Dead Shifter Walking by Kim Schubert

Author:Kim Schubert
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, vampires, mystery, fantasy, paranormal, supernatural, shifters, succubus, supernaturalromance

Chapter 9

It was dark and cold; I wasn’t breathing, yet I wasn’t scared either. I knew this place, knew these sensations; I had stayed here a long time before moving on. I had stayed to watch my pack to be sure they were safe and guarded. This time, I had been called back, summoned from the Beyond by a great evil.

I sucked in a breath as the scene unfolded before me. The darkened woods felt old and alive as the wind disturbing the tree branches with a voice I could almost hear if I stayed ever so still. I couldn’t feel the warmth of the fire, casting shadows into the small clearing, nor could I hear the person in front of me or make out any form other than a thick shadowy blob of pure hatred.

Turning to my left, I saw the hazy outline of a lion, his head reaching to my shoulder. A slow throbbing began and the lion gained clarity and structure, turning to look at me with eerie caramel eyes, flecked with darker hints of brown. His mane darkened into blackness, while his body was striped with black and light-brown fur. Unafraid, I brushed my hand over the softness of his fur, letting my hand settle on his back.

“It is evil,” he rumbled.

I nodded, removing my hand and turning back towards the darkness in front of me. While the forest contained its own magic, the darkness from the blob radiated evil, death, and decay. I was scared.

“Can you see him?” I whispered.

The lion shook his head; the movement transferring to his shoulders as a man stood next to me with the same caramel colored eyes and light brown hair. His nakedness didn’t offend or excite me; it was as though all my emotions had been removed, even to my own senses.

The man turned to the blob, shaking his head and his shoulder-length hair, dipping to hide his face as he lowered his head, growling softly.

“You must stop him,” he commanded.

I nodded. “I will always try.”

He looked at me sharply. “That is why the other called to you and why I must do the same.” He turned his attention to the shadowy figure, the muscles in his jaw flexing menacingly. “I can only fight for so long; he will claim me like the rest. You are my only hope, Executioner.” He said my title with authority and I felt the binding form between us.

He turned towards me and I nodded, feeling his pain as he tipped his massive head back roaring at the pitch-black night sky.

“Who are you?” I asked, softly afraid of breaking the spell.

He turned towards me, his jaw clenched, red rimming those beautiful caramel depths as he lost the fight for control. I noticed the long scar from his shoulder to stomach, the slash on his throat, which still looked raw, and the tattoo of a lion baring his teeth on his right thigh.

Suddenly he reached out, clamping his powerful hands to my upper arms. Instantly, I felt the tug that was ripping away pieces of his soul.

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