Mangled by Kaye Draper

Author:Kaye Draper
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: dark paranormal fantasy romance, main character turns into a monster, bisexual fantasy romance, native american creature romance, wendigo ghoul spirits faries
Publisher: Kaye Draper

My sentiments exactly.

“There has to be more to it than that. Why would the creatures suddenly decide to cause mayhem?”

Cal raised an eyebrow at me, pausing for a moment to stare. “Why not? The things are monsters.”

I stared him down, ignoring how Tommy puffed up at that statement. “Really? And yet, you just had the grand tour of monster kind and you are still alive and well. Not even a scratch or a bit of drool on you.”

He had the grace to look guilty. “I know. I’m sorry. It’s just that everything I’ve been taught….”

“Maybe you need new teachers,” Tommy snarked.

Cal went all cold and angry in a flash, his golden-brown skin flushing an enthralling dusky color. “I had the best teachers in the world,” he said softly. “They taught me how to control and manipulate my magic. How to be stronger so that the people around me weren’t in danger.” His voice dropped to a harsh whisper. “They kept me from having to be executed or put in a magically induced coma for the rest of my life. And they showed me what the unseen things in this world are capable of and how to protect against them.”

I rolled my eyes.

“Careful,” I said, showing fang. “You’re starting to sound like a religious fanatic. Or a hunter.”

The anger disappeared in a blink and I watched him put his mask back on. Apparently, Cal’s time away had not been sunshine and rainbows. Maybe Tommy really did get the better end of the deal.

“So…” I said, feeling the stupid need to give Cal a break for the time being. And also because no way did I want to try to think about what was going on out there. “Tommy, how’s Suzie? Are you giving her the undead pork sword?”

Cal made a choked sound. Tommy glared.

“Cute, Tess,” he said dryly. But I noticed he didn’t answer the question. He ran his hands through his hair and plopped back down on the couch. “I know I should leave her alone, but…I just can’t.”

Cal went to poke around the bookshelf that stood on the opposite wall, running graceful fingers over the spines of my books. “Sounds like you’re a stalker,” he said helpfully.

Tommy ignored him and turned his mournful white eyes on me. “I’m not good enough for her. You know that.”

I sighed. “I’m sorry things have turned out like this for you,” I said. And I was most certainly not going to cry, damn it. I blinked rapidly. “If it weren’t for me, you would be living a normal life.”

Tommy shrugged. “Normal is boring. Normal was killing me long before you ever did.”

“What’s this girl like?” Cal asked, picking up a skull figurine one of my few fanatic fans had sent me when I released my last novel.

“Too good for me,” Tommy said, looking like a dejected teenager as he slumped on the couch. The world was going to hell around us, but he was more worried about his love life.

“She’s a nerdy hippie who works at the library and studies history.

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