Eternally Cursed (Shallow Cove™ Dimensions Book 2) by January Rayne

Author:January Rayne [Rayne, January]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Shallow Cove Romance LLC
Published: 2023-03-29T18:30:00+00:00

Anwyll hasn’t put me down in hours. He’s been in his shifted form ever since the possessed tree roots nearly killed me. I’m wrapped up in his arms, feeling small, fragile, yet protected and warm. So warm. He’s like a furnace. I blink away the sleep and look up at him, the strong angular line of his jaw. From here, I can see his fangs peeking out between his gray lips. His fur is soft, but it doesn’t cover his entire body. Just his arms, a bit of his chest, and his legs— it isn’t thick. His body is still very human, considering how much larger he is in this form.

“You’re staring at me,” he says, peering down at me.

“Your ears are cute.” I reach up to touch them, but I can’t quite reach high enough.

They flicker as he huffs, amusement playing on his lips. He bends down and leans his head against my palm. “My ears are not cute,” he says, and now that I think about it, I’ve never heard him speak in this form. I didn’t think it was possible.

“They are.” I scratch behind them, and he growls. They are kind of fluffy, but the hair tapers into sharp points at the very top. I giggle, “You like that. Don’t you?”

“No,” he mumbles, nearly purring as he leans his head into my hand again. He stops walking, and one of his hands cups my face. “Are you okay? I’ve never been so scared in my life, Ru.”

“I’m okay.” My hand moves to his chest, so I can feel his heart pump against my palm. “I’m okay because of you. I always am.”

“I can’t lose you.” He leans down and nuzzles his snout against my neck. “I can’t.”

“You won’t.” I kiss his cheek, and he holds me tighter, his paw covering my entire back.

He curls his talons into my skin, gripping me tightly as if I’m about to slip free from his arms and be taken away forever.

“Why don’t we stop? You’ve been traveling since yesterday without a break, Anwyll. You need to rest, and you won’t put me down. You have to be tired. Let’s rest.”

“We can’t.” He begins walking again, staring straight ahead. “When we stop, something bad will happen. I can’t do that. I can’t risk falling asleep and something happening to you.”

“We won’t be able to do anything if we can’t go to sleep. We need to eat, Anwyll. We need to sleep. You need a break.”

He sighs, stopping again, and studies the area. The trees are more spread out, and I can’t tell if that’s natural or if they are leaving us alone ever since the tree-man creature found us.

“Qauloch said we had to get out of the forest. It isn’t safe for us here. I’ll stop as soon as I see a place where I think we won’t be attacked by invisible creatures or tree roots.”

“Promise?”

“I swear, Ru. You’re right; we need to stop. I’ve been traveling all night.”

His steps break the silence of the forest.

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