Her Bear_An Urban Fantasy Romance by Alexa B. James & Katherine Bogle

Author:Alexa B. James & Katherine Bogle [James, Alexa B. & Bogle, Katherine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Speak Now
Published: 2019-05-09T05:00:00+00:00

13

Ariana

Dr. Siegfred barely seemed to notice I was in the chair as she rushed it back to my room. I searched for exits all the way, finally seeing one down a long corridor that was more poorly lit than the rest of the lab.

“That was extraordinary,” the doctor mused, but I couldn’t tell if she was talking to me or the guards or herself. “I wonder if it does the same to all of them. I’ve never seen such a creature.”

I tried to calm my hammering heart, shuddering at the memory of that beast throwing itself against the glass. Whatever it was, it sure as hell wasn’t human, and it wasn’t a vampire, either. I couldn’t help but be even more relieved that my blood hadn’t done anything to Jett’s. Not that I’d expected it to. I’d fought lots of shifters, and I hadn’t escaped without a scratch or two of my own. Plus, I was a shifter, so of course my blood wouldn’t affect my own kind.

Muriel’s trial to see if it would work on shifters concerned me more than the results. She’d promised me that first day that she only wanted to turn vampires human, but what if something could turn shifters human, too? What would happen when her organization decided another species was a threat? Were they really trying to eradicate all supernaturals—or at least hold the possibility in their power?

She deposited me in my room and promptly left, still marveling over the transformation we’d caused. I shivered at the thought, and then at the image of the grotesque monster that my blood had created. Even though the doctor had set it up and executed the plan, I couldn’t deny that I’d played a part, however unwillingly. My blood was… Something worse than toxic. My blood had the power to do that to vampires, whether I wanted it to or not. It didn’t just turn them human. It turned them monstrous.

Yes, the vampires who worked for Dante had been assholes, but then, I’d worked for Dante, too. No one under his employ had much choice in the matter. They’d taunted me cruelly, but was that worse than what I’d done? I’d killed for him—sometimes people of my own kind.

I began to pace the room, though I barely had the energy. Adrenaline alone fueled my agitation. Yes, vampires had attacked us several times. I’d killed them to protect myself and my mates. But I didn’t hate all of them. After seeing Petra, it was obvious not all of them were evil. And after seeing the monster she’d created with my blood…

I felt sick at the knowledge of what ran through my veins.

The door popped open, and Jett strode in. My wolf awakened and whined pitifully, not understanding why our mate wasn’t saving us from this hell.

Before I could stop them, words flooded from my mouth. “Jett,” I said, my voice choked. “Do you know what the doctor is doing? She’s crazy. You have to get me out of here.

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