Chapter Two Hundred and Ninety Eight

Theo's POV

Lilith is sleeping soundly in bed as I hear Khai walking silently through the wood.

He returns with a small she-wolf, whom he's holding onto gingerly with one hand around her wrist.

The poor girl is naked, no clothing covering her but so is Khai.

This is the problem of being a shifter.

Clothes rip to shreds, leaving us open to the elements and naked when we shift back.

I'm unsure why he made her shift, she isn't injured as badly as the others have been, her ability to stay in wolf form would have aided her in healing quicker.

But I presume he had a valid reason.

The girls hair is matted, skin covered in blood and her face scared as if she's fought many times in her life.

But even under those imperfections you can see her natural beauty.

She smirks at me, as my eyes land on hers and I wonder how long she's been staring at me staring at her.

I think we might have been in trouble if Lilith were awake.

Her jealously would have caused her to do many things, but most prominently