Shifted (The Undari Trilogy Book 1) by Sarah Reeves

Author:Sarah Reeves [Reeves, Sarah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-11-01T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Alex’s mind was swirling. Soulmates? With the prince? Just what kind of fairy tale was she stuck in? And why was Kieran so insistent on them being “bound”? Alex shuddered to think of what the implications of that were. She was certain that if they were together longer than fifteen minutes, she would strangle him. He was so arrogant to think she would just fall in line with this.

“It’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard in my life,” she muttered, kicking at a pillar. Without thinking about it, she had gone back into the Library. The kick at the pillar caused a student to look up in mild interest before going back to her studies. “Stupid prince, with his stupid Discovering bullshit-”

The student that had looked up when Alex kicked the pillar looked up again, startled. “You had your Discovering? With Prince Kieran?”

Alex glowered back. “Yes. And I want to get rid of it.”

“Oh, but why? He’s really cute, and you seem--” the girl gulped at Alex’s ferocious expression. “Nice,” she finished falteringly.

“Oh sure. He’s adorable. I don’t want to be his soulmate, or whatever it is, though. I’m perfectly happy keeping my distance.”

“Is that what he told you?” At Alex’s nod, the girl giggled, but stopped abruptly when Alex’s eyes flashed. “Sorry. It’s just funny to me. Discovering isn’t about finding your soulmate. It’s about finding the person in your realm that you’re the most compatible with. The one you’re bound to by predisposition. A lot of times, Undari who Discover each other do end up becoming mates, but there are others that just end up being Companions. They train together, fight together, and they know each other better than anyone else. They can even use telepathy without having to Shift. Your soul sort of recognizes them, hence why so many assume that they’re your soulmate. Which, they kind of are. Sort of. Not in the conventional sense, unless you choose…” She reddened and laughed again. “I’m sorry. I’m babbling. My name is Vera.” She held out a small and delicate hand. “It’s nice to meet you.”

Alex took her first real look at Vera since beginning to talk to her. She was tiny, shorter than Alex and willow slim. Not gangly, Alex mused, but graceful. Large blue eyes fit sweetly into a pale face that held no hint of malice. Corn silk blonde hair was braided past her waist, but there were a large amount of flyaways floating around her head. She was wearing training clothes, too (was that all anyone had to wear in the fire realm?). She regarded Alex with a small smile, and Alex’s immediate instinct was to protect her against anything and everything.

“I’m Alex,” she answered finally, shaking her hand. “How do you know all of this stuff?”

“I study a lot. I spend most of my time here, because I like to learn about our race. There’s so much to know, and more that we still don’t know. Mom says I should focus on fighting, but I don’t like to fight.

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