Chapter 6: Caught in the Trap

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Amber awoke to the metallic chime of a bear trap and a howl of alarm and pain. She lay alone in the lean-to. She scrambled from the lean-to and looked for Theresa. Her bodyguard stood ten feet back from a massive werewolf as it struggled with its leg. The bear trap bit into its ankle as it strained against the metal.


“The trap is silvered, and coated in wolfsbane.” Theresa said. “You will not heal until the wound is cleaned.”  


The werewolf snarled and struggled with the silvered bear trap. 


“You think you’re so clever.” She snarled in a ragged voice, “I am not alone.”


“Yes, you are. I’ve checked,” Theresa answered.


“Not here. My pack will come for me. Just as I came to avenge my mate.”


“The werewolf we killed?” Amber gasped and brought a hand to her mouth. 


“I will have my vengeance.” The werewolf said.


“Your mate attempted to kill us. She may have succeeded. I have no sympathy for you.” Theresa said. She raised her blunderbuss to aim at the face of the werewolf. 


The werewolf wrenched, tearing her left leg free of the trap. She screamed and the foot remained in the trap. Theresa fired, but the werewolf dropped flat. The grapeshot flew overhead and shredded the foliage. 


Theresa dropped her blunderbuss and drew a flintlock pistol. She aimed and fired. The gun exploded in smoke and blood erupted from the throat of the werewolf. The werewolf scrambled backward and disappeared into the underbrush. Amber could hear it thrashing through the leaves and branches. 


“Should we chase it?” Amber asked.


“Into heavy underbrush? No. The werewolf will have the advantage, even missing a foot. And we do not know how far back its pack waits. We have forced them to retreat. They will be more cautious approaching us now. We have bought ourselves a little time and a little space.”


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