“Did it work?”
He nodded. “Better than they expected. I am transformed. I gain muscle mass and grow a few inches taller, if you can believe that.”
“I really can’t.”
“But there’s no off switch,” he said. “The serum was supposed to diminish with time, but in certain males, like myself, my body kept producing the hormones. It builds up until I must purge it from my system.”
Her hands covered his. He looked up, hopeful. Her eyes searched his face. “I’m assuming that a purge is violent?”
“Yes. Any small irritation can set it off. That is why I moved to Corra.”
“To fight mornclaws,” she said, understanding dawning.
“Better them than an innocent. The incident–” He paused, reluctant to share his darkest moment but committed to honesty with his mate. “My leg was not injured by rebels. It was
