Mercy's Battle (Mercy Ashby Book 3) by A.M. Hardin

Author:A.M. Hardin [Hardin, A.M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: A.M. Hardin
Published: 2018-09-28T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Mercy

My eyes drift shut as I enjoy having Parker's hands running over my side and through my fur.

Wait. Fur?

My eyelids flutter open and I try to open my mouth to talk but a weird growl sound leaves my throat instead of words. My eyes widen and a whine escapes me. What the hell is going on?

"Mercy," Talon's voice echoes in my head and I welcome the distraction from my own frantic thoughts. His voice sounds different to me. Almost like he's growling, or trying to talk as an animal.

Animal? Wait, is Talon talking to me in his panther form?

I turn my head to the side and see my large black panther trotting past War and making his way to me.

"What's going on?" I am totally not too proud to admit that I whimpered those words. I mean, I'm kind of freaking the fuck out right now. I don't know what the hell is going on and I'm suddenly growling and whining instead of actually talking. I think a freak out is allowed right now.

"Just calm down. Steady your breathing. Your heart is racing and it's not going to make it easier to shift back."

"What do you mean shift back? How did I shift? What the fuck did I even shift into?" I snap at him before a contented noise leaves my body thanks to Parker's continuous petting.

"You're a panther, Sweetheart. I need you to take deep breaths and focus on your breathing. Ignore everything else. Just focus on your breathing and when you're calm, when you're ready, shift back. The same way you'd shift back to yourself after shifting to your demon form, I imagine."

"Alright. I'll try."

"Good girl."

I do what Talon instructed and breathe, focusing on my breaths and pushing all other thoughts and noise out.

It takes about five minutes of concentration but I finally feel my bones pop and I breathe a sigh of relief. Ecstatic that I'm turning back into a human. Well, half-human.

I push through the pain of the shift, thankful that it's not as intense as it was the first time, but it's still incredibly painful.

I sit up on shaking arms and look at my guys surrounding me, vaguely noticing that the others are still fighting with Jerome. What the hell? The damn douche bag should be dead by now, shouldn't he? The room spins as I look around.

"You guys have some explaining to do when we get home," I warn my guys, frowning when I realize there are two Talons in cat form and two Parkers. "When did you guys get twins?"

Parker's lips curl up in a smirk and the sounds of bones popping fills the air as Talon shifts back into his human form.

"First shift can be a little disorienting," Talon admits softly, a small grin on his face as he watches me.

"Nah, I'm totally fine," I announce, waving my hand awkwardly in the air, almost slapping Parker in the face.

Parker grabs my wrist and puts my hand to his mouth, placing a gentle kiss on my palm.

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