Linked (Prophecy Book One) by Welsh Hope

Author:Welsh, Hope [Welsh, Hope]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: ghost, occult, shape-shifter, shapeshifter, paranormal, good vs evil, shape shifter, romance, fantasy, contemmporary
Publisher: HSW Books
Published: 2012-04-12T04:00:00+00:00

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Lana took a slice of pizza from the box and set it on her paper plate as she sat down on the couch next to Cole. The aroma of pepperoni and cheese filled the room. “This is so good,” she said with a mouthful of pizza. “Thanks. So, start talking.” She wiped her mouth with the napkin he’d handed her as she waited.

She watched his face. He looked as if he wanted to delay this talk a while longer. She thought he was going to refuse or simply ignore her request, but then he finally spoke. “Do you know anything about shape-shifters?”

“Not really, just what I’ve seen on television and in movies or books.”

He grabbed his bottle of water off the coffee table and took a sip. “Well, no one’s exactly sure where they—we—come from or how we came to be. At least, my dad isn’t sure, and he’s the one who taught me how to shift.”

“Your dad is a shifter, too?”

“Yes, he’s a cougar. Anyway, the story I’m going to tell you isn’t to be taken as fact. This is the story that’s been passed down the Thomas line for as long as anyone can remember. For all I know, it could be some bullshit excuse to explain to their kids where shape-shifters come from. Tooth fairy type stories.”

She chuckled. “Gotcha.”

Cole leaned back against the couch. “The story that my dad told me was that certain families were blessed by the Gods for their worship and offerings, by being able to shift into animals to better track their food, get advanced warning of enemy attacks, know when storms approached; that sort of thing. But, they placed limitations on it. The Gods, trying to be fair, made it so they could only shift into one other form. And because they didn’t want the world overrun with shifters, they made it so only every third generation born can shift.”

“So the only animal you can shift into is the tiger?”

“No.”

“But you just said—” She opened her mouth, closed it. “I’m missing something here, aren’t I?”

“I’m the first, as far as we know, who isn’t locked into one form.”

“Really? Why is that?”

He shrugged. “No one knows.”

“Have you met any others to see if it’s happened in their family lines?”

“I’ve only ever met a few personally, and they weren’t exactly ‘do you mind if I ask you a few questions regarding your lineage?’ conversations.” He paused for a long moment and shifted to get more comfortable on the couch.

“So you have no way of knowing if you’re just, say, evolving?”

He shook his head. “Nope. I’m not one to question it, either. I am what I am, and I’m okay with it.”

“That must be difficult. I mean, even among your kind—” she stopped at the indignant look on his face. “Sorry, I just meant that, even among shape-shifters, you’re different.”

“Yeah. Imagine my dad’s surprise when I shifted into a cat in his arms at three years old. He wasn’t expecting it.”

Lana leaned forward, frowned. “How are you one?”

He shrugged.

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