Chapter 23 El El’s head was throbbing when she finally started to come around. She didn’t dare open her eyes, not because of the low voices arguing close by but mostly because she had a feeling she was going to end up throwing up. Whatever they had used to knock her out hadn’t left her system yet. Even her lioness and panther weren’t rousing. “You have reacted irrationally,” Willow hissed. “No, you have waited too long. You were supposed to take her somewhere safe,” Persia argued. “She was safe with her mates for the time being. They trusted me. No doubt now they assume I’m the one that has taken her. They’ll go to war with the Pantera.” “Then, so be it. That gives us time to deal with bigger problems. Does she know that she’s pregnant?” Persia asked, making El’s whole body tense. H

