This isn't how I expected it to be. The forest was cold and dump, it had rained in the morning making the path dump and muddy. The horses had had a difficult time walking the muddy paths, we had to take brief short breaks so that the guards and horses could rest. Male lion shifters were not fond of long travels. The six guards that Will had made me travel with were contractors, they were known for smuggling things and living creatures in and out of anywhere.

"You'll be safe with them, they are discrete, no one would know stay safe." Will had told me as we said our final...