Chapter 369: Signal Fire

RETH

He hadn't slept. Or at least, only barely.

The memories of what he had done that day—and thoughts of what he might do in the days to come—tormented him as he stared at the ceiling of the cave in the deepest dark of the night. Plagued by disgust, fear, rage, and betrayal, he'd been yearning for his mate.

His mind was already reeling, but then to have that desperate moment with his Mate? He couldn't fathom… he'd gathered before that she had shifted, but she was a Lioness? She'd have no control—and stuck in the human world with only a disformed to help her. It was a recipe for disaster!