[Diego’s POV]
I let out a snarl as the serpent’s weight continues to push against me, threatening to not only crush me but the unmoving woman beneath me. Cursing, I try to figure out just how the hell I got here. Why was I even bothering to help this woman? I should have just f*****g left her there and gotten out.
Questioning all my decisions, I begin to fight against the beast's weight, slowly forcing it up enough until I’ve got enough room to dive forward. Once I’m free, I sit up and take in the woman as she lays motionless.
Shifting back into my human form, I begin to shake the woman.
“Get up!” I snap as she continues to not move. “You won’t be killed that easily.”
Maybe she thought she could fool another with that, but with her connection to the netherworld, I knew better. Of cour
