Parisa's POV
"Hades, babe, you are squishing me." Hades' firm grip around my shoulders was cutting off the blood supply to my head; the large flash of white light that transported the warriors and me back to the Night Crawler territory made me squeamish. The warriors were cheering, howling, and screaming at the top of their lungs as they ran back to their mates and families.
We were transported in the middle of the forest clearing, right where I had shifted for the first time. Hades turned me quickly and engulfed me in an enormous hug. "You are never to leave my side again. Always be an arm's length away from me," he commanded into my ear. A shiver spread through my arms while we held each other.
"That's a little unreasonable," I joked; however, he didn't understand the joke.
"I mean
