Shifted (The Oblivion Series Book 1) by Barb Shuler

Author:Barb Shuler [Shuler, Barb]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-09-10T16:00:00+00:00

JOSHUA

He was hurting her! He was making my mate tear up and scream in pain.

As the small blade Trenton held slid through her skin my wolf took over. I was on all fours and lunging before I could stop my movements. Thankfully, my father and Javi both grabbed a hold of my wolf body and held me in place. Nothing else would have kept me from ripping Trenton to shreds. My paws slammed against the earth, nails digging large gouges into the soft dirt.

I howled in tune with my mate as she screamed a second time.

My mate was in pain, yet I was helpless to stop it. If they let me go, I would attack Trenton for causing her more pain, not doubt about it. It had been bad enough when he had abandoned her as a small child, but to reappear now and cause her more pain, physical pain - I was having to fight my own instincts to keep from ripping him away from her, or worse, ripping his throat out.

“Son, you have to calm yourself.”

Father’s words penetrated my mind - sort of. How was I to keep calm when my life, my mate, was writhing on the ground, screaming in pain? I struggled against their arms. My teeth snapped together as a howl of agony left me.

In the moment, between my howl and my father cursing, Talia was on all fours. She snarled, that sound that only large cats make. The people around us backed up, everyone except Trenton. He glared at her, his voice firm and commanding as he watched her.

“Natalia Marie, listen to me. Fight it. I know it hurts. You have to fight it-”

His words stopped and he looked around. I felt it too, though I was sensitive to that kind of thing. Someone very powerful was close, too close. My growl drew Talia’s eyes away from Trenton and to mine. She let out a strangled cry and took off running. Her path would lead her straight to the source of the magic.

No! I could not allow that. I slipped away from my father and Javi and went after my mate.

I raced to catch up with her. My body moved in to block her as we breached the open land before the river. I came to a stop before her, my teeth bared. Not in anger, but in frustration. Her body slammed into mine, bowling us over. With a loud grumble I got to my feet. I stood over her, my gaze hard on hers as she mewled and growled. Pain flared through me and I almost lost my thoughts with the blazing light that shot through me.

With a snarl, I did the only thing I could think of. I sank my fangs into her shoulder. She was my mate. No one would take her from me again. No one. I would not sit by and watch her go through this.

I released her shoulder and howled a long, painful cry as she continued to fight.

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