Little Prick (8 page)

Keelie smiled. “Good. Karl is on board as well. You will have familial support.”

“Will Assessor Win do the training?”

“Oh, stars no! You are going to be trained by the Transport Guild Master, Krisia. She’s the one you blew up, so she knows your power like none other. Your training will start in four days.”

Keelie turned with her long coat fluttering.

“Just like that? You are leaving already?”

“Oh, honey, the idea of you having strange powers has turned your mate on. Do pay attention, sweetling. I will be back to help with your training. Part of your magic is mine, after all. Have a good day, Pansy. I know Axander intends to.” Keelie waved farewell, grabbed the assessor and they disappeared in a swirl of energy.

Pansy turned and blinked. “She came and it wasn’t dawn or twilight. This must have been important.”

“It sounded important. Your aunt is perceptive.” His eyes narrowed, and he began to stalk her.

She giggled and a slight bit of anticipation ran down her spine. “Is she? Well, she isn’t a shifter, what could she know?”

Without warning, Pansy turned to run. If she got up the tree in the front yard, he would never be able to climb after her.

She didn’t even make it off the front porch. He grabbed her, and she kicked and squealed, laughing as he hauled her up to their room for a discussion on the finer points of instinct.

They had four days until she would start her training; he had better make the most of it.

Nine children, each with a different shifter shape, were born to the Barkleys. Each one had a fae godparent, handpicked by Keelie.

Pansy’s pursuit of magic was remarkably successful and each of her offspring had her talent, her control and her ability to walk in high heels. It made the boys very popular during drama presentations at school. Five of the children married fae spouses and lived happily ever after. The other four went to the Crossroads under their own power and found the mate for them.

The Medeelas did indeed have mates waiting. Well, most of them did. Four were wed within two months of the Barkleys’ wedding and the other two were the first beings that Pansy sent to the Crossroads…but that is another story.

Each one of these books is a different family, different situation and different set of rules. The only constant is the Crossroads itself and many of the staff members.

In
Getting Wet,
we will revisit an otter that we first met in
Born Cheetah
. With her sister mated and limited options in sight, going to the Crossroads is her best bet to find a man who likes to do it under water, in either shape.

Thanks for reading,

Zenina Masters

http://www.zeninamasters.com

Viola Grace was born in Manitoba, Canada where she still resides today. She really likes it there. She has no pets and can barely keep sea monkeys alive for a reasonable amount of time. Her line of day job tends to be analytical which leaves her mind hopping to weave stories. No co-worker is safe from her character analysis. In keeping with busy hands are happy hands, her hobbies have included cross-stitch, needlepoint, quilting, costuming, cake decorating, baking, cooking, metal work, beading, sculpting, painting, doll making, henna tattoos, chain mail, and a few others that have been forgotten. It is quite often that these hobbies make their way into her tales.

Viola’s fetishes include boots and corsetry, and her greatest weakness is her uncontrollable blush. Her writing actively pursues the Happily Ever After that so rarely occurs in nature. It is an admirable thing and something that we should all strive for. To find one that we truly like, as well as love.