Cursed Heart by Sarah Bailey

Author:Sarah Bailey [Bailey, Sarah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Twisted Tree Publications
Published: 2018-10-17T16:00:00+00:00

Full blooded shapeshifters may induce the change in a human. A bond is formed. The bitten are not beholden to the one who created them as is the way with a vampire and their sire. They may perform a binding ritual which tethers their life forces to one another or they may reject the bond.

She shivered. That sounded insane and terrifying. She read a little further but nowhere did it say how she could reject the bond. She handed it to Rex.

“So, I’m bonded to the one who bit me? That’s why he can communicate with me?” she asked.

“In a sense,” Alistair replied.

“It doesn’t explain that ritual or how to reject the bond.”

It was something they’d need to find out and soon. She didn’t like the idea of being bonded to a murderous psychopath.

“I would have to do more research. As I said, your community keeps its affairs under wraps.”

She sighed. This made her life far more complicated.

“Did you know about this?” she asked Rex.

“No. I don’t think many shifters know. The question we should be asking is, how does he know?”

They were all silent. Alistair sat back down on the arm of the chair, resting a hand on Grace’s shoulder. What could Izzy even say? This wasn’t what she expected to find out. In all honesty, I had no idea what to expect. This is all so surreal.

“Will you look into this more for us?” Rex asked.

“Of course,” Alistair said before he turned to Grace. “This means another trip to Quincy’s.”

“Oh, wonderful,” Grace replied, looking anything but happy about the news. “Breaking and entering is my absolute favourite pastime.”

Rex raised an eyebrow. Breaking and entering? Seems like there’s a story behind this.

“Oh, don’t listen to her,” Alistair said, waving his hand. “It’s all perfectly legal.”

“Well, I’ll leave it with you then,” Rex said, standing up. “Thank you for your time.”

He looked down at Izzy. She rose slowly, feeling a little apprehensive about everything she’d just learnt.

“You’re welcome. Tell Neave we’re even.”

Rex nodded.

“It was nice to meet you,” Izzy said to the two witches.

Grace gave her a hesitant smile.

“You too,” Alistair said, standing and walking with them to the door. “I’ll be in touch when I find something.”

They left, Rex taking her hand after the door shut behind them.

“Are you all right?” he asked. “That can’t have been easy.”

“No, being bonded to a murderer is not at the top of my list of exciting things to discover about myself.”

He was silent for a long time as they walked up the street. She didn’t want to be lost in her own thoughts. They were a mess. How are we going to get out of this? How am I going to live knowing I’m forever linked to the man who made me a shifter?

“I know what we should do.”

She looked up at him, question in her eyes.

“Go for a run.”

“In broad daylight? Don’t you think someone would have something to say if they saw two jaguars running about?”

“Don’t worry, I know just the place.

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