Vindicated

him to rant and keep asking for

hrough my insides, and

it the heat? I know wha

"You were telling me about growing up as a Neutr

te to throttle Mum. First, for dosing me with an elixir that brought on a heat. Thanks to this heat, Grog had not only tracked me down but persuaded

I squeezed it so hard the bo

into a smirk. "In a few more minutes, your heat

off my skin in waves. His words sank through the roar of bl

cause he thought I cou

e poison to hold back any urge to mate. Then I could s

" I asked. "You think you c

sniff. "Besides, the enchantment

nto place. Marchosias had appeared in my dream that night to ba

eing to mate with a shaman were nil. It was why he had tried to offer me a life indep

idn't care how much it hurt. Giving in to this heat would result in a deadly pregnancy

if I say no?

o my eyes. His nostrils flared, and his th

't," he

, trying to activ

dn't

cloth and grinned. "It's only a matter

ice trembled as I said the word

gh my insides. I threw m

y, the pain will become so unbearable, it will

" I said through

came maniacal. "And once the heat has addle

ved. "That wil

k, making my flesh want to crawl off the bone. "What a pity there'll be

like they'd been set aflame. The muscles of my core clenched and

." He ran his fingers up and down my ba

rled. "You'll tell me

icked his cracked lips wi

hy

h." He rubbed his long fingers down his beard, his eyes glittering like polished je

wolf was still hibernating from her broken wing. She wouldn't want to swap places with me right now. Besides, she was a cr

ref

ished, replaced by a look of pure ma

ugh my ribcage and squeezed

e glass coffee table where he'd dumpe

akes, topped with a human skull. Four sets of curved horns protruded from i

ps. He had used something simil

oice from trembling, but cold sweat mingle

Don't be stupid, girl. Who brought down the moon during the mixer and

I pushed myself up from the cushions, my lungs breathing