"You are not afraid of me?" Edmond could not believe what she had said. She had just seen the beast that he kept inside and she did not shy away from him. In fact, she had even touched his chin. She looked at him now as if he was the one who needed reassurance.
"I know that I probably should be. I have never seen anything like that before. But I was more frightened of the men than...." Tresa was unsure what to call it.
"It is a Tiger. They are found in India." Edmond did not want to give her too much information all at once. He already felt that he was on thin ice to losing her to hysteria. Between the attack and finding out that Edmond was more than just an ordinary man.
Tresa nodded her head slowly. "You have a painting of one in your home," she stated. It was not a question. Edmon
