Tarak's Torment: Shifters of Valo Prime Book 1 by Crystal Rose

Author:Crystal Rose [Rose, Crystal]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-02-14T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Gabby

I was still feeling hot and bothered when Tarak heard a noise in the forest and hastily put his pants back on. I dressed as well and soon we were back on the trail. I much preferred riding on Tarak’s back to being flung over his shoulder. I watched as his muscles flexed and tensed as he moved and marveled at his general sexiness. I could hardly believe this sweet-hearted male had never been touched by a woman before.

He said he was cursed and I wondered what he meant by that. I mulled it over as we passed teal topped trees and green vines. The main dekes didn’t have any shifters while Tarak’s dekes was made almost entirely of shifters. He was also very hesitant to show me his shifter form today. Were Tarak and his hunters ousted because they’re abilities?

It would make sense. People feared the unknown and suddenly having members of your community shifting into large animals certainly counted as a big unknown.

“We will rest here,” Tarak informed me as he stopped and set me down. It was nice to be on the ground again.

“Thank you again,” I said as I stretched my legs. We had covered a long distance in a short amount of time thanks to Tarak. I was eager to see the girls again and to make sure they were alright. Maybe I’d get lucky and Julie would be back.

Tarak sat down on a nearby fallen log. “I have food for you.” He held up a small drawstring sack. I sat down next to him and opened the bag. It had jerky, nuts, and dried fruit. The jerky was seasoned like a sweet meat. It reminded me of the bourbon and brown sugar seasoning I would buy at the store.

“Are we close to Orsu’s hut?” The sun had traveled from its peak in the sky down to the middle of the trees. It wouldn’t be long before it started to get dark.

Tarak nodded, “We will be there soon.” He took another bite of his trail mix, brushing his arm against mine as he ate. I’d thought he’d had plenty of room to move, but I could be wrong. I started to scoot down the log when I felt his tail wrap around my leg, stopping me and keeping me close against his side. It was an odd sensation but not an unpleasant one.

Tarak looked at me cautiously out of the side of his eye, waiting to see what I would do. When I didn’t move away he kept eating. I still couldn’t believe this sweet, sexy alien had spent years believing he was cursed and not worthy of another’s touch. Which reminded me that I wanted to know the truth about his dekes. Were they considered cursed because they were shifters, or was there something else he wasn’t telling me?

“Tarak, can I ask you something personal?”

“Personal?” He parroted my question.

“Yeah, can I ask you something that might make you uncomfortable to talk about?”

Tarak sat

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