Panther Curse: Shifters Bewitched #3 by Tasha Black
Author:Tasha Black [Black, Tasha]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: 13th Story Press
Published: 2021-06-30T18:30:00+00:00
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Kendall
Sliding down the other side of the bluff proved to be both harder and easier than it looked.
On the one hand, with gravity on our side, it took almost no effort to move extremely quickly.
On the other, I took a couple of tumbles and even slid down part of it on my butt, much to Jaredâs amusement.
By the end, he had slung me over his shoulder to finish the descent, effortlessly, as far as I could tell.
As much as he mourned the loss of his panther, I couldnât help but think its agility and strength were still a big part of him. Or maybe he was just surefooted and strong from his years scouting the woods.
âWhen you patrolled, did you do it as a man or a panther?â I asked him as we headed across the valley toward the ridge.
âDepended on the situation,â he told me. âBut normally, we all stayed in human form most of the time. Except for Reed. Heâs almost always a bear.â
âI guess I didnât get to know him until he and Cori got together,â I said. âHe came to the claiming ceremony as a bear, but since then, I havenât seen him as a bear much.â
âHe came to the ceremony as a bear?â Jared echoed incredulously.
âYeah,â I said, smiling at the memory. âAt the time, it was freaking terrifying. But looking back, it seems exactly right.â
âWhy would that seem right?â he asked, chuckling.
âCori,â I said, shrugging. âShe always used to do everything a little bit backwards at school. It was part of why I liked her.â
âYou took her under your wing,â he guessed.
âYou could say that,â I laughed. âI was her friend, but I teased her a lot too. All in good fun.â
At least thatâs what I always told myself. Recently, Iâd begun to wonder if maybe Cori wouldnât have seen it that way. In a way, it was probably for the best that she couldnât remember those days anymore. At least with Cori I knew I had a clean slate.
He nodded. âAnd now your friendship has suffered because she found a mate?â
âItâs more complicated than that,â I told him.
âWeâve got nothing but time to fill, and I want to share your burdens,â he said softly. âBut you donât have to talk about it if you donât want to.â
I glanced up at him.
But he wasnât messing with me. He meant what he said.
If he was supposed to be my mate, it made sense that he wanted to hear my problems. Maybe he could even help me solve them.
Suddenly I thought of Declan.
He had always been a great listener. And I hadnât thought of him once since laying eyes on Jared. For all I knew, the warlocks had captured him, too. Or worse, since they probably wouldnât waste time capturing someone with no magic to drain.
He could be face down in a ditch back at the park where we were supposed to meet.
I was a pretty horrible person.
âKendall?â Jared said, snapping me out of my dark thoughts.
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