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"I just put cinnao, half-human servant said stiffly

He turned to Skye with question, but the gli smile on her lips told him all he needed to know

"Thanks, Pink," he said without turning, unable to draw his gaze from the beauty at his side

"You like cinna up

Her swift nod and widening eyes pleased him "I haven’t had one since I was a child"

He cut a bite ofin front of you, but"

She shook her head "Eat"

As he dug into his meal, he watched her "What do you eat in the caverns?"

Her hands gripped the ees "In the summer, I eat berries from the bushes in the woods, and mushrooms when I find theht in, and I’ll eat those Once a month, he bakes bread Otherwise, all there is to eat is e were exclusively ed "The meat was already there"

With a stab of empathy, he understood "They cook your ani your sacrifices"

Her mouth compressed "Yes"

He reentleness, and the way they’d clung to her No wonder she couldn’t bring herself to eat them

No wonder she was so damned thin

"The current Ferals are all predators," he told her "Before Kara’s arrival, Pink fixed almost exclusively meat, but Kara prefers a variety And Pink has a soft spot for Kara Cinnaular appearance"

"What is she?" Skye asked quietly "Pink She looks like an animal, yet she’s not one"

He looked at her curiously "You don’t feel an animal inside her like the other Ferals?"

Skye shook her head slowly "No"

He was sorry to hear that "We’ve always believed her animal had been destroyed but never had any way to know for sure I’ht"

"What happened?"

"She would have been a Feral Warrior, though a decidedly nonpredatory one The flaos were always a weak line When the last of the warriors died, the aniest of that line Unfortunately, he entered the fetus of a baby girl A fetus that was about to split into twins"

"The aniirls were born half-flao, half-human Pink’s tas killed in hopes the animal would be free to rejoin within Pink, but it didn’t work She’s never believed any aniht"

"She can’t shift?"

"No She is as she’s always been She lives with the Ferals because even without her animal, she needs radiance to thrive"

"And she needs a safe place to live out of the sight of others"

Paenther nodded "Yes"

A he and his new mate strolled into the rooun strapped to her waist Her sharp, dark gaze lit on Skye with interest

Tighe’s expression turned into a scowl His arrab our breakfast and eat outside It’s a nice "

Skye looked down at her eain, Paenther found hi bad for her Whether or not the anietting on her nerves It was sure as hell getting on his

Delaney turned to Tighe, her gaze utterly serious "Is she that dangerous? Do you think she’ll hurt rowled low in his throat "If I thought she’d hurt you, she’d already be dead"

The woman’s serious expression dissolved into a smile "Then I’ll eat in here I’he frowned "Dyou’re too da" But as Delaney slipped out of his hold, he let her go "Don’t touch her They usually enchant through touch"

Paenther rose as he watched the woht and fearless, interest to the point of excite in her eyes She reached for the chair directly across froed her down one With a roll of her eyes, she turned to Paenther and thrust out her hand

"Good , Paenther"

With a, Delaney"

As Paenther greeted Tighe in the traditionalforith her araze she leveled on Skye was neither friendly nor antagonistic but purely assessing

"We haven’t been properly introduced I’m Delaney Randall"

Paenther watched Skye aze ariness and a touch of vulnerability that tugged at him No doubt, she expected more aniaze head-on<ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>