Panther.

~Let me be your last meal.~

ALORA POV:

WE SPENT FOUR PERFECT DAYS IN MONACO BEFORE HIS MATCH.

I woke up late, went to bed late, and spent my days eating, sunbathing, and reading a romance novel I’d picked up at the airport, when Rhys would go out for the practice of his matches.

On our third day, we went for zip lining. He said the company was the best in the area and he’d zip-lined with them several times himself.

Still, his face was taut with tension as I prepared to go down the longest zip line. We’d only done the shorter cables until now, and they were fun, but I was ready for more. It's been a long time since I have done something adventurous.

The one I was about to get on stretched high above the cloud forest, so long I couldn’t see the other end of it. A mixture of excitement and nerves filled my stomach.

"Alora, can you please not go on this one? What if you pull your wound on the shoulder?" He said the same thing again.

I turned to look at him and exhaled, "I will not. I