Marisa Chenery by A Warrior to Love Page A

if he really was a warrior of Anubis then that ability to shift had always been there. And from what she’d read, he was supposed to be one of the good guys. Thinking he was a bounty hunter wasn’t too far off from what he truly did each night.
    “I’m not sure, Mom.”
    “Wait until you see him again, then you’ll know.” Right at that moment, the doorbell rang. In Alexis’
    heart of hearts she knew it was Konner. She didn’t know if she was prepared to see him again, but she couldn’t avoid him forever.
    She hurried out of the kitchen and went to the front She hurried out of the kitchen and went to the front door. Alexis heard her parents following behind her. She unlocked the door and pulled it open. Konner stood on the porch once again the handsome man she’d fallen in love with. Seeing him standing there, she realized she did still love him.
    “Hi, Alexis,” he said. “Can I come in?”
    She stepped back to allow him into the entranceway.
    “We need to talk,” she told him.
    He nodded. “Yes.” His gaze skipped over to her parents. “Alone.”
    “We’ll go to our bedroom,” her mom said.
    But before her parents could walk away, the nightmare from last night returned. The demon appeared and Konner shifted into his half-human and half-jackal form. Her mother screamed and her father called out to Alexis. She couldn’t get to them. She was stuck between a demon and one of Anubis’ warriors.
    Alexis found herself pushed to the floor by Konner as a sword appeared in the demon’s hand. One appeared in Konner’s, and then the fight was on. She felt helpless as she watched them do battle. With each blow, the demon managed to slip past Konner’s guard, and she became more anxious for the man she loved. The thought of losing him scared her more than what he was.
    She looked over at her parents and saw her father wasn’t about to stand around and do nothing. He must have gone into the closet where he’d put a baseball bat just in case someone ever tried to break in while they were home. With his hand wrapped around it, he worked his way closer until he stood behind the demon.
    Lifting the bat, he swung, braining the creature.
    The demon staggered from the blow, which gave Konner the chance he needed. Konner rammed the hilt of his sword into the demon’s jaw. The creature dropped his weapon as he shook his head. Konner grabbed him by the throat as his sword disappeared to be replaced by a black-bladed dagger. He used it to slice it across the demon’s chest. The creature bellowed with rage as he slowly lost substance before disappearing.
    “Is he gone for good?” she asked Konner.
    He nodded as he fought to catch his breath. “The dagger sent him to the underworld and Anubis who will judge him.” He closed the distance between them while still giving her some space and met her gaze with his jackal one. “Are you okay with this, Alexis? This was not how I wanted you to find out.”
    “Alexis? Is that really Konner?” her mother asked in tears.
    Konner walked over to her parents, he looked them each in the eyes and they seemed to fall into some kind of trance.
    She went to stand at his side. “What did you do?” He looked at her. “I put them in a trance. I have to wipe their memory of what happened here. That’s why I haven’t shifted back yet.”
    “Do you have to?”
    “Anubis decrees that no mortal should know of his warriors.”
    “But what about me? I’m mortal and you aren’t going to wipe my memory. Are you?”
    He cupped her face. “No. And you’re no longer mortal. You’re immortal and my mate, Alexis. That night I bit you, I tied our life forces together.” She looked from Konner to her parents and back to him again. “If I’m immortal, that means I won’t age. And if my parents can’t know, I’m going to have to give them up at some point.”
    “Can you handle that? What’s done can’t be undone.
    You’re mine and will always be.”
    “I don’t know. Everything