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ditch effort, the creature flung the wolf, who'd had a good grip on his neck. The wolf soared through the air until a sickening crack thundered through the air.
With the Earth Man still flailing, I cut an even deeper gash in his side, then thrust my hand through branches, mud, and leaves, grabbed what felt like a hard stone and tugged.
As soon as the Amber Stone left the creature's chest cavity, it stilled and toppled over, disintegrating into useless branches and leaves.
I stood, searched the area for Jake, but found nothing. A slicing pain pounded through my head. It was as if someone detonated mine after mine inside my head. I turned to find Zion, her hand outstretched toward me. Damn witch. I grabbed my head, but stood my ground. In a few feet, she'd step on the spike I'd used to take out one of Earth Man's feet. It wouldn't have as much affect as it did on the Earth Man, but it would hurt like hell. I took a few steps back, Zion followed. One more step and bam, she went down. The pounding in my head immediately subsided. I took out my whip, threw it out to capture Zion, but instead, it hit nothing. She'd made herself invisible.
I did catch something though. Gigi. I had her by the arm. I pulled on the whip, knowing full well that the barbed wire would cut her. She cried out in pain. "How could you?"
She screamed again as I made another hard yank. "I--I--"
She looked so scared. Mascara had turned her cheeks black, and she shook like a cold dog in the middle of winter on a deserted Alaskan street. I pushed the button on the whip handle to retract the barbs. It flew back into my grasp. "This isn't over," I said.
Then poof, Gigi was gone, too. It must be nice to have magic like that where you could poof yourself in and out of existence.
With the Amber Stone in hand, I whirled and searched the clearing for Jake again. I hadn't seen him since he'd tried slashing the Earth Man with his blade. An object in the distance moved, but it looked too small to be Jake. Maybe it was the wolf shifter from earlier.
I ran over and dropped to my knees beside it. I gasped. His eyes...
The wolf shifter...it was Jake.
Chapter Eleven
The figure trembled from its half human face to its hind legs. It was caught in the middle of a shift.
"Jake? Oh my god." I tore my jacket off and wrapped it around the midsection of the animal hoping to stop the bleeding. The ground around the wolf was bloody. A tree branch had pierced its side. From my bag, I took out a vial the necromancer in town had given me. Sort of like a heal all. I'd never had to use it before.
Hoping it didn't have an expiration date, I poured some down the mouth of the wolf. Within seconds, the creature shifted fully and it was Jake again. All except the eyes. The eyes were still gold.
"My ribs," he said through clenched teeth. "Can't breathe."
I looked around the clearing as if something would materialize from thin air to help. When I found nothing--of course--I took a deep breath. "I know someone who can help. I'm going to have to carry you to the car though."
He winced. "Sounds like it might hurt."
"I'm sure it'll hurt like hell."
Every time I tried to get a good hold on him, he'd gasp, or curse. Finally, I decided to get it over with like a Band-Aid. I ducked threw my shoulder into his midsection and then propped him up on my shoulder. He was a lot heavier than he looked.
He cursed so loud my ears turned pink this time. I didn't bother saying sorry. He wouldn't remember anyway. About halfway down the trail, he passed out. I hurried faster, not caring about the physical pain I put him through when he was passed out from it. I opened the very back of the SUV and tucked him in there. Then, I ran around the other side, hopped in the driver's seat, and pulled away.
About halfway back into Salem City, Jake started to groan. I'd just gotten off the phone with my necromancer friend and gave him a heads up that I
With the Earth Man still flailing, I cut an even deeper gash in his side, then thrust my hand through branches, mud, and leaves, grabbed what felt like a hard stone and tugged.
As soon as the Amber Stone left the creature's chest cavity, it stilled and toppled over, disintegrating into useless branches and leaves.
I stood, searched the area for Jake, but found nothing. A slicing pain pounded through my head. It was as if someone detonated mine after mine inside my head. I turned to find Zion, her hand outstretched toward me. Damn witch. I grabbed my head, but stood my ground. In a few feet, she'd step on the spike I'd used to take out one of Earth Man's feet. It wouldn't have as much affect as it did on the Earth Man, but it would hurt like hell. I took a few steps back, Zion followed. One more step and bam, she went down. The pounding in my head immediately subsided. I took out my whip, threw it out to capture Zion, but instead, it hit nothing. She'd made herself invisible.
I did catch something though. Gigi. I had her by the arm. I pulled on the whip, knowing full well that the barbed wire would cut her. She cried out in pain. "How could you?"
She screamed again as I made another hard yank. "I--I--"
She looked so scared. Mascara had turned her cheeks black, and she shook like a cold dog in the middle of winter on a deserted Alaskan street. I pushed the button on the whip handle to retract the barbs. It flew back into my grasp. "This isn't over," I said.
Then poof, Gigi was gone, too. It must be nice to have magic like that where you could poof yourself in and out of existence.
With the Amber Stone in hand, I whirled and searched the clearing for Jake again. I hadn't seen him since he'd tried slashing the Earth Man with his blade. An object in the distance moved, but it looked too small to be Jake. Maybe it was the wolf shifter from earlier.
I ran over and dropped to my knees beside it. I gasped. His eyes...
The wolf shifter...it was Jake.
Chapter Eleven
The figure trembled from its half human face to its hind legs. It was caught in the middle of a shift.
"Jake? Oh my god." I tore my jacket off and wrapped it around the midsection of the animal hoping to stop the bleeding. The ground around the wolf was bloody. A tree branch had pierced its side. From my bag, I took out a vial the necromancer in town had given me. Sort of like a heal all. I'd never had to use it before.
Hoping it didn't have an expiration date, I poured some down the mouth of the wolf. Within seconds, the creature shifted fully and it was Jake again. All except the eyes. The eyes were still gold.
"My ribs," he said through clenched teeth. "Can't breathe."
I looked around the clearing as if something would materialize from thin air to help. When I found nothing--of course--I took a deep breath. "I know someone who can help. I'm going to have to carry you to the car though."
He winced. "Sounds like it might hurt."
"I'm sure it'll hurt like hell."
Every time I tried to get a good hold on him, he'd gasp, or curse. Finally, I decided to get it over with like a Band-Aid. I ducked threw my shoulder into his midsection and then propped him up on my shoulder. He was a lot heavier than he looked.
He cursed so loud my ears turned pink this time. I didn't bother saying sorry. He wouldn't remember anyway. About halfway down the trail, he passed out. I hurried faster, not caring about the physical pain I put him through when he was passed out from it. I opened the very back of the SUV and tucked him in there. Then, I ran around the other side, hopped in the driver's seat, and pulled away.
About halfway back into Salem City, Jake started to groan. I'd just gotten off the phone with my necromancer friend and gave him a heads up that I
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