I felt a strong breeze and realized that the creature was the one creating it. Glancing along its lean, muscular torso, I saw wings.
A winged lion!
The creature released another loud growl, which made me jolt and become even more petrified. Is it going to eat me?
The man who had dumped me on the winged lion touched and stroked the creature’s head, caressing its mane as if to soothe and tell it to settle down. As if by magic, the winged lion purred like a damned cat.
The man chuckled as if it were the most natural thing in the world under the circumstances. Yes, he and his teammates had chased me down and captured me, and now, he was petting this predator of a lion like a pet cat?
Tears rolled down my cheeks as I stared at the darn man in front of me. Under the dim moonlight, I noticed
