Bought By The Masters by Wright Daniella

Author:Wright, Daniella [Wright, Daniella]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2019-12-07T16:00:00+00:00

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Roze

The needle stings my flesh, but I accept it, because I don’t want to be stuck in this place any longer than necessary. I get it between my shoulder blades, in a place people won’t see, since a lot of jobs out there frown upon those with tattoos, and I have to make a living once I’m out of Halberg.

All Beron and Cato seem to be able to do is apologize. I’m sorry. I’m sick of hearing it. I get that none of us asked for this, but I don’t want to keep hearing sorrys out of their mouths. I want action. I want a solution to this predicament. No patient ever fixed themselves just by wishing for it and saying sorry, though we have dealt with some cracked ones over the years who sincerely believed all they needed was prayer and a good, toxin free diet to “purge” themselves of impurities. Let alone the ones asking if we’re going to inject them with mercury. I engage in small talk with Beron and Alex, noting again how animated he is when he talks. He just resembles a brick when he’s still, his cheek muscles unmoving, but in motion, there’s a certain elegance to his expressions I can admire.

Trailing down to his arms, I think privately that one punch from him could kill me, let alone whatever power he possesses when he shifts into his bear form.

When Beron offers to transform to fill up an awkward stretch of silence, where the emptiness was occupied of thoughts of Tiffany, of The Morrigan, of the fact that all of our families right now must be sick with worry.

It’s been four weeks since our impromptu kidnapping. I can only imagine the flood of messages I must have on my phone now.

Beron trots out to the center of the cavern where Cato likely sleeps in his dragon form. I’m yet to see that as well, but the thought of some twenty foot lizard that can breathe fire being nearby causes marginally more anxiety than the thought of a bear.

Beron shifts, his thick, squarish features melting like candle wax into thick, wiry brown fur, his bulk expanding until he squats on all four limbs, big grizzled snout facing our way.

Jesus. I think he’s bigger than a normal bear. he’s at least three times as big as me, and when he rears onto his hind legs, he towers, multiple shadows dancing at his feet.

“Suddenly I’m jealous,” Alex says, a small attempt at brevity on her part. She’s taken it harder than me with Tiffany, and focusing on helping Alex is keeping me grounded. As long as I’m doing something with my hands or brain, I’m okay. I can keep it at bay. She continues with: “I don’t have a power like that. If I could have had a choice of magical powers, I’d love to be able to shapeshift, I think.”

Beron lets out a grunting laugh, his surprisingly small ears wiggling. His snout also twitches

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