*Lynn*

‘Hello, little pet,’ his wolf voice spoke to me, and I resisted the urge to remble, my whole body becoming rigid with fear.

His red eyes looked intently at me, never leaving me even as I backed up toward the river.

‘Now, now,’ he said. ‘Don’t do that. You just got here, and we haven’t even had our fun yet.’

His mind’s voice was worse than I had imagined, a purr with a twist of venom. His words alone might have been soothing ...