Fire's Embrace [Chronicles of the Shifter Directive 6] (Siren Publishing Epic Romance, ManLove) by Scarlet Hyacinth

Author:Scarlet Hyacinth
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Published: 2013-09-10T16:00:00+00:00

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It took quite a while for Rachen to convince his mate that no, he wasn’t cheating, and no, there wasn’t anyone else in his life except him. Impossibly, it seemed that his lover didn’t remember anything from his life as Alwyn, except the fact that he was Rachen’s mate.

Finally, Phoenix relented and melted into Rachen’s arms, much like he had before. “All right. I’ll believe you, although I must admit I’m still very confused. Now…I’m feeling a bit off. Can we go back to our nest?”

“Nest?” Rachen repeated, blinking in confusion.

Phoenix arched a brow at Rachen. “We do have a nest for the two of us, don’t we? I distinctly remember us mating…Surely, we couldn’t have done that without a nest. Where is it?”

Oh, Phoenix was referring to their home. “We live in a palace. It’s a good distance away from here, built—”

Phoenix interrupted him before he could finish the phrase. “In a building?” Phoenix shook his head, breaking away from Rachen and seeming horrified. “No…I can’t live in a building. I need to be free. I need to spread my wings, to be out into the wild.” He turned pleading eyes toward Rachen. “You understand, don’t you?”

“Yes, I understand,” Rachen replied. Apparently, Phoenix expected them to live in an actual nest. Rachen felt like he’d fallen into some sort of peculiar dream. “However, we do require some sort of shelter from the elements. I don’t want you to suffer from any discomfort.”

“I’m a phoenix. I’m not afraid of a little rain.” In spite of his words, though, Phoenix seemed to consider Rachen’s point. “But I suppose you’re right. A simple nest wouldn’t be safe enough from predators. We need something more secure, especially for our eggs.”

Wait, what? Eggs? Now, Rachen was the confused one. He needed to take a step back and get accustomed to this new side of his mate. It was all happening too fast, and Rachen couldn’t make heads or tails of what Phoenix was saying.

Their mate bond was still working perfectly fine, though. Phoenix looked hurt at Rachen’s less than enthusiastic reaction. “You don’t want to have hatchlings?”

“That’s not it,” Rachen said quickly. Images of small children with Phoenix’s blazing eyes popped into his head, and Overlords, Rachen wanted that so badly it hurt. But it would be irresponsible to bring a child into this entire mess. “I need you to listen closely. You have to remember what you were before.”

Phoenix looked away. “I remember. I don’t want to be that again. I don’t want to be used as a weapon anymore.”

Painful memories of a time when Phoenix had had no control over his fire flooded their bond. Rachen winced. The last thing he’d wanted was to make his mate remember that. “You were that, but also more. Do you remember how we met?”

The dark recollections started to fade as Phoenix tried to access the part of him that had once been Alwyn. It hurt. Rachen felt it, and he engulfed his mate in his arms.

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