Nathair
Nathair caught his reflection in the mirror and stopped to examine himself, searching across his skin for the telltale flash of scales that would reveal his former self. Despite having lived with his family for nearly ten years, he still expected to see hints of his true nature shining through.
He shouldn"t have a human form. But thanks to his adoptive father"s genie magic, he was essentially a shifter, though it was impossible to know to what extent without genetic tests, which his father had been reluctant to pursue in case it became common knowledge that his son had once been the runt of a nest of vipers.
Most of the time, it wasn"t something he thought about very much, but when his brother had come home saying he"d sensed the mating bond between two people, he"d started thin
