Chapter 16: King TheodoreShe does not wait for Leo to show her the rest of the way home. She doesn't need to. The moment her feet touches familiar ground, she is a lioness again, back with her pride. She shifts and runs to the castle, moving past stunned guards who recognize her smaller frame and the distinct scent of Sir Leo's cloak flapping around her neck.
Her paws slow when she finds what she is looking for, and she pauses right outside, peeking through the opening to spy at her brother.
Her brother looks regal on his throne, exuding raw power and thinly-veiled anger. She has seen him upset before, but she's never seen him like in element as he is now, half feral in his anger. The men in his court are on their knees, head bowed, too fearful to meet his gaze. There is a sharp drop in
