Free Black Bear Rising: A BWWM Paranormal Romance (Black Bear Saga Book 1) by Tia Wilson Page A

The bear opened its maw and roared to the sky. Nasak could not take his eyes off the huge paddle like front paws of the bear which ended in curling claws which could disembowel a seal in seconds. The words of his trainer for the ritual rang around his head, “You must fight the bear, no matter how desperate the situation looks. If you do not fight then you will never walk out of the pit again.”  

    Nasaks hands shook by his side and the idea of even attempting to fight this great beast seemed impossible. The bear dropped down onto all fours and the crowd stopped cheering. The bear turned and looked at Nasak, its head swayed from side to side as it sniffed the air. The bear had sparkling green eyes which it never took off Nasak as it surveyed him.

    Nasak slammed his fist against the concrete wall and the jarring pain in his hand pulled him from his frozen state. The words, ‘you must fight’ echoed through his mind and he ran towards the bear screaming. Nasak swung his fist at the bears jet black nose and it glanced across it as the bear turned its head away from the blow. The bears jaws snapped shut around Nasaks wrist, the sharp teeth ripping through his flesh. The bear reared up on his hind legs and Nasak was lifted up into the air his feet kicking in the air. The bones in his wrists snapped like kindling as the bear shook him and then dropped him to the ground.  

    Nasak scrabbled away backward spraying up arcs of sand as he back peddled. He looked down at his damaged hand. The flesh was punctured in several places and blood oozed out in thick rivulets. He tried to flex his fingers and pain shot up his arm. The crowd chanted his name over and over again. The bear backed away from Nasak and growled loudly.

    Nasak got back on his feet, his damaged hand hanging limply by his side. Im going to rip those blue eyes from your head he thought to himself and charged the bear again. The bear charged at him on all fours head down and ears pinned to his head. The bear connected with Nasak in his stomach and knocked him to the ground. Nasak struggled to get a breath as the bear approached him. Nasak swung his fist and it slammed into the side of the bears nose and the bear let out a yelp. The crowds exploded in cheers, the roars of his name doubled in intensity. Maybe I can beat him Nasak thought for a second.

    The bear pinned Nasak to the ground pressing its huge paw into his shoulder, its claws digging into the flesh. Nasak rained punches down on the bears head his knuckles bloodied as he slammed into the thick bone of the massive skull. A blast of hot fetid breath filled Nasaks nose as the bear stood over him taking the punches. With his other paw the bear raked his massive claws across Nasaks chest ripping the flesh wide open and ripping his shirt off him. Nasak looked down and he could see the white of his chest bones until blood started to bubble out of the wounds. His punches became nothing more than soft taps as he felt the power drain from his body. I must keep fighting he though as white spots danced in his vision.

    The bear flipped Nasak on his side, crushing his already broken wrist under him, the bones grinding like broken glass. Nasak let out a scream of pain at the intensity of it. The bear bit into Nasaks side and somewhere off in the distance he heard what sounded like a thick branch being broken over someones knees. The bear raked his teeth across his flank and ripped a chunk of flesh off his body. The crowd shouted in unison “fight back” and repeated it again and again in a rising crescendo. Nasak felt like his body was slowly sinking into sand as the corner of his vision began to darken. He rolled over on his back, the bears mouth was inches from his, blood dripping from his sharp teeth.

    Nasak kicked out with his legs and connected with the soft underside of the bear. He kicked and kicked as hard as he could. The crowd rallied and exploded in cheers. I’m going to kill the bear Nasak thought