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Paenther!

I’ht her eye

Devrell released her, pulling a knife fro for the throat, the Mage slid the knife between the aniround with his powerful body, taking two h Devrell’s wrist, tearing off his hand

Blood sprayed frothwise, his deadly teeth , bloodhis fur, the cat stared down at his captive like a hunter about to take a juicy bite out of his prey

Paenther snarled, his eyes glowing green But as Skye stepped closer, he swung his head toward her Are you okay?

"Yes What about you?" she asked worriedly

Fine, Beauty The panther growled and turned back to the Mage Who sent you?

"B-Birik," the man stuttered, his voice thready with shock

"Where are my friends?"

"Took them The otherstook them"

"Why?"

"The Feast of the Moon Spirit Three Feralsto open the blade"

Skye’s heart seized "He’s going to sacrifice theet you Otherwise, he’ll use the viper shifter and pull his oer"

You’ll not get her Ever The panther turned to look at her Is there any reason I should spare his life?

"Other than the Earth getting even angrier than she already is?"

Paenther tilted his face to the wind as if just realizing the weather had changed Other than that?

"None He deserves whatever you do to hih his cat eyes, his body ablaze with pain as it alhen he was in his ani slower than they should be He shoved away the deep worry clouding his mind and concentrated on Skye, on the echoes of old pain and deep hatred swi in her summer-sky eyes A pain that cut him deeper than the knives had

He hurt you It wasn’t a question The truth ritten all over her face

"He enjoys bringing pain to others"

To you?

She looked away, then ht "When Birik chained me to that rock where you were kept, he invited his sorcerers and sentinels to use ot, the quicker I’d cave His men still had souls at the time and few took hiht, usually with two blades One of flesh, the other of steel"

Paenther snarled deep in his cat’s throat, his gut twisting with rage for the child subjected to such brutality

He stared down at his captive You die For her, you die He e beneath hi out his throat before tearing at his chest until he had the heart in his mouth He looked up at Skye If he’d seen horror in her eyes, he’d have tossed the heart aside and ended it there But those blue eyes blazed with gratitude and vindication, so, his gaze fixed on hers, he ate it

For you Thunder rurily in the sky

"I’d kiss you, but you’re a little he

Is Delaney okay?

Yes You?

We’ll be right there He looked at Skye Help an to fall The Earth was angry, all right She was going to get a hell of a lot angrier once he got his hands on Birik

Skye slid her hands in his fur and helped him shift back with a burst of pain that nearly sent hiain, he pulled her against hi her from the hail, and led her back toward the road

"Where did the blood go? You’re clean"

"That’s the upside of not being able to keep my clothes on when I shift I don’t retain "

"You don’t even have to take showers?"

"It doesn’t work that well Besides, I’ve found I’m rather fond of showers"

He could alainst hi protectiveness well up inside and spill over Never again would anyone hurt her Not as long as he drew breath

The hail grew in size until he could feel it tearing at his bare back Hell, his Escalade was going to be dented for sure But he didn’t care Goddess, he didn’t care He’d slain one of Skye’s dragons, and for that he felt on top of the world

Skye’s hand touched his arm "Are you sure you’re okay? Those stab wounds healed?"

"They healed" For the ht in his body, and it was seriously starting to worry him He remembered all too well the way Frederick’s body had turned h his reater than he’d ever had to exert And the pain when he shifted was getting worse A pain that was as much of the soul as the body A pain that whispered of loss and isolation And a rending inside him he wouldn’t survive

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