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his cock sprung up, an alert and willing participant.
Chapter Six
Her stomach was growling when they broke their fast with some wild berries and left over salt venison. It only took a few mouthfuls of food before thoughts of Meg filled her mind and stole her appetite from her. It wasn’t long before they set out again, moving quietly through the trees and underbrush. They had been hiking up the rise for almost an hour and she felt like cursing her human legs as they tired quickly from the climb.
“We are close ,” he mouthed to her when they finally topped the rise. The area was littered with the tracks of man and wolf, alike. It was almost too easy. But she held her tongue, keeping an eye on their rear, while the hunter kept his eyes forward, watching for signs ahead.
Sara had her potions ready, although her supplies had been reduced to just a handful. Since she had discovered the barrier potion, she had spent nearly all her time making it or in search of the wolfsbane she needed in order to make it. She prayed she had enough potions to help turn the tide. At least we will be fighting men and not wolves , she thought. Though even in human form the shifters were incredibly strong and agile, Victor had warned her, but he needn’t have. She remembered her creation all too well.
They made their way up the mountain, over rocks , cliffs and ridges, climbing higher and air becoming thinner with every step. When the hunter reached back and motioned for her to stop, she did. When he crouched down, she followed. He motioned ahead and she let her eyes follow where he was pointing. It took her a few moments, but she finally saw the tuft of blonde hair in between two tall twisting sycamores. She wanted to run to her sister, but he held her back with a look of warning and motioned to the right.
When she looked that way, she could see bare human flesh moving through the trees headed right for the yellow of her sister’s hair and again she fought the urge to run into danger. He motioned for her to follow and they began backtracking and circling wide around the spot of Meg’s captivity.
“What are we doing? She’s back that way,” she whispered fiercely at his back.
“ It felt like a trap, it was too easy,” he told her and she did the best she could to keep her impatience in check. When they had come full circle, only then did the hunter speak again. They had counted eight shifters guarding Meg.
“You will stay here, huntress. I will go around to the other side. When you hear the commotion, run straight for her, release her and run. Do not stop until you are home safely. Do you understand?” Her heart was pounding in her ears so loudly that she barely heard him, but she nodded and looked down at the ground. “Whatever you hear, do not stop,” he told her again before gathering her in a tight embrace. When he kissed her, she felt as if nothing could go wrong, but as he turned to leave, fear had its grip on her and she shuddered deep in her core as if she was cold. He turned back and gave her a quick smile and mouthed, “I love you.” Then she was alone.
****
It hurt him to leave her there, the fear in her eyes was a brutal reminder of the danger they faced. His plan was to draw the creatures away to buy her enough time to free her sister and get to safety. He had spotted a tree, large enough to support his weight, opposite to where his love waited, terrified. When he reached it, his climb up the twisting trunk was slow, but he knew his vantage point would be worth the climb. How many he could drop before he ran out of arrows, he couldn’t say. He only hoped it would be enough. If he didn’t miss, he had enough arrows to take them all down.
He watched the shifters move , making rounds like guards, each one of them with an area of the perimeter to walk. They moved as silently on foot as they did on paws and twice the hunter brought up his bow to take aim, but both times his target was lost behind a tree or
Chapter Six
Her stomach was growling when they broke their fast with some wild berries and left over salt venison. It only took a few mouthfuls of food before thoughts of Meg filled her mind and stole her appetite from her. It wasn’t long before they set out again, moving quietly through the trees and underbrush. They had been hiking up the rise for almost an hour and she felt like cursing her human legs as they tired quickly from the climb.
“We are close ,” he mouthed to her when they finally topped the rise. The area was littered with the tracks of man and wolf, alike. It was almost too easy. But she held her tongue, keeping an eye on their rear, while the hunter kept his eyes forward, watching for signs ahead.
Sara had her potions ready, although her supplies had been reduced to just a handful. Since she had discovered the barrier potion, she had spent nearly all her time making it or in search of the wolfsbane she needed in order to make it. She prayed she had enough potions to help turn the tide. At least we will be fighting men and not wolves , she thought. Though even in human form the shifters were incredibly strong and agile, Victor had warned her, but he needn’t have. She remembered her creation all too well.
They made their way up the mountain, over rocks , cliffs and ridges, climbing higher and air becoming thinner with every step. When the hunter reached back and motioned for her to stop, she did. When he crouched down, she followed. He motioned ahead and she let her eyes follow where he was pointing. It took her a few moments, but she finally saw the tuft of blonde hair in between two tall twisting sycamores. She wanted to run to her sister, but he held her back with a look of warning and motioned to the right.
When she looked that way, she could see bare human flesh moving through the trees headed right for the yellow of her sister’s hair and again she fought the urge to run into danger. He motioned for her to follow and they began backtracking and circling wide around the spot of Meg’s captivity.
“What are we doing? She’s back that way,” she whispered fiercely at his back.
“ It felt like a trap, it was too easy,” he told her and she did the best she could to keep her impatience in check. When they had come full circle, only then did the hunter speak again. They had counted eight shifters guarding Meg.
“You will stay here, huntress. I will go around to the other side. When you hear the commotion, run straight for her, release her and run. Do not stop until you are home safely. Do you understand?” Her heart was pounding in her ears so loudly that she barely heard him, but she nodded and looked down at the ground. “Whatever you hear, do not stop,” he told her again before gathering her in a tight embrace. When he kissed her, she felt as if nothing could go wrong, but as he turned to leave, fear had its grip on her and she shuddered deep in her core as if she was cold. He turned back and gave her a quick smile and mouthed, “I love you.” Then she was alone.
****
It hurt him to leave her there, the fear in her eyes was a brutal reminder of the danger they faced. His plan was to draw the creatures away to buy her enough time to free her sister and get to safety. He had spotted a tree, large enough to support his weight, opposite to where his love waited, terrified. When he reached it, his climb up the twisting trunk was slow, but he knew his vantage point would be worth the climb. How many he could drop before he ran out of arrows, he couldn’t say. He only hoped it would be enough. If he didn’t miss, he had enough arrows to take them all down.
He watched the shifters move , making rounds like guards, each one of them with an area of the perimeter to walk. They moved as silently on foot as they did on paws and twice the hunter brought up his bow to take aim, but both times his target was lost behind a tree or
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