They were halfway back to the village when exhaustion finally hit him.
Hei Yan had been awake for.…..how long? Two days? More?
His legs felt very heavu, and a thunderous ache had began to form in his head. But he couldn't stop moving. Not now, not when he was so close.
But.…..
Wait.
A horrible, terrible thought crashed into his brain.
How long have I been gone?
He tried to think. Left yesterday morning. Searched all day. Tracked the cub through the night. Reached Snake territory at dawn. Spent HOURS in that standoff...
A day and a half.
Maybe more.
Oh no.
Feng Huang.
FENG HUANG.
That smug, handsy, inappropriately-attractive Tiger Alpha was still at the village.
With Xin Yi.
Alone.
For a day and a half.
Hei Yan's heart stopped as images flooded his mind.
Feng Huang smiling at her. Licking her. Touching her. Whispering things in her ear with his voice.
Xin Yi blushing. Laughing. Maybe even—
NO!
