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“I think that you did know that Luke was a shifter and just kept quiet about it. If you know of anyone else who is a shifter, you had better come clean,” Raf said. “You will be asking for a whole lot of trouble if you don’t.”
“First of all, Raf, I don’t know any shifters. Second, I wouldn’t tell you if I did. This whole war in this town is stupid. Third, I don’t appreciate you coming into my store and trying to intimidate me. I don’t go up to your resort and get nasty with you or threaten you,” Dillon said, straightening up his back and holding his head high in the air.
He was staring down Raf, who was frozen in place.
After a couple of tense moments, Raf slammed his hand down on the counter and said, “We’ll be watching you guys,” and then he blew out the door like a Kansas tornado.
Dillon didn’t move or say anything. He simply watched Raf walk out the door and get into a very expensive Cadillac Escalade.
Micah found a couple of hoodies that had Ivy Springs printed on them, as well as a couple of other nick-nacks that he was sure that his sisters would like and approached the counter.
He raised his eyebrows at Dillon, who was still rooted in his spot.
“Shifters? What in the world was that all about?” Micah asked.
Dillon looked him up and down and frowned at him. He briefly closed his eyes and groaned.
“I guess that you’re new to the area. I haven’t seen you around.”
“I’m from Montana,” Micah said. “Decided that Ivy Springs might be a nice place to hang out for a few days before I start a new, high-stressed job.”
Dillon shook his head and said, “If you are looking for stress, you’ve come to the right place. Do you know what a shifter is?”
“Yes.”
“For the last century or so, there has been a war between the Faisons, Raf’s family, and all the shifters in the area. They’ve gone so far as to hire hunters to try to wipe them out.”
“Why?” Micah asked.
“Basically, a billionaire didn’t like the fact that his daughter had fallen in love with a dragon shifter. She chose to be with him over her father,” Dillon said. “My friend, Luke, who had grown up in this town, was a dragon shifter. His woman was being harassed by some hunters in the woods and Luke took out the hunters. Everything was caught on a trail cam, so the Faisons found out that he was a shifter. Luke and his woman, Jamie, went to the shifter world, and the rest of Luke’s family moved away from the area.”
“So now, Raf thinks you have the down-low on all the shifters in the area,” Micah said.
“Yep,” Dillon said.
“I could see why you would want to keep your own status hidden,” Micah said. “What clan do you belong to?”
Dillon looked shocked.
“I don’t know what you are talking about.”
“I can tell by your scent that you are a wolf shifter,” Micah said.
“Keep your voice down,” Dillon said. “If anyone hears you say that, then my family and I will be in grave danger. My clan is in the shifter world.”
“The shifter world? I’ve heard of that, but always thought that it was a myth.”
“A lot of people do,” Dillon said. “But that is where I was born and raised. I came to Ivy Springs to try to help keep the other shifters in the area safe.”
“I can’t imagine living like that. Where I’m from, the mundane humans and shifters, as well as everyone else, like the vampires and witches, all live in relative peace. No one goes around wearing name tags announcing who they are, but in general, no one really cares,” Micah said.
“That does sound nice. It was pretty nice in the shifter world. Most of the people there are shifters, although there are a few mundane humans. It is just like the mundane human world, although a lot freer, and, of course, we have the dragon king,” Dillon said.
“I’ve heard of him, too,” Micah said. “I didn’t know that he was real.”
“As real as you or me. He is a fair and just ruler. Everyone loves and respects him,” Dillon said.
Micah pulled out his wallet to pay for his gifts.
