“But I just think if I supposedly have all this power in me and in my shadows, why not use it for something like this? “I don’t know how, and I haven’t done much with my powers yet, but maybe I could learn.” I shrugged, my voice quiet, like this moment was just for us. He nodded, kissing me again before Kai opened the door of the carriage. He climbed out, and Brax held on to me. I waited until Kai popped his head in to let us know it was all clear. Derik stepped out and lifted me from the carriage. He didn’t put me down until we were on the deck of Tabby’s house. I wanted to be all independent and demand to be put down, but Ruby the alligator still kind of terrified me, so until my courage reached the point when that was no longer true, I was going to stay firmly in one of my alpha

