The Tiger's Bride (The Necklace Chronicles Book 3) by R. E. Butler

Author:R. E. Butler [Butler, R. E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: shifter romance, tiger shifter romance, tiger shifter, necklace chronicles
Published: 2017-01-01T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 7

Charisma stacked wood in the basket he used to carry logs into the house, anxious to get back to Valerie. He wanted to be with her when the moon rose and the necklace unlocked.

His heart clenched suddenly, a pain so abrupt and powerful that it sent him to his knees. He could feel Valerie’s fear through their soulmate bond, and his tiger roared in worry. He’d never felt anything so overwhelming. He pushed to his feet and rushed through the house.

As he reached the open front door, he saw Louise leaning over Valerie’s body. His beast exploded within him and he tackled her before she could flee.

The breath whooshed from her lungs as the full weight of his body slammed into hers and knocked her to the ground. His claws dug into her flesh as he roared. Louise pressed her palms to his chest and whispered a strange word. Yellow flames erupted over her skin. They singed his fur as her lips spread wide and hatred glittered in the dark depths of her eyes.

He kept his weight on her body, ignoring the burn of the magical flames. He knew if he let her go she’d disappear, and Valerie would never be safe. With a loud snarl, he latched his jaws around her throat and clamped down, twisting sharply as she screeched in rage and then went silent. The flames covering her skin sputtered and vanished. He wrinkled his nose at the vile taste of her blood that made his cat want to retch.

Ignoring the painful burns, he rushed to Valerie’s side. She seemed paralyzed, her eyes closed and her features tight with pain. Using his enhanced senses, he moved his nose up and down her body, trying to decipher what had been done to her. Where the wiccan had touched her forehead, a small dark spot was slowly growing, little black tendrils snaking across her skin.

Shifting back to human form, he lifted her into his arms and raced into the house. Her entire body was rigid, and although she made no sound, he could feel how scared she was through their soulmate connection. He laid her on the couch and kissed her lips gently, finding them ice cold.

“I’m going to call the wolf pack for help.”

He wasn’t sure if she was actually conscious or just paralyzed, but his desire to get her free from whatever spell had been cast moved him to do the only thing he could think of. In his nightstand drawer was a rarely used cell phone. Out here in the middle of nowhere, he often couldn’t even get a signal, and with his family gone, he really had no one to call.

When he’d met the alpha, they’d exchanged numbers, but this was the first time Charisma was asking the wolf for help. After waiting for the phone to turn on, he opened the contact for the alpha and pressed the button, praying that the weak signal he had would be enough to connect him.

The phone rang, sounding tinny in his ear, and he held his breath as the line connected and crackled to life.

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