The Murder King's Summons by Jamie Leigh Hansen

Author:Jamie Leigh Hansen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, vampires, urban fantasy, paranormal, short story, werewolves, action adventure, murder tales
Publisher: Jamie Leigh Hansen

Chapter Six

Mary pressed her lips together and turned her head, refusing more exposure to the virus.

His kiss glanced off her cheek. Reluctantly, he released her legs and stood back only enough for her to regain her feet. He still leaned forward to hold her up.

“Enough.” Sarah stepped forward and took hold of Mary. Lifting her, she strode to a sleeping bag placed where Mary had sat and laid her down, as gently as she had when Mary had been a child.

Over Sarah’s shoulder, Mary watched blankly as Lucas flexed his left wrist then reached over and yanked a bolt out of Travis.

She moaned pitifully at the spikes piercing her temples and by the time her mom had settled, dragging a damp cloth over Mary’s face, all three werewolves were bolt free and healing. Pleased with the results of her sacrifice, Mary let her eyes drift closed and counseled her mind to wander in an acceptable direction.

That’s when nightmarishly vivid images and scenes came to her. A pack of wolves changing at night, charging into battle. She’d grown up protected, but there were still things she’d seen. Sometimes they fought to protect, sometimes to destroy.

Like when a rogue vampire had escaped into the woods. The rogue had never returned. Neither had he gotten away. Lucas had jumped a high pile of boulders, changing as he’d moved. The wolves had howled and descended into the hunt, close on the heels of their leader.

They hunted her now, their snarls a warning – that her humanity was in danger – and a welcome to her new life with them. They snapped at her heals, threatening her with death if she fought. Burning heat and itching flames tormented her skin. Mary tossed and arched, her muscles aching. “They’re coming for me. So close. So very close.”

After so long being the lone human among the Crows, she would fully become one of them. Stronger, faster, equal to the vampires. She’d no longer have to guard her thoughts. Her brain would work in different patterns that they didn’t find so easy to understand. It wasn’t impossible for vamps to read a wolf, but hiding from a handful of vampires would be easier than hiding from all of them.

The sun sparkled when it hit Lucas’ eyes, whichever form he was in. So many mornings, especially as a child on an early schedule, she’d followed him outside. They’d watched the sun rise. Watched pups roll in the grass. She’d often rolled with them, though he’d kept careful watch of their teeth and claws and her tender skin.

If she had pups, she’d do the same. Chase them around the field, guide them through their changes. They grew up with their wolf fully integrated so the process was as natural as changing clothes. Lucas said the change was even less painful for them, because their bones were more supple, prepared to bend and flex. She hadn’t believed him at first, until she’d watched. “Remember the pup, Lucas? He didn’t hurt. It never hurt him, just like you promised.

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