Michael did not want to leave, not without Nagy, and although he knew it was crazy, he was willing to do anything to correct his mistake.

The scene remained stagnant and no one wanted to move until one of the employees arrived and whispered something in the manager's ear.

— Mr. Soto, would you allow the vampire to choose who she wants to stay with? — the manager asked the shifter, who angrily refused, but saw out of the corner of his eye that they were signaling him to say yes.

— Okay, so you don't say that we shape-shifters are uncivilized animals — he replied annoyed and sat down on a chair.

Michael sighed in relief.

If they let she decide, Nagy would go with him.

He would apologize for his moment of indecision and hope that she would forgive him.

He saw her brought in, still in the cage, like a captive animal.

His heart began to beat like a drum, desperate to get her out of there and then give her two or three lashes on her round buttocks for running away from the castle and gettin