Books Like Hatchet Novels & Stories

My legs felt weak, unused to the sudden force for movement, but I forced myself to stumble forward. The howls grew louder behind me as I pushed through the thick trees, my breath coming in sharp gasps. The icy wind stung my cheeks, and my heart pounded so hard it felt like it might burst from my chest. The moonlight was my only guide as I turned sharply to the left, hoping to lose them in the dense forest. My eyes caught on a jagged branch lying in the snow, and I scrambled toward it, panting as I reached for the makeshift weapon.

Damn it, this wasn't an action movie. I growled at something very rude, fasted my M19 harder, and sprinted down the sidewalk on this side of the street. I never let our prey out of my sight for a moment. It was almost like a slalom. Again and again I had to avoid people and then I almost ran into a shelter. There was room for a handful of people in these small buildings. If you had to get to safety from a prole, you could run in there, seal the room and call the venators from inside via an emergency column.

The only reason Valkyries were able to fly over battle fields was because with all the chaos and bloodshed they hardly paid attention to us and if they did, they would brush it off as a hallucination or blame it on the mind breaking under the weight of war. I looked at my team and took off, jumping into the sky and flapping my wings. I headed towards the mountains; the wind blowing through my hair and the open sky was a welcoming sight. I always felt a sense of peace when I was flying. I turned and saw the others following behind me. Gods, how I missed this, would it be so bad if humans knew we existed? We flew deeper and deeper into the mountains, watching the scenery below animals running

The book I was reading wasn't in sight, so I went exploring the shelves until I found it at the top. I opened it and began searching for information about my strange kidnapper and my nephew's father. It was then that I came across a title that caught my attention: “The Rise of Harvey Bloodclaw.”