Zayn Pov
"That damn human," I muttered under my breath, my boots hitting the stone floor in a hard, heavy rhythm as I walked down the east corridor. "What makes her think I’d ever be interested in a fragile, mouthy stray?"
You sure weren't thinking that when she went limp in your arms, Leo chimed in from the back of my mind, his voice dripping with smug satisfaction.
*That was because you were screaming in my head like a lunatic,* I shot back.
*Oh, right,* Leo laughed, the sound vibrating against my ribs. *And I suppose I’m the one who made you pace around the bed for hours, watching her sleep? Did I force you to call the royal physician to check her pulse, too?*
*Shut the hell up,* I growled, brutally severing the mind link before he could utter another word.
I pushed open the heavy
