PERSEFONE POV
Thane.
Of course.
Of all the people who could've found us, it had to be my gigantic, terrifying, and sometimes ridiculously overprotective mate.
His silver fur was bristling, and his eyes went straight to my belly, then to Penny, and finally back to me. He let out a loud, thoroughly displeased huff.
"Hi, baby," I said sweetly.
Ferus growled.
"Now, before you get mad—"
Another growl, this one considerably louder.
Beside me, Penny pressed her lips together, clearly struggling not to laugh.
Traitor.
I was trying to keep a straight face here, and she was not freaking helping.
"We just needed some peace and quiet," I explained, giving Ferus my most innocent smile. "That's all. We're fine."
He stalked closer, looking about as convinced as I would've been if Keres had t
