Shifters' Fae Captive: A Rejected Mates Reverse Harem (Stolen by Shadow Beasts Book 1) by Lacey Carter Andersen

Author:Lacey Carter Andersen [Andersen, Lacey Carter]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Phoenix Press LLC
Published: 2021-09-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Onyx

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I’m usually not one to complain. As a man not born to a life of privilege, I understand hard work. I understand having to do distasteful tasks, for the good of all of us. But this, this I don’t like.

Why do I have to take Ann home?

Probably because I won’t be able to hear her excuses, her complaints, and what has been described by Dusk and Phantom as whining. Plus, I lost the Rock, Paper, Scissors game, a strange game that we learned from the fae that the others like.

But I’m the only one who doesn’t want to get stuck with her, so how is this fair?

Throughout the night, my headache had woken me up a few times. And each time I’d looked over, either Phantom or Dusk was snuggling with the woman as if they’d already mated her. I knew they hadn’t. But I also expected it had more to do with the fact they’d given her their hearts than anything else.

“Hey, we both know you don’t like me, so why not just let me go?” She had stopped walking and turned so that I could read the question on her lips.

It’s strange. Most of the shadow beasts took time to figure out that they could communicate with me, both with their hands, and by letting me read their lips. They would turn away from me while talking, and then realize I hadn’t “heard” most of what they’d said. But this Ann had picked up on the fact too quickly.

Which makes it harder to ignore her.

I point to the path back to our smaller cave.

She glares, and I don’t need to read her lips to know what she’s thinking. But still, the delightful woman slowly mouths the words “Ass.”

I smirk at her, trying not to admire her attitude. “Walk.” I mouth right back.

Flipping that ponytail over her slender shoulders, she lets it fall back along her spine, and continues marching in front of me. Yeah, march. Be mad. Because I really want to be babysitting you right now. Even while the angry thoughts enter my mind, my treacherous gaze goes to her ass. Ann is not as lean as our women, but I find her shapely rear end surprisingly pleasant.

If she wasn’t her, and I wasn’t trying to save the world…

But no, those kinds of thoughts would get me nowhere. From a young age I had discovered that few people could be trusted. Most would slit your throat in your sleep for something you’d willingly give them. My own mother sold me at just a few years old.

I still remember her smile as she shoved me toward the captain and said goodbye over her shoulder. She tossed that bag of coins up and down as she whistled, walking away. There wasn’t even a hug, not even in our final moment together. Just a sense that I would never see her again.

Most kids would have followed her, but I knew that wouldn’t matter. My mom had wanted to be rid of me, and she had.

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