cosmicshifts by Crymsyn Hart Read Free Book Online

I know she’s unhappy. He studied the search pattern of the helicopter and noticed that it was getting closer and closer to the cave. The army was looking for them. Phillip would have to be careful and make sure that he was not discovered. He clutched the rabbits and gathered the power that came with his curse. Before the sun fully broke over the horizon, he sped along the backside of the mountain and concentrated on being one with the air so even the instruments of modern men would not be able to track him. Sometimes he wondered if there was any kind of explanation to the magic he carried within him. Maybe one day technology would catch up to him, and they would discover what he truly was. Or maybe they could make it so that the curse was broken, and he would be a man again. Alika had mentioned that on her world her people had two forms, and he might be appreciated there. Funny to think of a world where there are more women than men. I wonder what they do.
    The air wrapped around him and cooled his skin, even through all the hair. Phillip moved with an ease that came with years of practice and glided among the trees, staying out of range of the helicopters. Phillip entered an obscure entrance to the cave system and slipped through the brush, making sure no trace of him was left behind to track. Traversing the caverns, he felt the sun rising and was transforming back into a man. When he walked into the cave, Alika was sprawled on the bed with a sheet loosely wrapped around her; it clung to her thigh and left most of her back exposed. He saw where he had clawed her, but the marks did not seem to be too severe. Rays of light caressed her jade-green skin. His throat tightened at how beautiful she was. She might have been from another world but they had fit together so well, and she had not balked at his claws or his size. It had felt wonderful to be inside of her. He had become lost to all his base desires and let the beast take over completely. Phillip set the rabbits down by the cave wall and slipped into the pool, hoping not to wake her. He dunked his head under the water. When he came up, he felt along his forehead where she had placed her communication device. Phillip did not feel any protrusions where the device was. It was nice to be able to speak with her, even if it was with his thoughts. He knew that she had picked up on some other things by their connection. Phillip yearned to ask her more, but did not want to disturb her.
    After he bathed, he skinned the rabbits and brought them to another part of the cave to drain. He stole what food and water he could from campers he ran into and scared away. At times he ventured into the nearest town and bought supplies, but those were few and far between because he could not be caught out after sunset. Most of the time if he was not too lost to the beast, then he would remember to catch something and bring it back to his lair. He would rather that the meat be cooked, but the beast wanted it bloody. He had taken down a stag earlier that night, ate what he could, and left the remains for the wolves to scavenge. He was no longer hungry, but he was not sure whether Alika was hungry or if she wanted the game raw or prepared. At the moment, he could not take the chance of building a fire because the helicopters would see the smoke.
    Instead, he wrapped a towel around his waist and sat across from Alika , grabbed a leather-bound journal, and wrote about his experiences with the mystery woman that had crash-landed in his backyard.
    He must have fallen asleep because he awoke a few hours later, and Alika was not on the bed. A jolt of panic rushed through him. Phillip bolted into the other room of the cavern, but did not see her there either. He inhaled and caught her scent leading from the cave toward the surface. He followed it to the entrance, and his worst fears encompassed him. She had gone to scout out the area and would be caught. He raced back into the cave and found some clothes,