Rejected (Shadow Beast Shifters, #1)

by Jaymin Eve

“Don’t move another fucking step,” he warned, about thirty feet away. “Or I’ll turn you over my knee and smack your ass until it’s red and aching.”

sounds promising but i’m was shadow now

“Did you seriously threaten to spank me as punishment?” I laughed. “Jokes on you because I’m into that shit, Torin. You’ll have to try harder than that to threaten me.”

lmaaoooo deadass

Torin let out a roaring rumble. “Bitch!” “God yes, I am. You’re just realizing it now? Slow-ass fuck.” “Bitch, ours!” a grekin chirped, leaping up onto Torin’s shoulder and wrapping its twiggy arms around his neck.

lmaaoooo

“What the fuck, Mera? We’re true mates! You belong to me… What the hell is wrong with you?” What was wrong with me? WHAT WAS WRONG WITH ME? “You’re as delusional as your father,” I growled. “And I belong to no one.”

set him straight

“Shadow,” Torin breathed, looking both panicked and furious. “That’s who you were calling out for? The fucking Shadow Beast?” With a smirk, I leaned in closer. “I’d take him over you any day, Torin.”

hell yeah

Beasting out, Shadow slammed a single palm against the alpha’s chest, sending Torin flying across the field. A dark satisfaction filled me; stupid asshole deserved that and so much more.

This time, I didn’t bother to take it slow, throwing myself to the side so I could get around Shadow. “If you’ve hurt her, Torin,” I shouted, my voice changing as my wolf got involved, “I will kill you.”

kill him

“He kissed you against your will?” Shadow’s words were sharp, each syllable a figurative blade.

ugh oh

I lunged forward, prepared to murder this stupid fuck if it was the last thing I did. No one could miss what he’d just implied there, and if he thought he could start his own harem, then he was going to wake up with a blade in his chest. Again.

get’em

“You’re a poor match for her,” the beast told the bloodied shifter. “And if you try to touch her again, I will forsake the power you provide to me and wipe your kind from this world.”

i think i’m in love

“You’ve put your death out into the universe, mutt. Let’s hope she doesn’t decide to take you up on that challenge.”

His hand landed on my naked ass, a firm slap, and as his power surged through me, I cried out. It hadn’t hurt exactly, but it had been a warning.

fuck me

Damn it to hell! So he was ignoring me now and expecting I would just trust that he’d take care of it. And why in all the fucking fucks was he spanking me like an errant child?

idk but yum

“The next time I return,” he said, “you will open the door to the Shadow Realm, or I will kill you myself.” Pause. “That’s the only important detail you need to worry about.”

just kill me now

Shadow stared at me like I was the monster in the room. “What did you do?” he asked. “You released Igorna from the realm. He’s an upper-level member of one of the royal families.”

oop

“Wasn’t planning on it. I already have the scars from the first time he launched himself at me.” Shadow stilled, and while he still hadn’t taken his eyes off Igorna, I could feel his focus. “What scars?”

mmmmm

“Get dressed,” he bit out, releasing me from his probing gaze and firm hold. “Looks like Igorna and I need to have a few words about touching my possessions.”

“Igorna doesn’t know what happened. He was out hunting when he felt your presence. Following the energy resulted in him stepping through to our world. The prince is not happy about finding himself locked out of the Shadow Realm.”

no one told him to find me

Starting toward the door, I found myself hesitating, swinging back to stare at him. “Will you be okay, Shadow?” “Fine!” he snarled. “The two of us just need to have a little chat.”

lmaaoooo bye

“Ms. Mera!” A cheery voice caught my ear. “You’ve finally finished your research project! We missed you.”

lmaaoooo

“Shadow is a fucking liar. I was locked in my room, a prisoner, without food or entertainment. So if you’ll excuse me…”

lmaaoooo

Typical. I finally get out of my prison and my one friend was MIA. She clearly had a life that didn’t involve me and the needy bitch that I was didn’t like that.

mood

“Shadow is occupied with another powerful entity,” she whispered, leaning close to my ear. “My spies told me that he’ll be away for at least a few hours. Let’s get you laid.”

lmaaoooo

“Also,” I added, “I know and acknowledge that you’re ten times more badass than me. But I will still always stand with you.”

“You, my friend,” she huffed, “are no human or shifter.” We stared up at her, my wolf as confused as me. What the heck did that mean?

oop

He reached out and placed a hand on my forehead, and almost immediately, darkness clouded my mind. “You bastard,” I slurred before whatever he’d done took full effect, and I collapsed into his arms.

oh no

Don’t touch, eat, or interact with Faerie. That was the old urban legend and I’d had every plan to adhere to it, until the flowers had drawn me in.

“Never trust anything this beautiful.” I lifted an eyebrow. “Already ahead of you. Why the fuck do you think I fight so hard against Shadow and his band of merry psychos?”

“I deserved it. I forgot about consent—fae aren’t the best with acknowledging consent, especially royals, but most of our females are submissive in a way humans and shifters are not, so it’s not usually an issue. Personally… I prefer the fire.”

Unlike me, who did not want to die via plant mouth. As a virgin, to boot. Like… fuck no.

“I’m curious to see how our food affects you,” he finally said, silvery eyes examining my face, like he was searching for a flaw. “But let’s not risk it. I’ll venture back to the library and procure some sustenance.”

same

“Stay safe, gorgeous,” he said softly. “Don’t touch the plants.”

Fire burned along with that touch, heating me to my core, and as my back arched, a breathy groan escaped. In the same instant, my brain clicked on to the fact that I was being touched by someone… or something unknown.

“I thought you were dead,” I said, my voice husky and muffled as I collided with his chest. “The fire was out.” Shadow remained statue-still as I held him, and a moment later, sanity caught up to me—I was hugging the fucking Shadow Beast. Just as I went to jerk back, his arms moved, and he enclosed me in a hug.

aww

Some have more than others.” I got a pointed look, like he thought I was the most fragile flower in the world. What he had to remember, though, was like this garden, sometimes the most delicate flower had the strongest bite.

“Because of me,” he shot back. “I was born as the next Supreme Being, the true heir, and my family conspired against me, taking my crown and power. I was betrayed by the one who was supposed to have my back, and when they shot me out into the space beyond my world, they barred the door with a spell I’ve never been able to best.”

oop

The music increased, louder, faster, and I groaned, my weakened knees giving out on me as I hit the floor, my body inexplicably alight with pleasure and pain. The low burn of arousal that I often felt was nothing compared to this new surge of want and need in my body.

YESSSS I LOVE HEAT TROUPES

“I’m not doing this on purpose,” I screamed, and somehow tears were streaming down my cheeks at the same time. Hopefully, he couldn’t tell with the water.

ouch

“The pain is fleeting,” he reminded me. “And I will replace it with pleasure.” “Please,” I begged. “You will hate me tomorrow,” he said, “but I can live with that. What I don’t want to see is you suffering when I can stop it.”

yesss

The hand holding me down started to slowly move over my body, stroking in time to his tongue on my pussy and the next orgasm had me actually screaming, hands clawing at the bed, trying to find traction. Shadow’s dominance didn’t ease, as he refused to allow me to move, even as I was shattered over and over by his mouth.

they’re gonna fuck so good

Shadow shook his head. “Maybe I should be thanking Len after all.”

oh?

His eyes were blazing gold, and despite my fuzzy memories, I could tell he had not forgotten a single thing about last night. Thankfully, he didn’t force me to deal with the facts of what had happened—letting me hide a little longer. “Come. I’ll show you.”

When Len reached me, he kissed my cheek like we were old friends, and Shadow’s chest rumbled at the same time, which had Len chuckling. “Calm yourself, bro. I’m just saying hello.”

mmm

Shadow looked smug as he stepped around me, his eyes taking in my facial expression, which was probably giving my thoughts away. Just as he was about to move to the chair, he leaned down and murmured near my ear, “I could scent your arousal anywhere now, Sunshine.”

🧎🏽‍♀️

“It’s not healthy, you know.” He met my gaze, his eyebrows slightly raised. “You do realize that I’m not privy to your thoughts, right? The randomness in which you spout words is astonishing.”

LMAAOOOO

“Enough!” Shadow bellowed, not releasing me. His voice lowered dramatically. “I kept her safe, Melalekin.” Only Angel and I could have heard those words. “You have no quarrel with me.”

oop

It took me a moment to notice the heat pouring off Shadow Beast. He was raging, even if no one else knew because his face was impassive. He didn’t release me from his hold, turning to enter the lair.

risked your life

“Let me go, dammit,” I snarled before coughing again. The powder was sticky in my throat, clinging with an intensity. “We’re rescuing you, you dumb bitch.” This was from Torin, who was apparently here for this fuck-up too.

these dummies wtf

“Use more of the morrow powder,” Torin snapped. “Knock her stupid ass out. The Shadow Beast got to her; we’ll need to break her back home.”

i hate them

I didn’t say a word, just stared him down with the sort of look that would have worried a more intelligent shifter. This dumbass was too self-involved to even bother looking close enough to see the murder in my eyes.

off w his head