stion that Hanna

ad to reach her father as soon as possible b

he couldn't bear to think about what would happen if h

hen," she said. "If it gets us

ttled over her mates as soo

face. "Why did you all sudd

his dark crimson eyes. "Going in beast form isn't the

member every insult the original Han

ing and slimy. According to her, touching h

his graceful appearance couldn't hide how stiff he was, and his fla

rm looked sly, while his blood-re

ful lion form as stupid and savage, compared his tangled mane to d

atches without scales made him resemble a skinned fish. In her eye

move, and her th

to carry her after they had

e only thing she

rey came forward and blocked the others

s long enough for you to hold," he

. "Okay!" She nodded quickly before he could reconsider. "I won't make you ca

rprised Jeffrey, but

ned to make the journey miserable and r

ut his beast form still burn

t that?" Suspicion fi

me today and tomorrow, and I'll g

hance of wearing down their hostility. Without them

greement, and a trace of en

lood after every two days, they wou

s weight was hardly a burden

returned to the cave. She picked up a hide sack that alr

she needed to take anything from the portable sanctua

up everything in the cave. Take all

ve. They returned soon afterward with b

ild fruits seemed to be missing since yesterd

e took hold of her. They just assumed she h

fish tail. He wrapped it neatly around the small clay salt

shared a look before shifting i

ed coldly across his scales, and his coiled body was thick

w-white feathers covered his body, while a pale golden shimmer touched the ti

rned with the color of living fire, while h

e towered over an ordinary lion, and his magnificent man

n his tail had scabbed, a harsh, ugly scar mar

nnah as she admired the magnif

iverse, the males' beas

aws and lowered his body slightly, i

nstead, the fur beneath her fingers was surpr

ng him. Once she was settled, both hand

ight," Jef

than nod, Jeffrey sprinted

Joshua wove easily through the brush in his fox form, and he sometimes gathered wild berries and tossed them int

's back. She quickly flattened herself against him an

finding his rhythm again. A strange tension enter

ted against him, and her hea

Strands of her wavy purple hair occasionally swept acros

s before. The unfamiliar sensation unset

e could find. Since she had never ridden a lion at full speed

g, but the growing pace soon le

lower lip and pressed her fa

ina, but Hannah still hadn't expected how weak hers would be.

ched her teeth and gripped Jeffrey's mane with everythin

the time her mates stopped b

s back and landed on her hands and knees. She stumbled toward

, and tremors ran thro

h, Hannah glanced up and found Jeffrey

to him. Jeffrey took a whip from one of

said. Then, he dropped to