Otherworld Tales Volume 1 by Yasmine Galenorn

Author:Yasmine Galenorn [Galenorn, Yasmine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Nightqueen Enterprises LLC
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

THE VET STARED at Delilah. “Last time I saw her, she was six feet tall.” The man let out a laugh and glanced over at Shade. “She brought in a couple of mice for treatment.”

Shade had been relieved to find out the vet was not only aware of who Delilah was, but he was Earthside Fae—a healer by nature, if Shade guessed right.

“She’s under a backfired spell and either can’t—or won’t—turn back. A gremlin snagged her a good one.” Shade frowned. “She’ll be okay, won’t she, doc?”

Doctor Burberry examined her heart and then gently looked at the scratches on her side. “We’ll get some salve for these so they’ll heal up without infection. She’s lucky—the gremlin didn’t scratch terribly deep, and the fact that she’s a Were makes all the difference. If she were just a regular cat? She’d probably need to be hospitalized for a few nights. But I should take her temperature.” He glanced over at Shade, grinning, as he held up the thermometer.

Delilah yowled, loudly, and seconds later, her golden fur shimmered as she quickly shifted back into human form. The next moment, she had practically fallen off the table because it was made for regular size cats, not six-foot tall women.

“Welcome back.” Dr. Burberry laughed. “I thought that might change matters.”

Shade leaped up. “You weren’t stuck?”

She blushed, then winced as she rubbed her side. “Um…no. I was…oh never mind.”

“I suspect that Delilah was trying to teach you some lesson she thought you needed to learn.” The veterinarian motioned for her to raise her shirt. “This salve will work on you regardless if you’re a cat or not.” As he slathered on the medication, the bright red slashes on her side began to fade. “There, and let that teach you not to tangle with a gremlin in your tabby-cat form. Next time, it could be worse.”

As Shade led a very penitent Delilah out of the room, he contemplated yelling at her. But it wouldn’t do any good, and the fact was, she’d alerted him to a gremlin who had somehow gotten through the wards. As they headed back to the car, she hesitantly reached out and took his hand.

“Forgive me? I guess…when I shifted form, I realized that I was angry because you never really asked me if I wanted to stay home. You told me we needed to, and I really wanted to go with the rest of our family.” She shrugged. “I should have just said so from the beginning.”

Shade forced back a sigh. As much as he liked time alone with her, this was who she was—a woman devoted to those she loved. “I know I rode over your wishes. I just…I guess I just wanted to feel like I was special in your life. Like you wanted to be with me—without needing anybody else around.”

Delilah whirled around. “I love you, Shade. Always know that. I love you, and you are so very important to me. Along with my sisters, you matter the most to me.

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