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Authors: T. E. Ridener

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10:47.

She pressed her bare feet against the floor, rolling her chair backwards before standing. The sick feeling in her stomach was already becoming evident as she made her way into the kitchen and picked up the ugly brown receiver. She slowly lifted it to her ear, listening to the heavy breathing on the other end.

“Did you do it?”

She chewed her lip, twirling the long, spiraling cord around her finger as she nodded gently.

“I can’t hear the murky water sloshing around in your head, Kia,” the male growled. “Is it done?”

“Yes.” She replied quietly, swallowing her heart back into place. She shifted her weight from one foot to the other, waiting for a response. Maybe a response wouldn’t come, or maybe he would apologize for forcing this on her in the first place…but oh, how she would never be that lucky.

“Good. Email everything to me now.”

Click.

She slammed the receiver down with a frustrated cry and hugged her arms around herself. She felt so disgusting. She felt like such a repulsive, pathetic piece of shit on the heel of a shoe. None of this was fair! Life wasn’t supposed to turn out like this for her.

She stomped back into the living room and slumped down in her chair, scooting forward with her toes as her blurry eyes gazed at the cellphone and watch near her keyboard. Those didn’t belong to her. Trembling fingers brushed over each item before returning to the keyboard as she sniffled.

I drugged them and completely took advantage of their wolves. I am a horrible, terrible, rotten, vile person. I have received a mark I don’t deserve and they are going to find out.

I am about to destroy so many lives. I’m so sorry.

-Kia

Thank you for reading
The Siege of Kadenburg!

Other books by T.E. Ridener:

The Kadenburg Shifters Series

The Truth about Kadenburg (Book #1)

Return to Kadenburg (Book #2)

The Siege of Kadenburg (Book #3)

Kadenburg Revealed (Book #4) Coming soon!

The Descendants Series

The Fire King’s Daughter (Book #1)

The Water King’s Bride (Book #2)

The Ice King’s Heart (Book #3) Coming soon!

The Blood Betrayal Series

Blood Betrayal (Book #1)

Mirela and Her Vampire (Book #1.5)

Blood Revelations (Book #2)

Blood Resurrection (Book #3) Coming soon!

Divine Sacrifice Trilogy

Guarding Abigail (Book #1)

Saving Maureen (Book #2) Coming soon!

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Kadenburg Revealed
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Kadenburg Revealed
Book 4 of the Kadenburg Shifters Series
SNEAK PEEK
PROLOGUE

D
ecember 18th

Christmas is only a week away and while other people are celebrating the joyous holiday and looking forward to seeing family and friends, I am doing the absolute opposite. I am avoiding everyone like the plague and I’m fairly sure they think I’m dead by now. I haven’t left my apartment in nearly three weeks and if I don’t change my mind, I never will.

Every time I look into the mirror I am absolutely disgusted. I can’t stand looking at the face in my mirror because she’s not me. I mean, obviously she is, but I don’t like her. So much has changed over the last year and a half. Everything is different and I have become the one thing I never, ever,
ever
wanted to be; my father.

He promised everything was going to get better. He said that I would never have to worry again and that if I did this one thing for him-just this one thing-I would never have to hide in fear. Sometimes I think he lied.

I have seen the ursithropes that live in this town. It’s hard to believe the stories I’ve heard when I recall my first introduction to Mrs. Bamey at the grocery store. I was two dollars short and I was trying to figure out what item to put back when she approached me. She was so kind, you see. She simply smiled and placed a five dollar bill in the cashier’s hand. If she is so evil and wicked, how would she be capable of such kindness?

And furthermore, when I think about it, the rest of her family is really nice too. They’re all nice. I wasn’t sure what to expect when I moved into a town filled with bear-shifters, but they’ve never bothered me. I think their tolerance comes from Dimitri. I never knew Dimitri personally until last month. He and Rutley are really nice guys too. It was so much easier to dive into this thinking they were bad, but they’re not. They’re nothing like the description I was given. Did my dad lie to me?

I just hate what I’ve become. I hate what I’m capable of doing and what I’ve done to those boys. They didn’t deserve it. None of them deserve this. I am an awful person and I hate myself.

Everyone will be preparing for the New Year soon, but they’re not going to like what it entails. Hell I don’t like it either. I couldn’t possibly feel any guiltier than I do right now. The remorse I feel may very well kill me.

I truly hope the ursithropes have a wonderful, happy Christmas this year. By this time next year everything will be different; for them, for me, and for my family. Everything is going to change and I am terrified. I’m so scared and I don’t have anyone to make me feel better about it. There is no one who can tell me it will be okay in the end.

It won’t be okay. It will never be okay.

I am so sorry.

-Kia

COMING SOON.

Characters

Presley Goult
– A 26 year old female ursithrope who returns to Kadenburg after experiencing a harsh breakup with her very human boyfriend. She is mated to Lorcan Bamey and they are expecting a baby together that will change the world as they know it. It has been revealed that she is an empath and delegate. Her last name means “gold”.

Lorcan Bamey
– A 28 year old male ursithrope residing in Kadenburg. His first name means ‘little fierce one’ and his last means ‘brave as a bear’. Lorcan is Presley’s mate and he will soon be a father.

Arnold Goult
– Presley’s uncle. He raised her as his own after his twin sister abandoned her. He is an ursithrope.

Richard Bamey
– Lorcan’s father. He’s an ursithrope.

Charlotte Bamey
– Lorcan’s mother. She’s an ursithrope.

Liam Bamey-
Lorcan’s older brother. He was an ursithrope murdered by werewolves because he was mated to one of their kind. Liam was 29 when he died. It has been revealed that he was a delegate.

Jim Proffitt
– The owner of Jimbo’s. He’s a human.

Alma Proffitt
– Jim’s wife. She’s a human.

Dimitri Fridolf
– Liam’s lycanthrope mate. He’s been on the run from Breslin ever since Liam’s death and he becomes an ally to the ursithropes in hopes of destroying Breslin for good. He is now an alpha and has added one member to his pack: Rutley Holter. He’s 28 years old. It is said that people with the name Dimitri have a great desire to help humanity. His last name, Fridolf, means ‘peaceful wolf’.

Sheriff Holter-
The Sheriff of Kadenburg. He is also a werewolf hunter and has been trying to keep Kadenburg wolf-free for some thirty years, if not longer. His relationship with his son has been strained ever since he discovered Rutley was bisexual and is further strained by his son’s association with Dimitri Fridolf.

Rutley Holter
- A 29 year old werewolf. He was best friends with Liam Bamey during their childhood and adolescence, and things become personal when he decides to hunt down Liam’s killer. He was trained to be a werewolf hunter from birth, but his allegiance to the code weakened significantly when he found himself becoming attracted to Liam’s mate who is now an alpha. Dimitri turned him in order to save his life. Rutley’s name means “Red Hunter”.

Beau Xiong
- Beau is a 28 year old ursithrope from China. His entire village was destroyed by Breslin Connor, and his people were ruthlessly slaughtered before his very eyes. He was able to save his younger cousin, Louisa, and a handful of panda-shifters from the devastation. Beau is an extremely skilled warrior and he has a strong hatred for lycanthropes. No matter how brutal he may seem, however, he does have a passion for saving lives and managed to earn his medical degree before his life changed forever.

Louisa Xiong
- A 19 year old ursithrope from China. After her village’s destruction, she fled to America with her older cousin Beau and they arrived in Kadenburg after receiving a desperate ‘call’ from Natalie Carroll. Louisa is a gifted ursithrope and she possesses the ability to sense others’ emotions, as well as project emotions into the people she comes into contact with. Louisa’s mate-to-be was murdered by Breslin Connor. She is a delegate, but it’s quite possible she doesn’t realize it yet.

Thomas
– Breslin Connor’s Beta. Dimitri killed him when he tried to attack Presley, thus proving where his true loyalty lies.

Breslin Connor
– An ambitious, cold-blooded lycanthrope who wants to claim Kadenburg as his territory. He murdered Pierce Carroll before Presley was born, and he is seemingly determined to abduct her and force her to breed hybrids-a mix between ursithropes and lycanthropes. He is also responsible for the deaths of many ursithropes, including Liam Bamey. His age is unknown.

Pierce Carroll
– Presley’s father. A male ursithrope killed by Breslin Connor in the late 80’s. It is believed by many that he willingly sacrificed himself so that his daughter could live. He may be the starting point in which Kadenburg can finally be restored to its former glory. He was a delegate which means he was a chosen one of Urseth.

Caroline Goult
– Arnold Goult’s twin sister. Presley’s mother. A female ursithrope. It has been said she was used as a breeder for hybrids, though the results were unsuccessful. Her whereabouts are unknown.

Natalie Carroll
– Pierce’s older sister. Presley’s aunt. A female ursithrope. Her loyalty swiftly changes once she realizes her niece is pregnant. Her change of heart is still somewhat confusing for her fellow ursithropes, but Mrs. Bamey believes in giving her a second chance. She is also a delegate of Urseth.

Naomi Fridolf-
Dimitri’s mother. She was a lycanthrope. She died when he was very young. According to Natalie Carroll, she was used in an attempt to breed hybrids.

Nana Hettie
– Owner of the local diner who presumably has a personal vendetta against Presley for her behavior as a teen. She’s a human.

Davey Berdine
– An elder male ursithrope.

Gregory Kress
– An 18 year old male ursithrope-turned-hybrid. He’s a firefighter from Virginia. He seems to have strong feelings for Louisa Xiong.

Colin Grimes
– A male ursithrope-turned-hybrid. He was 30 years of age and was said to be a professional football player. Once his alliance shifted to the wrong side, he was ultimately taken out by Greg Kress.

Parson Downing
– A male ursithrope.

Kyle Frey
– A male ursithrope.

Gabby Kress
– Greg’s little sister. A female ursithrope.

Samantha ‘Sammy’ Calder-
Sammy is a seemingly human girl who moved to Kadenburg to solve her parents’ murder. She works for the local sheriff’s department. She enjoys being in the water and may finally have the answers she needs with the help of Beau Xiong. She recently celebrated her 30
th
birthday. Her last name means “stony river”.

Joy
- A human nurse’s aide who works with Beau.

Kia Fallon
- Kia is a young female werewolf who moved into town and coincidentally became neighbors with Rutley and Dimitri. She seems to have a hidden agenda and Dimitri doesn’t trust her, yet he has to fight his inner wolf to stay away from her. Rutley is attracted to her as well and this strains his relationship with his alpha. Kia’s age is unknown.

Tim-
Presley’s ex-boyfriend from Florida who makes a deal with the devil himself. He presumably becomes a werewolf under false pretenses. His fate is unknown at this time.

Kevin Rogers-
A sheriff’s deputy who meets an unfortunate end at the hands of Sheriff Holter after he’s bitten by a werewolf.

Urseth
– The Russian god of the bears. When a young Russian man serving as a soldier during the Civil War pleaded to Urseth to save his life, Urseth sent aid in the form of fierce bear warriors. He then granted the bears a peaceful existence among the humans, as long as they followed his laws.

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