Marku's POV

Two and a half months had passed since Raine had come to live with me. I had begun training Talon, teaching him the finer elements of fighting and sparring, how to use that gigantic bulk of his to his maximum advantage. He was a natural, just as I had suspected he would be. And he learned at a fevered pace. The outlet also seemed to give him an opportunity to release his pent-up tension.

I had had a comfortable couch brought down to our gym so that Raine could lie down and watch us. Surprisingly, she seemed to enjoy it. I had worried she might be alarmed for...