Beast has never been this calm. The pain is all but gone, and my mind is completely clear. This has never happened when Beast takes over. There's a completeness that I haven't felt before. Why did Beast want her dead?

A bigger question is why did the men who came after me want her dead? Without the K-5 flooding my system in waves, I can concentrate on what's important. Someone wants Marinah dead and I need to discover who. Then I'll eat them.

Marinah rests the bowl ...