stomach. Closing her eyes, she gave herself over to her bear and let her senses heighten to the point where she was hovering on the edge of shifting. Her bear snarled in warning and her fangs elongated in her mouth as claws sprang from her fingertips. She leapt from Perseus’s back with a roar, landing on her feet as a chill rolled over her.
She opened her eyes and saw a shadow in the smoke. Raking the bone blade down her forearm, she ignored the pain as she covered it with her blood. It began to glow and she held it aloft, causing the smoke to clear around her. She twirled, cutting the smoke away as if slicing fabric. The shadow danced away from her, and she felt the presence of evil around her. She heard the yelling and hooting of the Urtals and Vehsi, but they seemed unable to come near her.
“Reveal yourself!” she shouted, slapping the blade onto her bleeding arm, coating it again and making it glow brighter.
The smoke parted and the shadow came into view. She gasped. It was the white-haired wizard!
“I killed you!” she exclaimed as fear rose inside her.
The man smiled and it sent a chill down her spine. His long white hair was tied in a thick braid that hung over his shoulder, and he wore a black cloak, his chest bare of clothing but covered in red tattoos.
“You killed my brother.”
Her grip tightened on the blade. She pushed aside the sudden fear. Now was not the time for panic. “Urijah tried to kill me so he would have enough power to take over the realm! I did what I had to do to protect myself and my family.”
His eyes flashed bright yellow and his voice thundered as he shouted, “Never say my brother’s name!”
Her ears rang and she shook her head to clear them.
“What do you want?”
“I want your family dead and for you to suffer.” He regarded her for a long moment. Around her, she could hear the battle still continuing. Her family fought for her life. They were honorable people, not like the cowardly man before her who hired thugs to kill on his behalf. Her bear growled in agreement.
“You don’t have to do this,” she said. “You can leave me and my family alone, and never come back.”
The earth trembled as he raised his hands. “I want you to know that I’ll enjoy watching you be sold on the slave market, to see the look on your face when you realize that your future isn’t your own anymore. That you’re entirely alone for the remainder of your life, however short it will be once you’re sold. I had a vision of you, naked and bleeding, weeping for your loss.” His head tilted and he smiled, almost sweetly, as if he loved the idea.
Her bear hovered under the surface and a plan formed in her mind swiftly. “I had a vision, too,” she said, growling the words. “And it begins
* * * * *
Daeton was scared as she and Perseus moved swiftly toward the smoke. It covered the street like a wall, the Vehsi and Urtals battling in front of it, their strange yelling and hooting filling the air. She held herself closer to Perseus’s back. The bone blade was too short to be much use against the creatures, but she knew that she and Perseus weren’t looking to fight them, just whoever was controlling them.
Perseus swung his swords, chopping the creatures down as they rushed them. He never faltered and never lost his stride, pushing forward until the smoke was thick around them and she couldn’t see anything.
Her fear rose, but she pushed it away, calling on the strength of her bear to heighten her senses. She reminded her beast that they had a baby to care for and two mates to live for, and a rumbling in her mind let her know that she and her beast were of the same mind. Whoever was behind the attacks needed to be put down. Period.
She felt something to her left. A coldness she couldn’t quite explain, an evil that made dread pool in her stomach. Closing her eyes, she gave herself over to her bear and let her senses heighten to the point where she was hovering on the edge of shifting. Her bear snarled in warning and her fangs elongated in her mouth as claws sprang from her fingertips. She leapt from Perseus’s back with a roar, landing on her feet as a chill rolled over her.
She opened her eyes and saw a shadow in the smoke. Raking the bone blade down her forearm, she ignored the pain as she covered it with her blood. It began to glow and she held it aloft, causing the smoke to clear around her. She twirled, cutting the smoke away as if slicing fabric. The shadow danced away from her, and she felt the presence of evil around her. She heard the yelling and hooting of the Urtals and Vehsi, but they seemed unable to come near her.
“Reveal yourself!” she shouted, slapping the blade onto her bleeding arm, coating it again and making it glow brighter.
The smoke parted and the shadow came into view. She gasped. It was the white-haired wizard!
“I killed you!” she exclaimed as fear rose inside her.
The man smiled and it sent a chill down her spine. His long white hair was tied in a thick braid that hung over his shoulder, and he wore a black cloak, his chest bare of clothing but covered in red tattoos.
“You killed my brother.”
Her grip tightened on the blade. She pushed aside the sudden fear. Now was not the time for panic. “Urijah tried to kill me so he would have enough power to take over the realm! I did what I had to do to protect myself and my family.”
His eyes flashed bright yellow and his voice thundered as he shouted, “Never say my brother’s name!”
Her ears rang and she shook her head to clear them.
“What do you want?”
“I want your family dead and for you to suffer.” He regarded her for a long moment. Around her, she could hear the battle still continuing. Her family fought for her life. They were honorable people, not like the cowardly man before her who hired thugs to kill on his behalf. Her bear growled in agreement.
“You don’t have to do this,” she said. “You can leave me and my family alone, and never come back.”
The earth trembled as he raised his hands. “I want you to know that I’ll enjoy watching you be sold on the slave market, to see the look on your face when you realize that your future isn’t your own anymore. That you’re entirely alone for the remainder of your life, however short it will be once you’re sold. I had a vision of you, naked and bleeding, weeping for your loss.” His head tilted and he smiled, almost sweetly, as if he loved the idea.
Her bear hovered under the surface and a plan formed in her mind swiftly. “I had a vision, too,” she said, growling the words. “And it begins
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