Kievan
Dusan is half Vucari and half Vedmak with the gifts of both living in the
modern world. A world he understood little of.
Thrust
into the 21st Century by an ancient curse, those that found him
called him Witcher. Kievan remained silent about his other half, not knowing
how these strangers would react to having a Vucari amongst them, and possibly
persecute him as they did in his time.
They
were kind but wary, and once they aided him, sent him on his way. He found
himself in a city, the wonders keeping him in awe. But the cruelty in which the
humans treated each other was tragic and more than Kievan could bear. Kievan
didn’t stay. He couldn’t as he absorbed the pain of those around him. Besides,
he couldn’t become his Vucari self in all this concrete and glass.
He
soon found himself among a pack of Shifters, blood brethren to his Vucari.
Again, he remained silent, not wanting to reveal either of his halves. They
welcomed him, as if they sensed his kinship, though they did not push for any
explanation.
It
was after several years with the pack calling themselves Olen that Kievan
started to relax his vigilance. It was a mistake. Practicing his magic away
from prying eyes was vital. But he’d not been diligent and was now worried that
young Stepan would reveal his secret. When he confronted the shifter, he
realized, Stepan would never betray him—for Stepan was in love with him.
Kievan’s
heart sank, for a Vedmak was forbidden to take a mate. But Kievan’s Vucari was
insistent that Stepan was his. The
war within himself was tearing him apart and wreaking havoc with his power, and
his feelings for Stepan only made things worse. Kievan’s only solution was to
leave. Which meant leaving Stepan behind.
He
only hoped that Stepan would understand in time and forgive him, and that
Kievan’s own heart would heal. What he didn’t count on was what Stepan would
do.
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