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watch whatever was going to happen. It wasn t like he could join in or
anything. He could barely get his fingers to move.
Misha blinked when a loud, furious roar filled the hallway. Ifan
was here. A blur of white flashed past Misha. He tried to track it with
his eyes but that just made his stomach start to roll again.
Misha heard screaming. He heard roaring. He heard something
crash against the wall. He even felt the floor shake. He saw nothing
until a large, furry muzzle appeared in front of his face. Misha smiled.
Ifan, he whispered through their bond. I knew you would come
for me.
Always, little one.
They gave me a shot of some sort. Misha wanted body-to-body
contact. I can t move.
Ifan shifted in the blink of an eye. One moment there was a large
tiger hovering over him. The next moment, Ifan was there, gathering
Misha up in his arms. Misha had enough movement back in his body
to nuzzle his head under Ifan s chin.
Is that better, Misha?
Yes. Misha sighed.
Brodelyn, Ifan said out loud, you have my thanks.
If you really want to thank me, puts some damn clothes on.
Misha blinked. You re naked?
Ifan chuckled and rubbed his cheek against the top of his head.
My clothes shredded when I shifted, Misha. They don t magically
grow back.
Then you need to seriously put some damn clothes on. Misha
growled as he leaned his head back and glared at his mate. No one
gets to see you naked but me.
Misha, I m a shifter. It s not like this is something I can help.
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I get that. Misha frowned. But it doesn t mean you have to
stand here and let it all hang out. Find something to cover up with,
damn it.
Misha clenched his teeth as Ifan s laughter filled the hallway. He
didn t see what was so funny about the whole situation. Ifan might be
a shifter, but he really didn t need to be standing there naked.
Misha felt something brush his cheek and realized that Brodelyn
was wrapping a cloak around Ifan s shoulders. He still wanted to
punch Ifan in the shoulder but at least the man was covered.
Now, little one, Ifan said, do you want to explain to me why
you were being carried out of the castle?
Misha couldn t think of anything he wanted to do less, but he
could feel the weight of Ifan s glare. He wasn t going to get away
with silence this time. He just wasn t sure how much to tell Ifan. He
was on shaky ground with the man as it was. Knowledge of Hugo
could send him crashing.
Misha was saved from spilling his guts when guards ran around
the corner, followed closely by Elder Lucas. The elder was looking
around wildly, wringing his hands together. A blood vessel throbbed
in his forehead.
Oh, this isn t good, the elder said as he looked at the two
mangled and bloody bodies on the floor. This isn t good at all.
Elder? Ifan asked.
I know these men.
And?
Elder Lucas s eyes moved up to Ifan s. And we re in a lot of
trouble.
* * * *
Misha sat on at the small cushioned seat by the window and
alternated between watching out the window and watching everyone
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in the room. The commotion in the room was sporadic, going from
nearly nothing to rants and raves.
Ifan was in a rage, Elder Lucas wringing his hands together,
again. Even Brodelyn was getting in on the tension. The man kept
coming in and out of the room, spreading scroll after scroll out on the
table for the elder.
And no one would tell Misha what was going on, although, he had
a suspicion. Hugo was somehow involved, and if Hugo was involved,
that meant Misha s father was involved. Hugo and Misha s father,
Felix Surkov, were glued together at the hip. They did everything
together, including terrorize Misha.
Misha shuddered just thinking about the two men and the chaos
they could create when they put their minds to it. Felix Surkov was a
strong mindwalker. Hugo had strength on his side. Together, they
could command almost anyone with a mere thought. They just
couldn t command Misha, for which he would be forever grateful to
whoever made that bit of magic happen.
Misha s ability to enter dreams was unparalleled according to his
father. There hadn t been a dreamwalker born with his strength in
over a thousand years. Not only could Misha walk in people s dreams,
he could speak mentally and change dreams as he wished. That made
him special, unique in the walker world.
It was a power Felix wanted to control and he was using Hugo to
do it. If Misha mated Hugo then Hugo could use their mating bond to
control Misha and use the powers he had to fit Hugo s needs.
Misha wasn t stupid. He had studied the laws. It went against
everything walkers believed in to invade someone s mind or dreams
without permission or to try and change them. It was also against
UPAC laws. The punishments could be severe depending on the
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