It had been many years since he shed skin. His first shedding after becoming mates with Irina had caught him unaware. By the time he realized it, it was too late for him to find a place to shed his skin.

Curtis didn’t trust anyone and didn’t wish to expose his weakness. He had been planning on shedding his skin secretly at home, and it hadn’t been easy for him to hang on until both Irina and Damien weren’t around. He had just started shedding his skin when Irina came back.

His skin was starting to shed, but he bore with the piercing pain all over his body to stop...