I was hardly surprised when Sassafras appeared at my side a moment after Max finished speaking, and not in his normal Persian form, either. Ever since my white sorcery had clarified the transition between cat and human, Sass had been spending more and more time as a young man than a furry feline.

Correction. He chose that particular form-all lean handsome with dark eyes and hair, olive skin and a sardonic grin that was so Sassafras I could still ...