Chapter 14

Brendan extends his hands to help her up, but, Alcina flinches back.

Brendan’s hands are still in his beastly form, Hands turned into his claws, thick hair is covering the whole of his harms. Brendan looks at the terrified girl in front of him and at his extended hand.

No wonder, what can he expect from her? One look at his beastly form – and whoosh - everybody starts to cover from him. And his wife-to-be is no different.

He is not even in his full form, but here they are -

The two of them ride back to the castle with complete, wordless silence, broken only by the constant clopping of the horse’s hooves on the floor.

Alcina, seated in front of Brendan, Brendan’s arms around her to hold the reigns, cannot seem to stop shivering.

But it is not even a particularly cold night.

Brendan makes no comment on it, instead urging the horse to ride faster through the night.

When they arrive at the castle, Brendan di