Defiance – Cari Z (1)

“Never in the history of the Shifter Corps—and I’m not the one who founded it, let me assure you of that—have so many of our people started training for a second shift. Ninety-five percent of the shifters in the Corps have one shift, and that’s more shifts than the majority of people in the entire country.” Shifting was a magic almost unique to Riyalians, but even within Riyale, it was considered an enviable ability. “Do you know how many people I’ve tried to persuade to learn another shift?

Do you know how many I have personally approached with the offer of tutelage since I began here as the commander? Over a hundred,” he exclaimed. “And all but three of the efforts were failures.” “Were they failures?” Deyvid asked in the tone of voice he tended to use when he was about to say something Petur didn’t want to hear. That it happened often enough that Petur could identify the specific voice was disturbing.

“Or were you the failure in those scenarios?” Petur narrowed his eyes. “Explain that,” he said frostily. He didn’t think Deyvid was intentionally insulting him, but there weren’t many ways to construe a word like “failure.” “Petur.” Deyvid took his hand, and Petur relaxed the clenched fist he hadn’t even realized he was making. “You are their prince,” he said as calmly as if they were discussing the weather.

“You’re their ultimate example, the rod by which every shifter in your Corps measures themselves. It’s impossible for them to look at you and not find themselves wanting. Except,” Deyvid amended, “in a few very specific cases.” “Ah, well. Lise is special,” Petur said. “She is,” Deyvid agreed. Lise had only ever sought one form, her owl, and was so devastatingly effective in it that no one would dare suggest she take on another.

“You didn’t stop with one form,” Deyvid went on. “You didn’t stop with two. You didn’t even have the decency to stop with three. You went on to master the battle shift before the age of twenty-five as I understand it. That’s unheard of even among the most gifted of your kind.

“Petur, you’re an exceptional shifter. You’re the ultimate outlier. Your accomplishments are so distant a possibility as to make the people around you feel, not hopeless, but …” “Intimidated?”

Warning: this book contains adult language and themes, including graphic descriptions of sexual acts that some may find offensive. It is intended for mature readers only, of legal age to possess such material in their area. This book is a work of fiction. All characters, companies, events, and locations are either products of the author’s imagination or used fictitiously.

Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, places, or events is entirely coincidental and beyond the intent of the author and publisher. Defiance Copyright 2026 by Cari Z Editing by Lisa Lakeland Cover by Natasha Snow All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereofmay not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

Printed in the United States of America OceanofPDF.com Contents About This Book Prologue 1. Petur 2. Deyvid 3. Petur 4. Deyvid 5. Petur 6. Deyvid 7. Petur 8. Deyvid 9. Petur 10. Deyvid 11. Petur 12. Deyvid 13. Petur 14. Deyvid 15. Petur 16. Deyvid 17. Petur Epilogue Alliance Chapter One About the Author OceanofPDF.com About This Book Two enemies, born into conflict, find love despite the odds.

Their fight to stay together will define the future not just for themselves, but for the world. Petur Alloui is a powerful prince, a gifted shifter, and a fighter at the top of his game. He wants for nothing…except a challenge. He didn’t expect that challenge to come in the form of a trained assassin, immune to magic, who saves his life even though their countries are sworn enemies.

If Deyvid was smarter, he would have let Petur die on the road instead of taking the spell meant for him. By saving the silver-tongued prince, he gives Petur the chance to woo him, and Petur is nothing if not persuasive. They’re in love…but love might not be enough to hold back the forces fighting to tear them apart. OceanofPDF.com K Prologue ing Symon Parador, the first of his name, King of Bekkon, premier mage, and protector of the nation, sighed quietly as he swayed back and forth, his daughter, Teszia—or Bee as her family still called her—slumped against his shoulder as she sweated out the last of her fever.

As a child with usually limitless energy, seeing her fitful and tired and covered in rashes over the past week had left all her guardians on edge.

This is a short excerpt from the opening of “” by Unknown, quoted for review and introduction purposes. All rights belong to the copyright holders.

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