Chapter Five

Daeja took in the four hulking men taking up space on various sides of the corridor. They were accompanied by three humans.

One, an older male, the second, a younger male in a white coat, and the third, was a female. All were engaged in a furious discussion on the far side of the hallway.

Then there was Daeja, and the other female Shifter, Jennifer, whose animal nature had feathers, she was sure of it. But it was only one of those large, hulking males caught her eye. Her inner beast purred with approval.

Heliodore was more stunning than any of the suns of her mother planet. Crystalline yellow eyes, more brilliant than gilt, studied her, while she memorized every inch of his enormous frame.

Wide shoulders, narrow waist, impressive height, too. His musculature appeared both earned and intrinsic to his very design. It made him an ideal specimen.