ASHLYNN POV
Rex smelled exactly the same. Beneath the dirt, the forest and the faint traces of Catherynn's magic that clung to his clothes, he still smelled like my little boy. My son. Alive and safe. His tiny arms were wrapped around our enormous muzzle, barely reaching halfway around it, and something inside me shattered.
For the first time since Vex had taken him, the rage disappeared. The fear disappeared. The constant ache that had lived inside my chest disappeared. There was only Rex. Athena's emotions crashed into mine. Relief. So powerful it almost hurt. He's safe. Asha lowered our massive body further to the ground, allowing Rex to press himself against us. “Mom!” he laughed again, burying his face into our fur. A sound escaped our throat. Soft. Broken. Nothing like the roar tha
