WINTER

“What did she say to you?” Valtor asked as we reached the spot where we stopped after shifting back into our human forms.

He cupped my face in his large, calloused palm, his thumb brushing tenderly over my cheek.

“Nothing-"

“Don’t lie to me.” His voice was rough, strained with barely contained anger. “She almost killed you.”

“We only had a little argument. Crystal said things that made me angry and I couldn’t hold my tongue. I didn’t realize she was ...