Wild Ride: An M/M Shifter Mpreg Romance Bundle by Preston Walker

Author:Preston Walker [Walker, Preston]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: SFB
Published: 2017-10-10T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Four

“In the real world, shifting is both conscious and reflexive,” Forest’s neighbor explained. “Which means that you naturally twist and shake your body into place as you shift, and continue moving around a bit after a shift to settle into the form. These chemicals sort of dampen those instincts, making you tense up against the shift.”

“So I should make a conscious effort to go limp when they inject me?” Forest asked.

“That would help,” he said. “And if you can manage to stay awake for a while afterward, you should at least give yourself one good shake.”

“Alright, I’ll try that,” Forest replied.

Footsteps echoed down the hallway and Forest groaned.

“Don’t worry,” his neighbor told him. “It’s just breakfast.”

He was right, of course. The feet stopped outside his door, and a little slot at the bottom of the door slid open. A tray slid through, then the slot slid closed. He heard the same thing happen at the door beside him, then it happened twice more across the hall.

“How many of us are there in this place?” Forest asked.

“At least four,” his neighbor said, intentionally vague. “But my best guess is twelve.”

“Why twelve?”

The man paused, considering. He needed the newbie on his side; if he confessed his sins now, he might never convince him. That was what happened with the last newbie they put beside him; he told the truth, and forfeited trust in the process. He couldn’t let that happen this time.

“Eat your breakfast,” he said instead. He could almost feel the curiosity pour in from the other cell, and he grinned. The new kid was precocious. He wondered how long it would last in here.

“I’m Forest,” he said. “What’s your name?”

“Uriel,” he replied.

“Uriel. I like that name.”

No reaction. They must not have told Forest who would sire him, which helped him. He wondered if they would make it policy to not say his name out loud in the future, should he succeed.

“Thanks, I’m a fan. So Forest, you said you worked in the zoo? What else did you do? Is there anyone out there looking for you?”

“I don’t know,” Forest said. “My parents and I only talk a few times a year. They probably haven’t noticed that I’m missing yet. Work won’t miss me.”

“Why not?”

“Because I think we’re there. I think this is the research facility attached to the zoo. I was too foggy to put the pieces together before, or I forgot. Either way, Animus runs the zoo. He owns it. I’ve worked for him for five years now, but I didn’t see his face in person until I wound up in that hospital bed.”

The zoo, Uriel thought. There was only one near the area he’d been scouting when he’d been picked up by these goons. He’d visited a few times; he made it a point to seek out wolves in captivity, to see if any of them could be rescued and rehabilitated. Not that they were direct kin, but they were close enough to family that he couldn’t bear to let them live on a postage stamp when he knew what it felt like to run free.

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