Chapter 38

“We can wait, Pa Channa, there is no rush. Now that we’ve found you, we have time.”

“Oh no, Tonas, there is a rush. I see you and Jonal. Your sensuality and passion are glorious. The air around the two of you is incandescent with heat. Could we, maybe, just take it slowly at first?” Anya smiled, appealing to Jonal. “The problem was the steel bands around my heart. I looked at all of this,” she gestured to the contents of the dressing room, “and realized that what I missed all along wasn’t the gifts, it was the love of the givers.” She smiled, as a few more tears trickled down her cheeks.

Tigger chose that moment to stroll out of the storeroom and rub against Anya and her Mates. “I still can’t believe you thought to bring the cat.”

“As much as we’d love the acknowledgment, it was Stern informed us of Tigger’s place in your heart.”