Virgin Shifters: Shifting for the First Time ~ A Limited Edition Collection by unknow

Author:unknow
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2020-10-14T16:00:00+00:00

It didn’t take more than a few minutes to pull on some breeches and pack. All he had to show for three years of living here was a few clothes, a couple of books, and a pendant his grandad had left him. It was made of some sort of rough metal, probably the sort they made fashioned pans of, but it was his most treasured possession. Maybe his only possession. He’d moved so many times as a child, and then spent more time on the streets, his life had never lent to gathering stuff. Possessions only got stolen, so it was better never to have them in the first place.

He could see if there were any short sails leaving down in the harbor after he had paid Gilbertson. Some of the merchant boats were usually gone a week at a time if they were delivering locally, or there might even be a seeker’s task that could take him out of the way for a few days. He needed to stay away while the whole bonding thing happened, earn enough for at least a week’s rent, and then he could come back. Newly mated princes were way too busy to worry about the likes of him. He shivered as a memory of gentle hands suddenly tugged at him, but he shook it away.

He carefully counted out the coin he had saved and sighed, knowing he didn’t have any choice. Even if he wasn’t going to stay here anymore, Bartholomew had been good to him. Always turned a blind eye if he was a few days short, trusting him to pay and often not charging if he finished whatever stew they had served, saying it would just go to waste.

In return Attiker would make sure he got the ointment Bartholomew’s aging mother needed for her knees at half price, and always let him know if one of the ships had extra fish they needed to sell. He liked living here. He had friends, and the evenings he spent in the corner talking to Bartholomew after closing made him miss having a dad a little bit less. He just had the two marks he needed for Gilbertson, and two jacks which was four short for the rent, and he wasn’t due to be paid from the healers for another two weeks which meant he would owe eighteen jacks and never catch up.

With a last look around, he jogged down the steps and into the bar. It was heaving and Jenny, Bartholomew’s daughter, even had the separate dining room open and three of the village lads helping to wait on the visitors coming for the bonding festival. He looked to see if he could get to Bartholomew without walking through most of the people he knew, but his luck didn’t hold and he was barely one step into the bar when Gosforth Nightingale haled him in such a big booming voice, the whole inn stopped to stare.

“You lucky bugger, Attiker!” Gosforth fought through the crowd to slap him on his back.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.