Shifting Fates (Sanmere Shifters Book 1) by Lola Gabriel

Author:Lola Gabriel [Gabriel, Lola]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Sanmere Shifters Series, Paranormal & Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, Forever Love, Adult Themes, The Shifters Mate, Supernatural Fantasy, Protection & Safety, Life-Changes, Second Chance Reunion, Multicultural & Interspecies Relationships, Romantic Schemes, Dangerous & Deadly, Romantic Suspense, Mystery & Intrigue, Mythical Creatures, Action & Adventure, Violence & Crime Story, SciFi Fantasy Romance, Hearts Desire, Futuristic, Beautiful & Feisty, Genetic Engineering Fiction, Fated Mates Romance, Furever Shifter Mates
Publisher: Lola Gabriel
Published: 2020-04-01T04:00:00+00:00

9

“The only way I can think of to stop Alex taking you as his next mate is simple, yet huge,” Grey said. “Let me turn you into a shifter.”

Ellery thought for a moment as a hundred reasons not to do that flooded into her mind. Before she even got started on the reasons she didn’t want to be a wolf, she decided to concentrate on the one practical objection she had.

“How will that help?” she asked. “Won’t it just mean there’s even less work for Alex to do? If I’m already a wolf, he won’t have to turn me. He’ll just have to do whatever it is they mean by the mating ceremony.”

She shuddered as she said the words “mating ceremony” and Grey smiled.

“Look, I know the thought of being mated to Alex is far from pleasant, but you shudder at the words like you think the mating ceremony is a big, horrific ritual,” Grey said.

“Isn’t it?” Ellery asked.

“No,” Grey smiled. “It’s just shifter speak for a wedding ceremony.”

“Then that’s nowhere near as bad as I was imagining it to be, but I still don’t want any part of that with Alex. You didn’t answer my question. How will making me a wolf quicker stop Alex from wanting to marry me?”

“Because, and I mean this with all due respect, you’ll be used goods,” Grey said.

“I think I’m already used goods,” Ellery smirked, looking pointedly down into her lap.

Grey laughed softly and shook his head.

“Sex isn’t what I mean. There are instances of shifters turning people—a friend maybe, or in our situation, say I wasn’t here and Ariel executed our plan and turned you—where it doesn’t really matter who turns a person. But technically, a shifter wants to turn any woman who’s going to be his mate himself. In the case of nice guys who have found someone who they love and who loves them, it’s because they want to be there with them for something that’s kind of like a rebirth and marks the start of their life together. With someone like Alex, it’s purely territorial. He doesn’t want a mate who bears the mark of another man.”

“So if Alex finds out someone beat him to it, he won’t want me anymore,” Ellery said, catching on to Grey’s meaning. “But surely he won’t just free me. Won’t he just get angry and kill me?”

“No,” Grey says. “He’ll keep you alive to use you as bait to lure me in. But that’s okay because I’ll be coming back for you anyway. Much quicker than Alex will be anticipating.”

“So what’s the catch?” Ellery said.

“What do you mean?” Grey asked.

“You said I’d hate the plan. What’s the catch?” she repeated.

“You told me earlier you don’t want to be a wolf. That’s the catch. You’ll hate me for turning you,” Grey said. “And once you’ve been turned, there’s no way to go back. You’ll be a shifter and an immortal.”

Ellery thought for a moment. Grey was right. She didn’t want to be a wolf, and the thought of immortality terrified her.

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