Mikolas by Saranna DeWylde

Author:Saranna DeWylde
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Corvus Corax LLC
Published: 2016-03-21T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 5

“Y ou bastard!”

“What the hell was that for?”

What was that for? Could he really be so dense? “What do you think it was for? For telling me I should take you to mate and it’s not a big deal because you’re going to die?”

“It solves your problems. You didn’t want to be mated. My guess is it’ll only last a matter of hours until the infection—”

“Then what, huh?” She shoved him. “Then you’ll ask your brother to take yet another of his pack’s lives?”

“Better me to die than him. He’s the Alpha. This is my purpose and my duty to the pack.”

“What about your duty to me? What about me? You expect me to deliver you to your death? Just like that?”

“If anyone could be pragmatic about it, Voshkie, I thought it would be you. If Ondrej Turns, I don’t know that I’ll be able to put him down. I’m just a Beta of a decimated pack. I may not be able to summon Alpha fire. But me, if it’s me who’s taken, my brothers will lose a brother, but the Orlaith and anyone else who could get in Ondrej’s way would be safe. Do you understand what I’m saying?”

Voshkie’s chest was heavy, like she’d been trapped under a collapsed building. She couldn’t breathe. Her logical mind said that his way was the only way. But her heart, and the new voice inside of her screamed at the injustice.

“This is what we do. This is who we are. We protect. We sacrifice. We serve the greater need.”

“I don’t want to.” She felt like a small child who’d been told it was okay to turn out the light because there was nothing scary in the dark. But it wasn’t okay. It was the farthest thing from okay, and the monster in the dark slavered in the places the light couldn’t touch.

She saw now that she didn’t really have any choice in the matter. Whether she surrendered to the Mating Fever or not, Mikolas Tatsu was her mate.

“Shit, Voshkie. Who does? It’s not a sacrifice if you don’t mind losing whatever it is you’re asked to give up.”

“Why does it have to be you?”

“Who would you rather it be? Imre? Ondrej and your princess? You?”

“It is me. Don’t you see that?”

He pulled her closer and she wanted to fight him, but she knew even if she didn’t help him, he’d find another way. These moments with him now would probably be her last. So she went into his arms. She inhaled the scent of him, the way his body felt pressed against hers, and the godsdamn honor that made him the only mate she’d be willing to take.

“But you’re strong. You’ll survive it. You’re only part dragon. You’ll be able to take another.”

“I don’t want another, Mik.”

He looked down at her. “You say that now, but someday—”

Mik caught her hand before she could punch him again. “You’re not listening.”

“Stop hitting me.”

“It doesn’t even hurt.” She scowled.

“It hurts my heart.”

“I hate you.” Her words had no bite and she knew it.

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