Having the Tiger's Baby by Milly Taiden

Author:Milly Taiden [Taiden, Milly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Latin Goddess Press, Inc.
Published: 2023-10-25T16:00:00+00:00

A few enforcers met with them along the way … Levi, who had retrieved Sebastian's body and looked bothered the entire journey to the waterfall, and Frederic, a younger brawny shifter who was best buddies with Mark. They arrived at their destination in record time. Fireflies floated innocently along the piles of brush in bioluminescent beats of striking yellow-white, dazzling lime green, and ghostly blue.

The fireflies dissipated once they arrived at the brook, then trekked up the side of a barren waterfall just as the blueprints had instructed. It wasn't too steep, and Lily was well-suited for walking great distances. She had her genetics to thank for that.

“What now?” Levi asked as they stood at the mouth of the cave.

Once they were all on even ground, Gabriel pulled out the blueprint. It certainly depicted a piece of the relic being wedged in some ancient waterfall, but it wasn't the waterfall they were looming over.

It was one that was hidden within the caves, concealed within the lining of a few narrow tunnels.

“Fuck’s sake,” Gabriel muttered.

He was going to do what he needed to, but Gabriel was clearly agitated. Lily knew he was thinking about Lucas still. How could he not?

“Lily, stay between us. Walk behind me. Levi, Frederic, stay behind her. Keep your eyes and ears open.”

All four of them clicked on their flashlights, flooding the cave with blinding streams of artificial light. Gabriel led the way, moving steadily but carefully, intermittently checking in on Lily as they progressed their way through various weavings of tunnels.

Lily was able to move effortlessly, but the shifters had to hunch over and forcibly shrink their big, burly bodies in order to squeeze through a few sections that were awkwardly tight. It seemed to be growing more narrow, so Lily gave Gabriel’s hand a tug to get his attention.

“Hmm?”

“How far are we from the site?” she asked.

They stopped moving, enveloped in a strange silence, dripping dew their only accompaniment. Gabriel pulled out the blueprint and brought it close to his face. He looked slightly comical standing there, bent over nearly ninety degrees like some hunchback.

“Not far, maybe five yards or so. Why? What are you thinking?”

“I am smaller than all of you,” Lily said. “I can slip in and out without any risk of getting stuck. I think that's a better plan.”

Gabriel scoffed, then peered over his shoulder. She was rather slender and malleable and could easily work her way a few meters down to find the relic. She also wanted to help. She felt like she needed to help.

“All right,” Gabriel said, pursing his lips reluctantly. “You go ahead of us. And for the record, if we get stuck, we would just break through the rock.”

Lily rolled her eyes and stuck her tongue out at him. His pride was nearly impenetrable, but not completely.

He handed her the blueprint and told her where it would most likely reside. Wedged beneath some stone under a dried-out waterfall.

“It might be glowing green,” Gabriel said when she slipped under his arm and past him.

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