Chapter 169: Part 5

Dmitri was finally able to go home and lay down in his unoccupied bed. The smell from the young she-cat turned his stomach, but thoughts of the unknown female allowed him to mostly ignore the odor. Where stark images of Anastasia normally traveled through his mind at the edges of sleep, a green-eyed look-a-like had him tossing and turning. The instant peace that ensued when he looked at the female cat left his mind in a mish-mashed quandary. He yearned for something he'd only ever had once before, but at the same time he knew what the ultimate price would inevitably be.

If he touched her, she would somehow die and then Dmitri would see that all humanity died with her.

It was best to stay away.

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