Unicorn's Unease
By Crystal Dawn
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Julio didn’t know much about love, but his mate was challenging everything he wanted in life. That couldn’t be right, could it? Maybe he was wrong about her being his mate, but he felt bad now that he’d gone back to the plains leaving her behind. No matter what he did it seemed to be wrong.
Janel had thought she’d found her one and only, but he’d left without a backwards look. She tried to date, but he was the only one on her mind. For now she would pour everything into her job and eventually things would settle.
Two stubborn Pisces who each think they are right. Will they give in or face a life alone?
Crystal Dawn
When she’s not out hunting rogue vampires and werewolves, you can find Crystal Dawn out exploring the galaxy. She can do it all without ever leaving her computer. She kicks ass, takes names, and puts it all down for the enjoyment of her readers. At least that’s what I think she told me. Writing came as a natural outlet for her overly creative mind. She has always told stories and even written some but publishing books didn't start until 2012 with The Rebirth, was the first of the Planet Amazon books. Crystal has also been lucky to have some wonderful beta readers who keep her on track and help inspire her.Secretly, she crushes on all her sexy heroes because all her stories end happily. That is one of the things that makes writing such a joy. Knowing that it makes her reader's day a little brighter. Not that she doesn't read sad books sometimes. While still in school, she read Where the Red Fern Grows and cried like a baby. It was a wonderful book and sometimes a bit of sadness has to be put in books because that's part of life. While she reads all kinds of books at some time or another, PNR and SFR, which she writes is what she reads the most for pleasure.When she started writing, she decided on going Indie after the first two books because an author has more control. She believes Indie will compete well and continues to grow. The need to give pleasure to her readers keeps her going and she sees a long career ahead. Growing up mostly in the NW Arkansas area, it has given her a good place to set some stories and many of her characters come from there or nearby SW Missouri.The start of her stories is the easy part. Finishing them is a little harder when all the stories are in there trying to get out. She loves reading, chocolate, fine sweet wine, and traveling among a large list of pursuits. Her favorite people, after her family and close friends, are her readers who she says are some of the most wonderful people in this galaxy and the next.
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Unicorn's Unease - Crystal Dawn
Zodiac Shifters Series
Book 4
Unicorn’s Unease
A Zodiac Shifters Paranormal Romance: Pisces
By Crystal Dawn
@ Copyright 2017 Crystal Dawn
Cover by Raven Blackburn
Editing by Eagle Editing
Proofreader Tammy Payne
This book is a work of fiction. All contents, including names, places,
and events are the product of the author’s imagination or used in a
fictitious manner. Any resemblance to persons, living or deceased, or
to businesses, locations or events are completely coincidental.
None of this work may be used, reproduced, exchanged or
transmitted by anyone, except the person the book was purchased
for. Any reproductions of this book in any part or any form must be
done with the express written permission of the author or not at all.
Dedicated to those who run free like the wild horses of the plains.
TThe thing about Pisces…
The dreamers… that’s what Pisces are. Normally they don’t like confrontation and they prefer helping others. Many are empathic and intuitive making them excellent second in commands. They are creative with a lot of self-motivation and inspirationinspiration, but they can be easily sent off course and depressed by the realities of modern life.
Good characteristics: Creative, idealistic, caring, sensitive, flexible, and even romantic.
Bad characteristics: Flighty, emotional, moody, sensitive, lack self-discipline, and restless.
For every good trait, they have an equally bad one. Even some good traits in excess can be bad. Those of this sign are also the most likely to be effected by depression and escapism. When dreams go wrong, they can crash painfully and that often leaves the Pisces struggling for stability. They will fall back on what’s familiar and easy for them. Sometimes this means abandoning new plans or situations or even people.
The ruling planet of these dreamers born between February 19th and March 20th is Neptune and Pisces is considered the last sign of the Zodiac. They are gentle and patient, but also loners. Enjoying solitude more than most. Pisces is a water sign.
Two Pisces together can be a recipe for disaster. They have to learn to work together and really be committed to make things work.
PPhoenix Under Fire:
Book 1
A Zodiac Shifters Paranormal Romance: Aries
There is a battle brewing, and the witches are looking for allies. Annie's father plans to force her to mate a male of his choice at the behest of his brother. She wants her fated one and casts a spell to find him. Problem solved, right?
Ramiros wakes up with sand up his nose. What happened to his nice comfortable bed? When he finds the person who dumped him on the beach thousands of miles from home, there will be hell to pay. He almost felt sorry for the fool who'd chosen to mess with a Phoenix.
As this book ends, it leads to Dragon in Distress which is more enjoyable and easier to understand if read after Phoenix Under Fire.
Dragon in Distress
Book 2
A Zodiac Shifters Paranormal Romance: Virgo
Sophie needed to find her fated mate to avoid being forced to mate someone of her Uncle’s choosing. Her cousin spells for her fated one, but an angry dragon shows up. This wasn’t at all what she expected.
Knossos wakes up, and he’s not in his lair anymore. Someone has dared to summon him out of his slumber. The guilty party turns out to be his fated mate, so he can’t burn her to a crisp. He wasn’t really ready for this, so what’s a dragon to do?
Pegasus in Peril
Book 3
A Zodiac Shifters Paranormal Romance: Capricorn
Meeting Herkules at a dinner at her sister’s place had been weird. They’d gotten along so well. Too well maybe. But now he didn’t write or call. Had she been wrong? Was he not her mate and he’d realized it first? Or was he like Gertie’s mate, unwilling to settle for just one female?
Herk was taken with the female, but he couldn’t give in. He’d even considered going ahead with it. But these were dangerous times and claiming a mate just wasn’t in the cards. He looked back regretfully before he flew away.
Will love escape them or will they do what they must to claim their own little piece of happiness?
Unicorn’s Unease
Book 4
A Zodiac Shifters Paranormal Romance: Pisces
Julio didn’t know much about love, but his mate was challenging everything he wanted in life. That couldn’t be right, could it? Maybe he was wrong about her being his mate, but he felt bad now that he’d gone back to the plains leaving her behind. No matter what he did it seemed to be wrong.
Janel had thought she’d found her one and only, but he’d left without a backwards look. She tried to date, but he was the only one on her mind. For nownow, she would pour everything into her job and eventually things would settle.
Two stubborn Pisces who each think they are right. Will they give in or face life alone??
Prologue
Julio felt the soft grasses of the plains under his hooves as he raced at the head of the herd. They all followed him when Herk wasn’t here as they should. He led them on a long march so he would be kept busy. He missed his matemate, but he tried not to think about her and even managed not to for a few moments. Without her life wasn’t good, but he was comfortable here and that was something. Maybe for a short while it would even be enough?
This was where he would be until Herk needed him for some mission or another. Here he would escape the difficulties of the real world and he would roam in his animal form where no one could bother him. No cares or worries would get him here and if his mate was absentabsent, he would just push thoughts of her away. She could have been here too had she chosen to be. InsteadInstead, she had chosen the human world she worked in.
He couldn’t imagine why anyone wouldn’t prefer to be here where life was simple rather than in the modern world where it was all crazy. It was enough that he would have to go when called to defend that crazy world. An image of Janel came to mindmind, but he banished it. Not here and not now, he would see her soon enough. There was no way to put it off indefinitely.
Chapter 1
Crazy
The bottle hit the wall causing glass to explode everywhere. It didn’t make her feel any better. Janel looked in the mirror behind the bar and she just wanted to cry. Ever since she’d been littlelittle, she’d heard how important a mate was and how they were drawn to each other. Lies! It was all lies. There was no way it could be truetrue, or he’d never have walked away.
Do you need help getting home?
Pru asked.
No, I’m staying here.
She spoke slowly so she’d be understood. The slur from being drunk was barely there.
Sweetheart, let me take you home.
Pru begged.
Pru was alright. She understood having just fought the good fight for her matemate, but she’d won. That was because Pru was stronger than she was and Herk wasn’t as big an ass as Julio was. No one was as big an ass as Julio.
I don’t ever want to go home again. I wanna stay here until I grow old and die.
Shh, Sweetie. Somehow, it’ll all end up alright.
Pru hoped.
Promise?
She hesitated then nodded. We’ll make sure of it.
If he doesn’t settle, let’s cut his balls off.
Janel said feeling bloodthirsty. Why not? He deserved it for what he’d done. It wouldn’t be so badbad, but she was almost certain he’d gone native on the plains without a thought of anything except where the best grass was. That meant he never even thought of her.
Come on.
Pru helped her up and led her to the SUV she drove. Janel had a car too, somewhere. Ah, the hell with it. She slipped into the passenger seat with Pru’s help.
This bar wasn’t far from where they lived at the edge of the small village. Some of the men who hung around there were a touch dangerous or thought they were. Secretly she’d considered showing them what dangerous was, but they hadn’t hurt her. Those guys actually played cards with her and joked around to cheer her up. The only one who hurt her was her disappearing mate.
Janel knew she needed to get a hold of herself. He’d be around eventually to do his duty in this fight. Even that low life asshole would do that much, at least she thought he would. Pru needed to keep a close eye on herher, so she didn’t hurt the asshole. It would be so tempting. She started to cry. Damn. Nothing worse than a crying drunk. Red eyes, red nose, and a headache come morning; there was no doubt about it. The blame fell securely on Julio. He was at fault for all that was wrong in the world.
She’d heard females talking about how much they wanted to meet a unicorn and love on one of them. WellWell, she could tell them from personal experience Unicorn’s unicorn’s sucked. He was the worst experience she’d ever had in her life. Janel had a few really bad experiences like going drinking with Amy, a cousin.
Her cousin got drunk then sick and puked all over her as she tried to help her home. That was bad, Julio was worse. There was the time she and Pru had snuck down the rain spout one night to go see some boys. It had started to break away from the househouse, so they had dropped off it. Pru had fallen in a pile of hay while she had fallen in the blackberry bushes. She’d picked thorns out of her ass for hours. Again, that was bad while Julio was worse.
They arrived at the big house that they all lived in now. It was like a compound with the house and other buildings surrounded by a stone wall. The guards at the gate waved them through once they were certain of who they were. It was a relief when they parked, Pru finally got her to her room so she could collapse on her bed.
The next morning as soon as she entered the kitchen, everyone stopped talking. She got her own coffeecoffee, but a server brought her an omelet. Thank you.
She said as the young girl hurried away clearly fearful of what she might say.
How are you today?
Pru asked,
You have bad news, don’t you?
Janel asked.
Everyone is being called in for a planned attack. Julio will be here tomorrow.
Pru explained.
I can manage.
She forced a smile. Really.
Pru looked at her disbelieving. You don’t have to pretend to be strong. I went through some of that too and I understand.
Janel hadn’t seen much of that. She’d come in when Herk was trying to make up for his mistake. The couple had been growing closer and they missed each other when they were separated by their missions. That’s when Janel had met Julio. Tall dark and handsome but with startling blue eyes. She’d known immediately and he’d seemed to know as well. That hadn’t lasted long though. The sex had been incredible, but that was all they’d had in common.
You’re thinking too hard.
Pru observed.
That’s better than before when I didn’t think hard enough.
Yeah, in the cold light of day, she’d shoulder some of the blame. When she saw himhim, she should have run.
It’s not your fault. Males are crazy most of the time. I would compare them to children. I will know how to handle kids when this one comes along.
Pru rubbed her still flat belly.
Me too.
She whispered, but Pru heard her.
Are you sure?
Yes. It’s okay. I can handle it.
You do know you shouldn’t be drinking?
Yes, Mother. I wasn’t ready to accept it. I’m all better now.
Eventually you’ll have to tell him.
Not now. I’m not ready to be around him.
I can’t blame you there. At least our kids will be able to play together.
Pru laughed.
You always find the bright side. I hate you.
NoNo, you don’t. Come here and let me give you a hug.
Pru put her arms around herher, and Janel dissolved into tears. At least we have each other.
"It’s alright. Once I put him behind meme, I’ll find someone else. A true mate isn’t