Rhys's P.O.V:

Well...cobwebs were the first thing in my 'what-you-find-in-your-potential-mate's-basement' list. A lot of them.

Now I'm not one of those people that get all whimpery and panicky at sight of tiny microscopic bugs that can hardly cause any trouble for an almost immortal shifter, but..., "Is it me or do these spiders look a hell lot like Tarantula's?"

Mikalya's voice, when it came, seemed to be miles ahead of me in this dark, deserted basement with the only source of light that of the open trapdoor and stairs that seemed to lead straight to hell.

"They don't look like tarantulas", she said, the sound of water dripping from the...