Sara blinked rapidly as she opened her eyes and full sunlight hit her in the face. Squinting, she saw that she was still lying next to the river. It took a moment for her to remember what had happened. Her heart rate increased. Searching for him, she found him still curled against her cat in his jackal form. He was sleeping. His little body was rising and falling softly with his breathing. Every time he breathed out, a contented little rumble came from him. Inside her cat, Sara couldn’t help but smile and be happy that her little brother felt safe and happy with her and Jackson.
Sensing she had awakened, Jackson’s lion head nuzzled into her neck from behind. He was lying behind her. He had wrapped himself around her and Terrence as they slept. He licked across her face when she turned her
