Kiana Saul pulled so many samples from me that I felt like a pin cushion. He did eventually have to stop once Troy’s growls started to sound more animal than human. When I offered to go to a different room, Troy’s hand wrapped around my arm and refused to let go. For a weak shifter, he was still very strong. “This will do for now,” Saul said. “I’ll be in the lab if you need me. Do what you can to keep him human. Eloise started having issues with shifting, and I imagine Troy will too. Remember, the longer he stays human, the more time we have.” I sent Amelia on a trip to round up as many items of entertainment as she could find and climbed into the bed with him. He was so damn pale, and I feared that I wasn’t going to be able to hide my panic for much longer. “You can do this. I stayed

