Blood on the Ice: A Reverse Harem Shifter Hockey Academy Romance (Secrets of State U Book 1) by Cassandra Featherstone

Author:Cassandra Featherstone [Featherstone, Cassandra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Little Tailfeather Publishing
Published: 2024-10-12T00:00:00+00:00

soft touch

Slade is in the kitchen working on the brew and it can’t come any faster. Lucas has gotten more pale since Slade stopped singing and I’m really beginning to worry. I know the Prince swears he can help, and I want to believe him… but life hasn’t been kind in the past two years. It wouldn’t surprise me if the Universe handed me a sweet, sexy mate I never thought I’d have and whisked him away before I could even enjoy it. I kiss the bear’s knuckles, feeling tears of frustration well up behind my eyes.

“I’m going to check on Slade. Monitor him?” I murmur to the crowd. They don’t answer, but I assume they’re agreeing, so I roll to my feet and head inside.

Once there, I walk past the humming siren, stirring an aromatic pot of ingredients to the living room. Putting my hands on the back of the couch, I lean down, sucking in a shaky breath. I swallow as my body trembles and tears splash on my cheeks. Lucas is too young to die, and it’s not fair that some asshole with a grudge is trying to take away his future. Even if he wasn’t my mate, this would be bullshit—he’s talented and kind and not involved in whatever crap the poisoner is getting revenge for.

Yet someone as evil and selfish as Magnus lived for fucking centuries before he met his end.

“Morgana, are you okay?”

I whirl around in fear, not used to people seeing me in such a vulnerable state. Wiping my eyes, I wait until my vision clears and realize it’s Slade. “You should be stirring. I didn’t mean to distract you.”

He gestures, inviting me into his embrace. “Please… let me help you.”

Swallowing hard, I look at him, unsure if I can be like this in front of someone I don’t know very well. “I… well. I mean, I’m just… This is really hard.”

“Morgana, I won’t hurt you. I get that you’re probably gun shy because of him.” Slade gestures around the room as the house personifies his essence. “But I’m not like that. If I’m honest, I don’t think anyone at this place is, even the cranky dragon.”

My brows furrow, and I step a little closer as I bite my lip. “It’s not that I think you are, but I’m… I’m so damaged, Slade. Lucas and I were supposed to be a fling. I didn’t mean to let him in, nor did I have a clue he might be a mate. It was so fucking fast and now he’s sick…”

The smile he gives me is so gentle that I can feel it in my bones. Very slowly, he takes my hand and pulls me into his arms, wrapping me up tight. I stand there stiffly for a moment, but he hums softly, and it makes the spikes in my veins calm down. My body relaxes and I rest my head on his, closing my eyes.

“You’re the tallest woman I’ve ever hugged,” he says with a soft laugh.

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