Magnus by Erin Havoc

Author:Erin Havoc [Havoc, Erin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Amazon
Published: 2020-07-18T16:00:00+00:00

7

KAREN

The darkness should scare me. I’m locked in a storage smaller than my bathroom with a man I barely know. A man I met two hours ago.

And yet... He’s not any man. It’s Magnus.

And I know my length crush shouldn’t vouch for his personality, but it does. The man sets something so odd and so intense deep in my body, I feel safe and protected in his presence. Even if someone has just tried to shoot him.

“What was that about, anyway?” I voice, the sound breaking the silence. Magnus doesn’t touch me but I feel his presence too close. Heat irradiates off his body, brushing along mine. A shiver crawls down my spine as I feel his breath against my cheek.

“When I came out as a shifter and took the cause in my hands,” he starts in a whisper, “I knew we’d have trouble. I knew we’d find resistance. But this?” He releases a shaky sigh. “This irrational violence just because we seek equality?”

“I can’t understand the people who disagree so passionately,” I admit, my heart heavy in my chest as I think of several occasions where protesters lashed out at us. They attacked Nat in her own house. “I mean, shifters have always been here. Nothing is changing.”

“Right?” His voice is strangled and I feel his forehead pressing to mine. He’s too close, setting my body aflame, but his words are exposed and honest, and I try my best not to show how affected I feel by his proximity. “My career as a politician is older than the Reveal. I attained my achievements before they knew I was a shifter. Why does it matter that I seek equality? Nothing is going to change for humans.” He hisses, the sound animalistic. It elicits another shiver to run down my back. “It’s not like I’m asking for rights to be taken from you. I just want shifters to be safe.”

You. It’s so odd to think we’re not the same species. We’re not two humans hiding from a terrorist.

I am the fragile human girl working for an app. He’s the powerful politician who turns into a panther at will.

My mind tells me we’re too different. He’s too focused on his career, and he won’t make a move on anyone but his fated mate. But my body doesn’t give a shit. It keeps telling me to touch him. To brush myself against him just a little. Just for a second.

My girl parts call his name and beg for his attention. He’s pouring his heart out at me, talking about his doubts and insecurities, and all I can think about is the feel of his skin beneath my fingers. The press of his body to mine. The way his tongue feels as it brushes along my lips.

His heat licks at me, his breath caressing my face. I open my mouth and taste it on my tongue, my heartbeat picking up. He behaves like he doesn’t know he affects me while my entire body leans to him.

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