Caught By The Dark: A werewolf monster romance (Monsters In Moonlight) by Alexa Michaels & Alexa H. Michaels

Author:Alexa Michaels & Alexa H. Michaels [Michaels, Alexa & Michaels, Alexa H.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Chowen Publishing House LLC
Published: 2023-03-16T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 24 – The Beast

Those two words. Far more powerful than any physical blow. I reared back, actual pain pulsing through my heart.

Addi pressed the advantage, struggling to sit and rubbing her wrists. The angry red bands where my grip had been too tight glared accusingly at me.

“Come on, what are you waiting for?” Addi insisted, moving forward. “Slice me—make me bleed. Rape me. Do those disgusting, vile things that are in your nature!”

“No!” I roared, scrambling backward. My back was pressed into the house. Blocked, I pushed to my feet, ready to flee.

Addi pounced, grabbing my arms in a laughably light hold. But I couldn’t bring myself to shake her off.

“Why? Why, beasty?” she demanded. “What about me makes you turn from your base instincts? If you’re concentrated evil, and I’m the one trying to break this curse, why won’t you do what comes naturally to you and stop me?”

Unable to stand the intensity of her stormy eyes any longer, I squeezed mine closed.

Addi shook me. Those arms were toned for a human, and yet one snap of my jaw would break them like a twig. But...I wasn’t able to hurt her. She was the only person in this entire fucking world who I couldn’t hurt. Even though she would ultimately be my destruction. The primal need to protect and cherish her was stronger than reason.

My mate was precious.

“Addi—”

She stilled.

I latched onto a newly acquired ability. It took a concentrated effort, but I pulled to touch where daylight asshat was having a figurative heart attack in my mind. Just by brushing against his consciousness, I was able to pull on his existence. The magic was complicated to explain, but the result was simple.

My muzzle retracted.

Addi gasped, stepping back. Blindly, I pawed at her until I had a hold on her shoulder and could pull her close.

“What the fuck are you doing with your body?” asshat bellowed.

Couldn’t he figure it out? Damn, but he was dense. Pulling more on the shift, I focused once more on my face. Holding the transformation was hard enough. But trying to increase the breadth of the ability at the same time proved near impossible.

I was still hairy, like I had a thick beard. And there was a sharp peak to my face. I kept the fangs in favor of making the lips as humanoid as possible. I ran my tongue over the new features and was content.

With care, I kept the grip on the minimal shift, and opened my eyes.

“What is this?” Addi gasped, the sound of her hammering pulse sweet music to my ears.

“I’m going to answer your other question instead,” I panted. “The reason I won’t hurt you? Because you’re mine, Addi.”

And then I kissed her.

Her pulse skipped as she took a sharp breath through her nose. A shudder rolled through her, rooting her in place. Completely stilled, frozen in place.

It lasted only a moment. Until the shock passed, and her fight instinct took over.

Addi bit the lip I was so proud of changing.

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