Chapter Eight

Maybe her animal was never broken. Maybe she’d just been eager to find someone to be with and that was why she’d set her sights on Stefan. Toni couldn’t hold a grudge.

Not any longer. After all, she and her Lioness had to live together. And if her kitty was making statements like that about Pierce, something she never actually did with Stefan, then maybe the beast was smarter than she thought.

Mine.

Yeah, he felt like hers. But she wasn’t about to shout it from the rooftops and scare him off. Not yet anyway. She was eager to spend time with Pierce, getting to know him, and showing him the real her, the one she kept hidden. Toni didn’t want to wear armor with him.

For the first time, she wanted to be herself, to allow her vulnerability to show. Yes, it was soon, but they were Shifters. This feeling of hope and excitement, this was what was missing with Stefan. This was what she’d been waiting to feel all her life.