Chapter 0771

Enzo

I paced back and forth in my lavish bedroom once again, my mind racing. The image of that feral panther was seared into my brain, its wild eyes and foaming mouth a haunting reminder of what could become of me if I didn't turn out the way Mila had... hoped.

Or at least, that was what I assumed. It was more a feeling than anything; but I could sense it, somehow, when the panther looked into my eyes. It didn't look quite as feral and thoughtless as I suspected.

But rather, it looked as if it was warning me.

"This could be you," its eyes had seemed to say. "Tread carefully."

Even thinking about it now, hours later, I couldn't help but shudder. The ceremony was tomorrow, and Mila kept telling me that it was almost over.

But if I didn't provide her with the dragon-blooded baby she wanted, would I wind up in one of those cages?

I was in the middle of my reverie when the door creaked open and Mila walked in, wearing her signature green silk gown. She really was beautiful, tall and slender with soft, pale skin. It was her eyes, though, that always unsettled me just a little bit.

Those yellow slits.

"My love," she purred, practically gliding toward me. "You didn't eat your breakfast."

"I wasn't hungry," I said, waving my hand dismissively and sitting on the edge of the bed.

Mila stopped in the center of the room and regarded me for a moment before speaking. "You know you'll need your strength for tomorrow's fight."

"Yeah. I know," I said as I ran a hand through my hair. "Speaking of which..."

chuckle. "You don't

swallowed hard, squaring my shoulders to face her. "No, nothing like that,"

"Ask away."

to your mates, if they... fail?"

laughed. "You mean in the arena? It's a fight

somehow steadier than I felt. "I meant... after. Say, if a mate doesn't provide you with a

"Explain," she commanded.

I murmured.

a long moment, Mila was silent, regarding me with an unreadable expression. Then, she let out a tinkling laugh, lifting a hand to caress my cheek. "Oh Enzo, my sweet, beautiful mate.

in a way that should have made me

leaning in so her lips brushed my ear. "A mindless animal, a shifter

this time, my throat felt cracked and dry. "So, that... that wouldn't happen to me?" I found myself asking.

a flicker of expression crossed

in all things for all eternity. I would

to press it against her cool breast. It was only now that I realized it: Mila wasn't warm, nor was she cold. She was

soft tissue of her exposed

this, my love?" she murmured. "My heart beats only for

me."

respond. Part of me was thrilled at her proclamation, at the thought

she was just telling

and captured my lips in a searing kiss. Her hands roamed over my body as

just pent up, my love," she whispered in my ear. "Let me give you a

and heavy daze, I nodded, allowing her to guide me towards the large bed. As she pushed me back onto the plush furs, I felt that familiar fog clouding my senses, dulling my

I could focus on was Mila's lithe form slithering over me, her wicked mouth trailing heat everywhere it

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