Zahra's POVEvery time Lex approaches, Zanthe runs or jumps away, her tail flicking and her blood thrumming with glee. I can't sense or hear Lex's emotions, but I can feel Lincoln's, his amusement and, at times, his confusion. Like me, he has no idea what Zanthe is doing.'He has to earn me. That's the point,' she says again as he stalks towards her, growling now, his patience well and truly running out.This time, instead of just jumping away and waiting, Zanthe starts to lope around the clearing. Lex's eyes track us as we go, his head and body swivelling to keep us in his sights. Then he lunges, expecting to intercept us, I think, but Zanthe senses it coming and leaps over him. He rolls through the grass and comes up snarling, his ears pinned back and his tail stiffening as another growl tears from his chest.'He's getting pissed off. Is this really the best idea?''Every instinct in me is alive, urging him to chase, to prove he can catch me... prove he's worthy of me.'I don't feel
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