A Reckoning so Sweet (The Reckoning Book 3) by Candace Wondrak

Author:Candace Wondrak [Wondrak, Candace]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-06-30T18:30:00+00:00

The meat of whatever animal the wolves caught smells…good. Many of them eat it raw, bloodied and carnal, but Elysia started a fire to cook a piece for me. Once it’s done, she saunters to my side and sits on the leather pelt, her legs grazing mine as she offers it to me.

I sit, hunched, a small striped pelt hugging tightly around my back, covering my dress, and gratefully take it. Holding the stick the meat is attached to, I give it a sniff. Though there are no spices, it still smells delicious.

“Go ahead,” Elysia says. “There is no blood left. It’s fully-cooked. I made certain of that for you.” As she speaks, the pack around us finishes their bloody meal. The men and women pair off, including Raegar. They start doing the other thing animals do best, the other things besides hunting.

“Oh, boy,” I mutter unenthusiastically. “Dinner and a show.”

Elysia, the only wolf not pairing off, brings her violet gaze to me. “The bodily pleasures of the world should not be cause for frustration.”

Laughing incredulously, I manage to say, “You have no idea.” I bite into the meat, pushing Lucifer and Dagon out of my mind. I don’t want to think of either of them, I don’t want to relive those moments anymore. I want…well, I’m not exactly sure what I want.

The ones having sex start to moan, and I can’t listen to them anymore. I get up, aware that Elysia is confused at my uncomfortableness. As I go to the edge of the camp and move a few feet out from the rocky overhang, I’m watched by one particularly intent orange-eyed Fae, who should be busy plowing into his partner.

A gentle breeze tousles my hair, and I undo the rest of the pins, letting the curls fall wherever they may. I feel naked in the dress, even with the animal pelt around me. I feel powerless without Dagon’s Mark. Mostly, I feel empty because of what I’ve done.

My stomach gurgles, and I grimace. Maybe my stomach doesn’t like the meat. Maybe…

Another sharp pain; this one makes me double over.

“There was a time when the Children of Men knew better than to trust any food given to them by a Fae.” Raegar appears next to me, sweat glistening on his naked body. His lithe form holds muscle, his wide eyes narrowed down at me from his two-foot taller figure. As tall as any basketball player, back when that was important. “I see your people have not kept the legends.”

I drop the meat, glancing back to Elysia, who simply stares, watching my fate unfold. The woman who was, until now, Raegar’s partner also watched with piqued interest. The others are still too busy getting down and dirty to care.

A sharp pain shoots through me, and I fall forward, collapsing on the ground. My fingers stretch out in the grass, growing longer, growing claws. Hair sprouts from my skin as Raegar takes the pelt off my shoulders.

“The first time is easier if you do not fight the Beast,” Raegar says, sounding very similar to Lucifer.

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