Cute to the Bone by Zenina Masters

Author:Zenina Masters [Masters, Zenina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Enchanted Crossroads, Adult, Romance, Paranormal, Shapeshifter, Magic, Fey
ISBN: 9781487429003
Publisher: eXtasy Books Inc
Published: 2020-04-03T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Sireno parted from Aeric with a promise to meet him for dinner in two hours.

She had a date.

Sireno was on her way back to the Grotto when she heard a sneer from the shadows near the bar. “Oh, aren’t we fancy now, under-mage?”

She knew that voice. She had dated that voice. “I am actually. Nice to see that you are still a revolting creature, Limak. Elegant but revolting.”

The stunning pale blonde stepped out of the shadows, and he chuckled. “So, fishing for shifters now?”

“Looking for a mate. The Crossroads was the option presented to me.”

He snorted. “You? With a mate? Your kind is better left to the shadows that spawned you.”

“That is no way to talk to a lady,” Aeric’s voice snapped out.

Limak looked at him and snorted. “Ah, the shifter to the rescue. Did she pick you up in an alley?”

“No, out of a mage’s trap, actually.” Aeric was looking at the elf and had his head cocked.

“What would she want with a pathetic little mortal beast like you?”

Aeric grinned. “Apparently, I have nice eyes.”

Limak’s expression flared with rage, and he struck Aeric with an exposure spell.

Sireno stepped forward and was about to lay Limak out, but she paused when she saw Aeric’s beast. “Good gods.”

The magnetic pull of the golden, chortling, and adorable creature was unmistakable. Sireno watched as Limak smiled softly and took a few steps toward Aeric. That is when the fluffy creature struck.

The beast got taller with incredible speed and slammed his now-human fist into Limak’s jaw, knocking him on his ass.

The rest of the attack was a flurry of strikes, and Sireno simply stood by and watched the technique. He was precise in his attacks, and every bit of contact had an impact on Limak’s ability to remain conscious.

When the elf was finally laying flat, Aeric looked at her and cleared his throat. “I can explain that.”

“It is the—” She tried to remember the name.

“Quokka. Considered to be cute and useless at the best of times, but it is resilient to magical attacks.”

Tony walked up and looked at the elf on the ground. “What happened here?”

Sireno smiled. “Limak threw a spell to expose Aeric’s beast, and Aeric retaliated.”

“Ah. Thank you for that concise recitation. I have got this.” Tony leaned down and picked up the elf, tossing him over one shoulder with ease. It was so casual that Sireno made a mental note not to tick off either of the guardians.

Aeric looked at his knuckles and flexed his hands. “His head was harder than it looked. What will happen to him?”

“He will be fixed up, ejected from the Crossroads, and his immediate family banned for a decade.”

Aeric blinked in surprise. “Really?”

“Yes, it was in that contract that we signed when we arrived. Didn’t you read it?”

He cleared his throat. “Um, no.”

She looked into his features and blinked. “You just signed your future away without reading it?”

“I didn’t want you to leave without me. I felt something more than just the magic between us.”

She looked at his hands.

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