Shadow Wolf (9) by Vanak Bonnie

Author:Vanak, Bonnie [Vanak, Bonnie]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Romance, Paranormal, Contemporary, Fiction
ISBN: 9781459212459
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2011-09-01T07:00:00+00:00

Screams of laughter echoed outside. Gabriel lifted a lace curtain with the back of his hand as he and Megan stared down from their second-story bedroom.

In the pool, the twins played water volleyball with Tristan. The Immortal appeared relaxed and unthreatening.

“He won’t hurt them,” Gabriel assured Megan, reading her mind. “Tristan does keep his word.”

“He hurt you when you were younger.”

“I deserved it.”

As they left the window, Megan slipped her hand into his. “How can a young Draicon deserve something that severe? I felt what he could do.”

Gabriel ground to a halt. “You couldn’t remember.”

“I pretended. I didn’t want him having the advantage, not when you were tense because of what happened.” She tried to touch her mind to his, assure him that she was on his side. “I’m with you, Gabriel.”

Their bedroom had a king-size four-poster bed. Gabriel sat, patting a space besides him.

Instinct urged her to touch, to explore, to bond with him. Megan slid a hand over his muscular thigh, feeling the hard muscle clench beneath her gentle strokes. “Why did Tristan beat you, Gabriel?”

Sighing, he tossed his hat onto a white ottoman. “I bit him. So he whipped me.”

An amused look came over him as he regarded her expression. Gabriel touched her mouth with the tip of one finger.

“Were you brave or just insane?”

“Both. I was wild back then, unable to control myself.”

She sensed more than saw the shame accompanying the confession.

“I’m sure he deserved it. He doesn’t seem a very fair person. I wish I had bit him.”

Gabriel picked up her hand, kissing her knuckles. “I’m glad you didn’t, and I deserved it.”

“How young were you when you confronted him?”

“Ten.” He gave a bitter laugh at her shock. “I told you, I was much wilder when I was young.”

“I can’t imagine you being so savage that you’d bite an Immortal.”

“Can you imagine me as a Feral wolf?”

“At age ten? Draicon don’t shift that early.”

“Trans-Ferals do.”

Her palms suddenly went cold and clammy. Megan yanked her trembling hand away as her heart lodged in her throat. Her head spun with this terrifying revelation.

“You can’t be.” She swallowed hard. “They’re extinct.”

He hesitated and she saw a flash of anguish in his dark gaze. “Most of us were killed off long ago. The gene is very rare, but surfaces in my family tree once every seven generations or so. I drew the lucky card.” A bitter laugh followed. “You’re not a freak, Megan. I am. A fanged, wild freak who is feared by his own people. They say my kind is a hybrid wolf, human and demon.”

Afraid if she said anything he’d stop, she focused on his face, his eyes now glowing amber.

Trans-Feral. Killer wolves who hunted and tore apart anyone

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