e scraped shut, sealing them in

t was still hammering against her ribs from the confrontation. She turned around

r got th

ped into her space, his massive frame driving her ba

gainst the rock on either si

s rapid breaths ghosting over her forehead. In the dim light of the ca

oice was a broken, gravelly rasp. His

e sheer physical dominance of his body pressed

ity hiding beneath the predator. He was begging her for it to

embled as she raised them, resting her

whispered.

spark dropped i

n's throat. He ducked his head a

His lips were hot and demanding, forcing her mouth open. His tongue swept inside, tasti

t of control. She grabbed fistfuls of his hair

rything w

lently convulse

as a horrific, agonizing scream tore from his l

rd as Amon staggered bac

answer. He

erature in the cave plummeted instantly. A layer of black frost cr

ck energy. The human skin on his face began to tear, revealing thick, jagged black scales underne

me of her acceptance had shattered the dam

rified. She rushed forward, rea

CH ME!" Am

oulder, sending her flying backward. Catherine hit the f

g her shoulder, star

bled. He was fighting a losing battle against the monster inside him. The black energy storm whip

of bones breaking and reforming echoed in the ca

locking onto Catherine. The predator inside him w

acking under the pressure of his cle

yzed by the sheer terror of the energy

running, Amon let out

ngers had completely morphed int

ion, Amon drove his own cla

d screamed, using the excruciating, blinding physical pain to for

d, blood pourin