Torn: A Dragon Shifter BBW Menage Serial (Seeking Her Mates Book 1) by Carina Wilder Page B
Authors: Carina Wilder
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than she’d known.
“But where is Freya?” she asked when they were all together. Freya, her grandmother, had not been present since her return.
“With a certain human doctor in another century,” laughed Gwynne. For years her mother had been involved with a man from the other side, and while she returned frequently for visits, she was no longer a permanent resident of Dundurn.
“Well, as long as she’s happy, I’m happy.” Lily had to admit that she was disappointed not to be able to seek counsel with her Nana, but truly pleased to see her happy. Freya’s life had been fraught with difficulties and violence. But now she could be at peace. And Lily liked the idea that she’d found love with a human.
That night as she lay in bed, Lily imagined Conor’s body above hers, the feel of his skin under her hands and his scent as he moved into her.
In her mind their bodies became one.
This was no puppy love. She needed to be with him.
----
S he awoke early one morning to a knock on her door. As it swung open she rose, irritated at the intrusion and glad to have worn a nightgown.
“Does no one around here ever wait to be invited —” she began, growling as she spoke. But her face altered immediately as she saw who her guest was.
“Roh!” she cried, throwing herself towards her twin brother.
“Hallo, Lily,” he said, embracing her in a great bear hug. The two of them had never spent this much time apart, and having her brother so far away had felt like a part of her was temporarily missing.
“When did you get back?” she asked. “And I want to hear all about the United States and your studies.”
“Just now,” he said. “I made sure to say hello to the parental units first, of course.”
“Parental units. You’re all modern and hip,” laughed Lily. “I mean, like, ten years ago hip.”
Her brother slapped her shoulder gently. “So tell me how everything is with you,” he said. “I want to hear about your adventures.”
Lily filled him in on her school year; on how she’d enjoyed her time away yet missed her family and Dundurn unbearably. At first she hesitated to tell him about Conor, though. It turned out that she didn’t need to.
“There’s a man,” said Rohan after a time.
“Mum told you?”
“No. I can tell. Call it brother’s intuition. Something about you is different, and usually a man’s to blame for that sort of thing.”
“Fine. There’s a man,” she said. “And clearly I can’t have any secrets. To be honest I’m not sure how to deal with the whole situation—it’s new to me. But then again, he’s hundreds of years away so out of sight, out of mind, right?’
“I’m not sure that’s how it works, not really,” said Rohan, his voice serious for once. “You need to listen to your instincts, Lily. They’ve never steered you wrong. If he stays with you, you need to consider that it may be happening for a reason.”
“Maybe. But your theory is no good: my instincts have never steered me wrong? What about the time you and I ended up at the bottom of a well?”
“You and I are never at the bottom of a well, or anything else, for long,” he said. “The benefits of flight are many.”
“True.”
“Well, you need to sort all of this out. Whatever happens, you’re an adult. You are not ruled by our parents, however they may try to tell you otherwise. And when it comes time to…mate…” the word stuck in his throat. Rohan’s sister would always be little Lily to him, and it was difficult to speak to her about such things. “When the time comes, you need to remember that your instincts are the ones that need to lead. Remember that mum followed her instincts in coming here. Until then she wasn’t even a shifter.”
“No,” said Lily, pondering the thought. “But she had shifters’ blood in her. I couldn’t mate with a human. It would make no sense, particularly in context of a Ritual. I need two strong shifters who are preferably
“But where is Freya?” she asked when they were all together. Freya, her grandmother, had not been present since her return.
“With a certain human doctor in another century,” laughed Gwynne. For years her mother had been involved with a man from the other side, and while she returned frequently for visits, she was no longer a permanent resident of Dundurn.
“Well, as long as she’s happy, I’m happy.” Lily had to admit that she was disappointed not to be able to seek counsel with her Nana, but truly pleased to see her happy. Freya’s life had been fraught with difficulties and violence. But now she could be at peace. And Lily liked the idea that she’d found love with a human.
That night as she lay in bed, Lily imagined Conor’s body above hers, the feel of his skin under her hands and his scent as he moved into her.
In her mind their bodies became one.
This was no puppy love. She needed to be with him.
----
S he awoke early one morning to a knock on her door. As it swung open she rose, irritated at the intrusion and glad to have worn a nightgown.
“Does no one around here ever wait to be invited —” she began, growling as she spoke. But her face altered immediately as she saw who her guest was.
“Roh!” she cried, throwing herself towards her twin brother.
“Hallo, Lily,” he said, embracing her in a great bear hug. The two of them had never spent this much time apart, and having her brother so far away had felt like a part of her was temporarily missing.
“When did you get back?” she asked. “And I want to hear all about the United States and your studies.”
“Just now,” he said. “I made sure to say hello to the parental units first, of course.”
“Parental units. You’re all modern and hip,” laughed Lily. “I mean, like, ten years ago hip.”
Her brother slapped her shoulder gently. “So tell me how everything is with you,” he said. “I want to hear about your adventures.”
Lily filled him in on her school year; on how she’d enjoyed her time away yet missed her family and Dundurn unbearably. At first she hesitated to tell him about Conor, though. It turned out that she didn’t need to.
“There’s a man,” said Rohan after a time.
“Mum told you?”
“No. I can tell. Call it brother’s intuition. Something about you is different, and usually a man’s to blame for that sort of thing.”
“Fine. There’s a man,” she said. “And clearly I can’t have any secrets. To be honest I’m not sure how to deal with the whole situation—it’s new to me. But then again, he’s hundreds of years away so out of sight, out of mind, right?’
“I’m not sure that’s how it works, not really,” said Rohan, his voice serious for once. “You need to listen to your instincts, Lily. They’ve never steered you wrong. If he stays with you, you need to consider that it may be happening for a reason.”
“Maybe. But your theory is no good: my instincts have never steered me wrong? What about the time you and I ended up at the bottom of a well?”
“You and I are never at the bottom of a well, or anything else, for long,” he said. “The benefits of flight are many.”
“True.”
“Well, you need to sort all of this out. Whatever happens, you’re an adult. You are not ruled by our parents, however they may try to tell you otherwise. And when it comes time to…mate…” the word stuck in his throat. Rohan’s sister would always be little Lily to him, and it was difficult to speak to her about such things. “When the time comes, you need to remember that your instincts are the ones that need to lead. Remember that mum followed her instincts in coming here. Until then she wasn’t even a shifter.”
“No,” said Lily, pondering the thought. “But she had shifters’ blood in her. I couldn’t mate with a human. It would make no sense, particularly in context of a Ritual. I need two strong shifters who are preferably
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