“Fre, honey, you’re human,” she whispered.
Nix clutched the crossbow in one hand and a knife in the other. “Ya know, Fre. Tee has a point.”
A guard growled and stepped forward, saliva dripped from his maw. Tee inched forward and placed herself between the animal and Fre. The man she assumed was Roman moved up. He stood just about five foot seven with a stocky build. His sandy-blond hair was tied in a ponytail at the back of his head. His suit, disheveled, was ill-fitting. If she wasn’t mistaken, it appeared he hadn’t exactly kept fit either. He could have been a businessman experiencing a midlife crisis.
Roman scoffed. “Fighting a human woman is beneath me. I wouldn’t expend the effort of dirtying my hands. Kill them,” he ordered his men.
Tee caught the movement as one beast leaped up from the corner of her eye. She pulled the gun from her hip, took aim, and fired. The single shot landed in the chest of the animal and sent him flying back. Tee drew her other sidearm and took a few steps forward, her arms extended straight.
“Listen up, I will bust a cap in the ass of the next wolf who tries to jump us. So you may want to ask yourselves, are you feeling froggy?” Tee met the stares of a few of the predators crouched down before her and decided to bait the beast in charge. “Roman, right? We don’t know each other but I have to say you’re coming off as a real punk. I mean, a human woman issues a challenge and instead of stepping up you let your men do your dirty work. I can see why your pack is suffering. I mean what wolf secure in their wolfiness would want to follow a sorry ass such as yourself?”
She thought about and discarded plans in her head. Under the guise of checking out her opponents, she took a quick scan of the room. Another animal moved forward and she cocked her gun. “Do the math, dumbass. Fifteen bullets and one in the chamber, even if I miss a few, there are still more than enough to take several of you out.”
The woman eased up next to a glowering Roman. Her eyes were cold and her face was tight with a slight blush to her cheeks. She gripped his arm and gave a slight shake of her head. “Let’s talk, snake. You are a snake aren’t you? That’s the sense I get. I mean there are so few animals who actually like to wallow in the dirt.” She sneered.
Tee snorted. “If that’s your best attempt at an insult, dog, try again. I don’t have to say much since the mate you’re hanging onto appears to be more than enough of an embarrassment.”
“What shifter wouldn’t be leery at sullying his hands with a human? Think about it, it would be an unfair fight. Actually, my husband is being quite generous,” the woman continued.
Tee focused on the woman. “You must be, Seri. I find it interesting you refer to ole Roman there as your husband and not your mate. I suppose the claiming wasn’t so hot, huh?”
Seri puckered her lips before she visibly relaxed. “You’re no better than those two humans it seems your hell-bent on protecting.”
“I see your lips moving but all I hear is blah, bah, blah. You want to talk, say something worth my time to listen. If not, my suggestion would be to shift because I’m coming for you and just so you know, I can produce enough venom to drop a horse in ten-point-two-five seconds.”
Nix whistled before commenting. “Dayum, Tee. I have a newfound respect for your abilities.”
Fre chuckled, then added. “Me too.”
“Shut up you freaks!” Seri snapped. “I will accept your challenge on my husband’s behalf.”
Tee exhaled. “It’s a damn shame, Roman, when your woman has more balls than you do. Let’s establish a few rules shall we. You will fight me, not Fre, and I leave it your choice. Do we fight as humans or as our animals?”
“I don’t care what you fight as.” Seri lunged as she shifted.
Tee holstered her weapons and fell back in an arch. Flipping up, she felt the burning pain where Seri had torn into her
Nix clutched the crossbow in one hand and a knife in the other. “Ya know, Fre. Tee has a point.”
A guard growled and stepped forward, saliva dripped from his maw. Tee inched forward and placed herself between the animal and Fre. The man she assumed was Roman moved up. He stood just about five foot seven with a stocky build. His sandy-blond hair was tied in a ponytail at the back of his head. His suit, disheveled, was ill-fitting. If she wasn’t mistaken, it appeared he hadn’t exactly kept fit either. He could have been a businessman experiencing a midlife crisis.
Roman scoffed. “Fighting a human woman is beneath me. I wouldn’t expend the effort of dirtying my hands. Kill them,” he ordered his men.
Tee caught the movement as one beast leaped up from the corner of her eye. She pulled the gun from her hip, took aim, and fired. The single shot landed in the chest of the animal and sent him flying back. Tee drew her other sidearm and took a few steps forward, her arms extended straight.
“Listen up, I will bust a cap in the ass of the next wolf who tries to jump us. So you may want to ask yourselves, are you feeling froggy?” Tee met the stares of a few of the predators crouched down before her and decided to bait the beast in charge. “Roman, right? We don’t know each other but I have to say you’re coming off as a real punk. I mean, a human woman issues a challenge and instead of stepping up you let your men do your dirty work. I can see why your pack is suffering. I mean what wolf secure in their wolfiness would want to follow a sorry ass such as yourself?”
She thought about and discarded plans in her head. Under the guise of checking out her opponents, she took a quick scan of the room. Another animal moved forward and she cocked her gun. “Do the math, dumbass. Fifteen bullets and one in the chamber, even if I miss a few, there are still more than enough to take several of you out.”
The woman eased up next to a glowering Roman. Her eyes were cold and her face was tight with a slight blush to her cheeks. She gripped his arm and gave a slight shake of her head. “Let’s talk, snake. You are a snake aren’t you? That’s the sense I get. I mean there are so few animals who actually like to wallow in the dirt.” She sneered.
Tee snorted. “If that’s your best attempt at an insult, dog, try again. I don’t have to say much since the mate you’re hanging onto appears to be more than enough of an embarrassment.”
“What shifter wouldn’t be leery at sullying his hands with a human? Think about it, it would be an unfair fight. Actually, my husband is being quite generous,” the woman continued.
Tee focused on the woman. “You must be, Seri. I find it interesting you refer to ole Roman there as your husband and not your mate. I suppose the claiming wasn’t so hot, huh?”
Seri puckered her lips before she visibly relaxed. “You’re no better than those two humans it seems your hell-bent on protecting.”
“I see your lips moving but all I hear is blah, bah, blah. You want to talk, say something worth my time to listen. If not, my suggestion would be to shift because I’m coming for you and just so you know, I can produce enough venom to drop a horse in ten-point-two-five seconds.”
Nix whistled before commenting. “Dayum, Tee. I have a newfound respect for your abilities.”
Fre chuckled, then added. “Me too.”
“Shut up you freaks!” Seri snapped. “I will accept your challenge on my husband’s behalf.”
Tee exhaled. “It’s a damn shame, Roman, when your woman has more balls than you do. Let’s establish a few rules shall we. You will fight me, not Fre, and I leave it your choice. Do we fight as humans or as our animals?”
“I don’t care what you fight as.” Seri lunged as she shifted.
Tee holstered her weapons and fell back in an arch. Flipping up, she felt the burning pain where Seri had torn into her
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