, no one in the Obsidian Nest dar

and took her deep into the hollow inte

ened, Lyra's violet eyes wi

th a crystal-clear stream and glowing moss. It was an exact, flawless 1:1 repli

this?" Lyra's voi

Orion said, his dark-gold eyes fixed on her with incurable infatu

inally shattered Lyra's iron facade. The grievances, the physical tor

cultivation for Kaelen, about draining her life force for her daughter Mya

ass berserk aura flared with world-destroying murderous intent toward Ka

stepping forward and kneeling beside her. "I

so tired, Orion," Lyra whispered, t

ck-hard chest, wrapping his massive arms around her frail body. "Y

r past weakness, her newly awakened "Ultimate Adapter" body subconsciou

Shadow Panther, his physiological structure was born for

he agony vanished, replaced by an uncontrollab

. He pulled back slightly, looking down at Lyra's tear-stained, breathtakingly bea

g her tears, trailing down to her soft lips. "I have loved you since the da

ainst hers. "Use me. Let me be you

he absolute devotion. Instead of pushing him away, she reached up, her slender finge

his massive frame hovering over her. With shaking hands, he helped her shed the tatter

ct of his beast soul, he finally pushed forward, cl