The Sheriff Ordered Him Not to Touch the Drowning Tiger! But When the Soldier Saw the Chain Around Its Neck, He Knew the Storm Had Exposed More Than a Rescue…

outside, boots splashing through shallow puddles. Atlas stood inside the reinforced enclosure that had been built around his crate during the night, unsteady but awake. He moved with a limp, favoring the injured shoulder, but there was nothing weak in the way he faced the open side of the pavilion.

He was staring north.

Not pacing randomly. Not striking continue reading …