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In the lastconfidence in its abilities, and trusting it to aid her Even to the point of co three minor quests It, in no way, ave her self-confidence However, tackling s coh to rip off her head
A roar behind hertheir Fae forms, and had shifted fully Their leader was older, with tufts of grey sprouted along his shoulder blades, giving him an otherworldly appearance Their football jerseys ripped as they could no longer contain the bulk of their true Fae form
Unprepared for the quick change, she bu her knee She shouldn’t have looked back Ju down the spillway from the other direction They had surrounded her She hadn’t counted on that
“So, um, how do you likeskittish and nervous
“Trap? I think it is you who are trapped, little Gri closer His golden brown fur was littered with the broken glass of the shattered restaurant door
“Who sent you after us?” the leader called out froer, and slower “Did the Fates tell you where ere? We were getting too powerful for their liking, weren’t we? They don’t like hoe run our business over here Well, that’s just it; it’s our business, not theirs”
“What does it matter if we eat a few humans every once in a while? We still pay our tithe to the courts; we still obey and appear when su at our door?” the largest one, Brown, demanded
She felt disgusted, sick to her sto hue at the es and realized where they found their food This whole ti the her… to their hunting grounds She sed and felt her stomach drop
“The Story,” Mina answered unsure of what else to say “The Story sent me after you, or should I say, sent you to me”
“Story? We don’t want any part of that” Broalked closer to Mina He flexed his shoulders and opened his hands to show her his large black claws “We just want to conduct our business our way What say we let you live, and you take that cursed book and never come back”
“Sorry guys,” Mina answered trying to sound brave while her hands shook with fear “That’s just not gonna cut it I can’t let you continue on hat you’re doing Story or no Story, you have to be stopped”
The s from his teeth in anticipation as he sauntered toward her His voice came out muffled and slurred, his bear mouth unable to forest spent more time in human form “Then ill just have to take care of you ourselves”
She looked up and all three of the it open, concentrating as three giant, gold bear traps sprouted froround Each of the bears stopped in their tracks and began screaolden trap The traps surrounded their ankles and anchored theround, immobile
;Chapter 1
Being ripped to pieces by Fae wasn’t how she’d envisioned dying Her lungs burned with the lack of oxygen and a painful stitch stabbed her side Mina gasped, gritted her teeth and pu to put even more distance between her and her pursuers She turned a corner, and took a chance to glance over her shoulder at the three very large Fae bearing down on her They were quicker than she thought and they were closing the distance fast She was in serious trouble