She wasn’t sure why.
The Panther hadn’t been at the forefront of her mind as Trip and Marc had been teaching her—they wanted her to learn to shift without their own transformations triggering hers.
No, this time, the Lioness had been there.
Scratching at her temple, she missed half the comments Leilani was spewing at Ryan until she heard, “…She’ll drag you down. She’s not strong enough to be your mate.” Her jaw gritted at that.
How many times had she heard that in her life?
That she wasn’t strong enough, clever enough to manage the family fortune? Wasn’t beautiful enough to do the Forsythe-Drews proud on the charity circuit? Wasn’t accomplished enough to hold the Forsythe-Drew name?
This time, the snarl that escaped her was different to the one she was slowly growing accustomed to.
