King of Prey by Mandy M Roth

Author:Mandy M Roth
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, Fantasy, General, Fiction
ISBN: 9781599981529
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
Published: 2006-10-10T04:00:00+00:00

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“Calm down,” Sachin said, keeping a safe distance from Kabril.

“Calm down?” he echoed, wanting to kill something, anything. “The woman I wish to rule by my side for all eternity runs off into the jungle rather than spend another moment with me and you tell me to calm down?”

“We will find her, my lord.”

Kabril froze. “Why is it you are not correcting me—telling me how we will find my mate soon and that Rayna can never rule by my side?”

Sachin whistled as he averted his gaze. A sinking feeling came over Kabril as he clenched his fists. He knew Sachin well enough to know his old friend was up to his antics again. “Why is it I think you have been trifling with me from the moment we came to Earth?”

“Perhaps,” Sachin kept his gaze directed anywhere but at Kabril, “it is because I have been trifling with you.”

“What?” he bellowed.

Sachin stiffened. “I know you, Kabril. You would have resisted your pull to her had you known the truth. It is part of your stubborn nature, my lord.”

“The truth?” Kabril arched a brow in question, not liking the added my lord. “What truth?”

Sachin held his secrets close. Growling, Kabril stared at his long time friend. “This conversation is far from over. Now we hunt for Rayna. Once I have her safely within my sights, you will tell me all you have been keeping from me.”

“As you wish, my lord.” Sachin bent his head and yanked his shirt off, shifting into partial hawk form as he did. Large brown and white feathers rippled over his shoulders as a set of wings emerged from his upper back. Sachin, like Kabril and most other strong warriors, could shift portions of his body on command without pain and for indefinite periods of time. They could also do full shifts if need be.

Kabril did the same, shifting enough to be able to fly. As his wings sprouted forth from his shoulder blades, Kabril took a deep breath, enjoying the rare treat. While on Earth, he had to use caution not to be discovered. Shifting was a luxury. He flexed his wings, each spanning close to ten feet and took one last look around the campsite.

He shouldn’t care that Rayna walked out on him but he couldn’t help himself. Even if she wasn’t the woman the prophecy spoke of, he’d come to care for her. The jungle was no place to wander alone. Especially not with an enemy attack having just been thwarted. As Kabril went to lift off the ground, he noticed something near the doused fire pit. One of the retaining wall rocks was missing.

He glanced around the area and found it off to the side of the site. There was something else there. A single bloodied feather. Not the one he’d forced Rayna to drop—a new one.

Suddenly, it felt as if he’d been struck in the midriff, the air swooshed from his lungs and his knees weakened. He was unable to believe they’d missed a Falco warrior, even with the proof lying right before him.

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