I knew Ancalagon’s claim would be bad, but nothing had prepared me for how bad it would truly be. Nor did I realize that Ancalagon had laid some sort of claim on me and that Kendrick, by offering to take me as his mate, had offended Ancalagon deeply.
When I hear Kendrick’s explanation of sharing me in different forms, I feel a bit more understanding of Ancalagon’s anger, that is until it becomes apparent that Ancalagon wants to kill him. He had no intention of letting him up once he conceded. I may not be happy with Kendrick right now, but I don’t want him killed, especially not because he offered to take me as his mate.
“Why isn’t he backing off?” I ask Anala and Ajax. Ajax stays quiet, his lips pressed tightly together as he watches intently. I turn to Anala.
“Anala?”
“Each time some
