The Life, Love, and Death of Adara Marshall by Phoenix Williams

Author:Phoenix Williams [Williams, Phoenix]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Delphine Publications
Published: 2018-09-11T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 24

“That Mashall girl has stirred up trouble. The monsters have risen, and the biggest one hasn’t even awoken yet.”

The older woman glanced at her young protégé to make sure that she had her full attention. As always, the younger woman was hanging on to every word.

“You’re talking about Adara, right?”

“Of course,” the older woman sighed. “That battle the other night was child’s play compared to what is to come. It’s time you got a crash course in history.”

“I’m more of a science nerd,” the younger woman complained.

With a roll of her eyes, the older woman snorted. “Too bad.” She stood and went over to a large easel. “Since the dawn of time, shifters have existed. Back in the Stone Age, it was for survival. Every human on this planet has shifter DNA. There are no exceptions. As humanity evolved so did the shifter genes. Now, there are four categories.”

Picking up a marker, she wrote the number one on the blank sheet.

“One: the full blooded. Full blooded shifters are born with their animal. They are able to shift at around three to eighteen months old, depending on the animal.”

She flipped the page and wrote the number two.

“Two: shifter kin. These are the majority of people. They have shifter DNA but were born without the animal. They have to be Turned with a bite. When they are bitten, they will become the animal from which they received the bite.”

Again, she turned the page.

“Three: the buried. About a quarter of the population is what we called buried shifters. They are a hybrid of groups one and two. They have an animal inside them, but because of genetics, it’s buried deep within them. Some of them can hear their animal talking to them, but because they don’t know what it is, they are labeled as mentally ill.”

“So,” the younger woman interjected. “Those three categories…I got it.”

“Well,” the older woman stalled. “There’s one more--technically two, but we don’t have time to talk about that. The most important thing to know is that the Shifter Kin and the Buried don’t always survive the bite. There is only a 50% chance that the animal will fully take.”

“Those odds suck.”

“True but that isn’t the only risk. The Buried can be killed by their suppressed animals.”

“I don’t understand,” the younger woman muttered.

“Depending on the animal, and the human, the animal will sometimes be able to break free of the suppression. It takes many years, but once the animal is free, it immediately tries to take over the human. I’ve seen these battles for dominance last up to two weeks with the person switching back and forth between human and animal constantly. 98% of them die.”

She flipped the sheet of paper and wrote down six names. She went through the history of the Bayers, Tieris, Farrells, Leones, and Clawsons.

“And, finally, the Mashalls. The wild cards,” the young woman stated.

“The Mashalls are completely and utterly human but...there’s something in their bloodline. Something that makes every Alpha in this town listen to them.

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