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The pack formed a protective circle around the play area--soles soared above them
"Hector sure does like to hire bird shifters" Jesse knew this species could be brutal in their attack He’d fought an eagle shifter once before, and it hadn’t been pretty He’d won, but the bird had inflicted a lot of dales Fierce shifters
His wolf bared his teeth, wanting freedom so that he could rip out the throats of the invaders But Jesse chose not to shift so that he could maintain verbal contact with Harley He planted his feet and stood at the ready "Stay close to me And don’t shift" Her cat was small and would be easy for the in her chest, Harley tried to steady her breathing as she said, "We need to get theile Her hissing cat was looking forward to hearing the up his neck and shoulders, Jesse warned, "Don’t let them come up behind you One powerful strike to the back of your skull would be fatal" Just the thought ral to hi A knot of panic for it hard to s
He wished he could send her into the fort with the pups, even considered using the excuse that she didn’t have the sa as him and the others She’d just snort at hih hiht than he could As such, all he could say was"Stay safe for me"
She nodded, jaw hard "You do the sah her as they waited in silence All that could be heard was the rustle of grass and leaves, as if the wildlife stood still Goose bumps rose on Harley’s ar breeze or the rage thickening the air, she wasn’t sure The breeze carried the earthy scents of pine needles and greenery, but those co to calm Harley or her cat as they continued to wait
As if by soree No slow descent One dove toward Jesse like an arrow He ducked, narrowly evading the talons, and then quickly whirled as he stood, swiping the eagle’s wing The fucker didn’t even lose its balance
Spinning, he saw hisit crashing to the ground near Jesse He s splayed and talons slashing the air Sto, he reached down and broke its neck with a satisfying yank
"Jesse, duck!" shouted Harley But the harpy didn’t airay ith outstretched feet the size of hu aho she was pretty sure was Eli, the eagle dropped his just sort of went crazy
The battle was chaotic Brutal Frenzied Neither side showedher cat’s hunger to be free and exact her own vengeance Puain and again as the harpies came at her Each time the metal hit bone, the ih her hand was starting to feel a little numb She--
At the sound of a wail, Harley ducked Talons scraped her scalp and yanked so, she slapped a hand to her throbbing scalp It would probably hurt a lot worse later when the adrenaline wore off
Another wolf hurried toward theuessed it was Kathy A harpy s its talons deep as it pinned her to the ground Heart in her throat, Harley rushed forward and struck the le swayed, taken off guard The she-wolf took advantage of the eagle’s distraction by righting herself and lunging, sinking her teeth into the bird Another wolf appeared, aiding the older wolf in tearing the eagle apart
"Harley, I told you to stay close toso hard A horrific force sla his The i pain lanced down his back as talons tore into his skin He gritted his teeth and--
The weight of the harpy disappeared at the sound ofbone The dead bird landed at his side
Harley helped hi about me and worry about you!"
Jesse wanted to shake her How in God’s name was he supposed to not worry, especially when the scent of her blood tormented his senses and sent his wolf into a frenzy? "Just stay--"
They both jerked back as a harpy whizzed past theround It just as quickly released her, causing her to fall right on the kids’ slide with a loud thunk Harley flinched in sympathy
As Derren rushed to his unconscious le made a beeline for hi its balance and distracting it--thanks to Caleb and Kent, ere throwing balls and Frisbees at any harpies that cae the harpy in ti the sweat frolance around The situation was bad One eagle had dug its talons into Marcus’s arround, away fro to his feet after an eagle struck hi the back of the enforcer’s neck Nick’s as biting into a bird’s wing and shaking it hard as the eagle tried to attack Shaya So many of the pack were injured In addition, Ally was still unconscious, so she couldn’t heal theles were dead