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The four of them sat around a picnic table, Anther not on a seat because his long Serperior body didn't quite fit. It had been a long time since Shiv saw Kina. The Kadabra's fur shone beneath a clear end-of-winter sky. The thick winter coat of her brown upper torso padded her slim feminine frame. Shiv's own Zoroark-gray fur shimmered with a subtle opalescent sheen.

Kina, Shiv's best friend, looked on with a skeptical expression. "Run that by me again?"

Shiv peeled the pomeg berry to expose the small juicy red seeds inside. Pomeg skins littered the table. Shiv proffered the berry to Anther, who only ate it after Shiv all but stuffed it into his mouth. Anther shuddered and swallowed the berry whole.

Shiv said, "Okay, so Anther and I were at this brothel-"

"It was a cafe!" Anther cut in.

"Mhmm. So, we were at this cafe where Anther got a blowjob so good that he cried afterward." Shiv peeled another berry.

Anther dropped his forehead to the table and groaned. "I can't emphasize enough that I told you that in confidence." Kina and her partner, a slender and rather fetching Raichu named Azic, snickered.

Shiv continued without a pause but bared her fangs in a grin. "Anyway, while Anther was sobbing into the barista's milk steamer or whatever he was doing, I met a lovely Bibarel lady who told me of an ancient rite where if a pokemon eats only pomeg berries that ripen at the end of winter, it will turn their poison into a powerful aphrodisiac." She shoved another pomeg down Anther's throat. "Then, on the night of the Spring Equinox, the chosen vixen-" Shiv indicated herself with a flourish, "gets bitten and offers herself to the whims of horny winter-starved males."

"Venom," Anther gagged, "and I will never look at a pomeg berry ever again."

Kina raised an eyebrow. Her long slender whiskers idly drifted on unseen currents. "And how long have you been doing this to him?"

"Almost a week! You would not believe how many of these things he can put away."

Anther's serpentine body shuddered. "I just want you to know that if this doesn't work, and my venom kills you instead, I'll be sorry, but not as sorry as I otherwise would." He lay his head on the table and closed his red eyes.

"That's a good point. Are you guys sure you should be taking medical advice from a-" Kina shot a coy smile at Anther, "barista?"

Shiv patted Anther fondly on his pale green head. "She sounded very knowledgeable. I have the utmost confidence."

"In rediscovering a long forgotten mind-altering substance? So when is the big day?" Kina asked, her tone suspicious.

"Tuesday! We're going out to a lake near that brothel. You two should join us!"

"Cafe," Anther mumbled without lifting his face from the table.

Azic, who had barely feigned interest in the conversation up until that point, perked up his large brown and yellow ears. His blue eyes found a new interest in Shiv, who winked in return.

Kina shot both of them an exasperated look. "So you two are back together again then?"

"No!" Shiv waved away the notion. "I mean we aren't not, but also no."

Kina rolled her eyes. "Starting out your 'it's complicated' with ritual group sex? Smart."

"It'll be great!" Shiv caught Azic's eye. "I bet I'll let you guys do anything you want while I'm zonked out on horny poison."

"Venom," Anther grumbled.

Shiv rolled a pomeg berry across the table and into the side of his snout.

Several days later, Shiv waited at the head of a remote trail that should take them to the lake. A chill breeze reminded them that Winter hadn't quite relinquished its grasp of the world, but a clear sky warmed her gray and black fur with the promise of spring. Many trees already started filling out their branches, and bright sprays of green adorned narrow swaying limbs.

Shiv idly bounced on the balls of her feet. "Is your poison feeling horny yet?" Shiv asked.

"It's not-" Anther sighed. "No. Maybe? It could be malnutrition. I want you to know that everything that comes out of my body is red now, and I shouldn't be the only one haunted by that information." He ran a long forked tongue along his curved fangs. "Something maybe feels different?"

Shiv sidled closer to him and ran a paw along glossy forest green scales. The red of her claws traced a line along the inner yellow-gold of his flared "collar". She drew his head lower so she could run her own tongue up the curve of one of his fangs. "I can't wait for you to put all kinds of fluids inside me."

Anther groaned, but also gave her a coy abashed smile that promised what she wanted. It had been some time since they were intimate. The thought thrilled and terrified her. She missed him and really didn't want to fuck things up. Again.

Her lips quirked into a smile at the two packs she haphazardly tied around him. He was technically much bigger than her and should be able to carry more of their stuff.

Kina and Azic arrived precisely on time. Kina waved, their own small packs floating unsupported. "To be clear, this isn't some elaborate ruse to sacrifice us for warmer weather?"

"You know the whole 'why' wasn't made clear to me, so possibly, but I get to be the sacrifice. You can make some contribution, though." Shiv playfully wiggled her hips at Azic, who's eyes paused between her thighs on his way up to grin at her.

The trail hadn't seen much use recently. Rain washed out several stretches of trail, and more than once they circled downed trees nearly as wide as Shiv was tall.

Though they didn't encounter any wild pokemon, the forest sang with birdsong and pokemon searching out one another. The thought of ferals joining her impromptu ritual sent a nervous thrill into an already simmering excitement in her belly.

The deeper they pressed, the more Shiv realized how far removed her daily life kept her from nature. Anther led. His slithery body had little trouble with the rough terrain, but Shiv's paws grew annoyed far sooner than she expected.

Following behind, Kina cuddled Azic against her chest. His long thin tail wrapped around her waist, its forked bolt hanging at her hip. He had a slender body for a Raichu, but Shiv suspected Kina's psychic power supported the majority of his weight. His legs dangled lazily. Shiv winked and let him notice her admire the lower half of his cream-furred belly until she tripped over an exposed root.

Kina snickered. "That's what you get for being insatiable."

"The entire point of today is to celebrate the horny impulsive creatures we all aspire to be." Shiv took a few careful steps before trusting her full weight to her ankle. Perhaps she could get hurt on the way out and have Anther carry her, with nice thick vines wrapped tight around her chest.

Almost without warning, the forest opened onto a narrow beach of small river-smoothed pebbles. A large placid lake stretched out before them, the far shore hazy. Some very large pokemon could live comfortably in such waters.

"Perfect!" Shiv immediately unfastened the packs secured to Anther's back.

"You want to make our camp right here at the foot of the trail?" Kina dropped Azic and gazed around the isolated beach.

"If anyone wants to join us, they're more than welcome to." Shiv rummaged a thick blanket from one of the packs. "We're going to need a nice big fire though. Probably before it gets dark."

Kina went to her own packs. "Let the boys do it. I have a surprise and I'll need your help."

Anther asked Azic how he met Kina, but Shiv put them out of her mind to peer over Kina's shoulder, who turned around holding a small bottle of paint and some brushes.

"Paint?" Shiv asked, enthusiasm draining from her voice. "Unless it does something fun when I drink it, I don't get it."

Kina openly contemplated smacking Shiv with her paintbrushes. "No, you can't drink it. I figured if you're going to maybe get yourself grievously injured in some kind of old-timey ritual, you should look the part, my impish canvas."

Shiv brightened and threw her arms wide. "Oh! Yes! Paint me!"

Kina giggled, shaking her head. Nearly a foot shorter than Shiv, Kina floated herself to a similar height. A large three-fingered paw cupped Shiv's chin to get a closer look. A spicy sandalwood incense scented Kina's fur.

"Hold still and keep quiet. Think you can manage that?" Kina's intense gaze made Shiv squirm, but she nodded. "Good girl." Kina dipped her brush in the pale green paint, then carefully applied it to Shiv's fur.

It tickled but Kina didn't apply it too thick as to mat Shiv's fur. Kina moved precisely, articulating Shiv's muzzle this way and that for the best angle. Her breath played across Shiv's fur.

"It's been a while since we've been close like this, huh? I've been wondering why you invited us in the first place. Not that I don't appreciate it." Kina moved to the other side of Shiv's muzzle and began a similar pattern of brush strokes. The instant Shiv's jaw tightened, Kina pulled the tip of her brush back and placed a claw over Shiv's snout. "If you smudge any of this paint before it dries, I can use my powers to make sure that no male is capable of maintaining an erection around you, so hold still and keep quiet, understand?"

Shiv's blue eyes widened. The look in Kina's was dead serious. Shiv kept her head very still and uttered a faint, "Mhmm."

Kina nodded and returned to her work. "I figured it would give you time to think before you open your mouth."

Shiv hated doing that. She did however enjoy the attention. Her coat still had its dense winter bulk and she'd spent all day brushing it to a glossy sheen. Kina eventually stepped away to admire Shiv.

"Hold out your arms."

Shiv obeyed and watched the flowing patterns Kina painted across the backs of her paws and twining up her arms. The paint dried quickly enough, and when Shiv felt mostly confident it wouldn't smudge, she spoke unprompted. "I didn't want to be alone." So much for thinking.

Kina paused but didn't look up from her work. "Alone. With Anther?"

"Yes! Not like that, it's just-" Shiv teetered on the edge of spilling out all the fears and anxieties that several reclusive months concentrated within her. That discussion would inevitably smudge Kina's paint and certainly wasn't the mood she wanted to start off their Spring Equinox celebration. "I just wanted to share a fun evening with people I care about."

Kina held her gaze, always able to see through Shiv despite an immunity to her psychic powers. Kina didn't press. "That's sweet, and I'm honored you chose me. I was glad to hear from you again."

Shiv spoke softly to keep her voice from wavering. "I'm glad you said yes." Very glad. She managed to withhold the faint shimmer from her eye until Kina lowered her attention to Shiv's belly. "I was also hoping your sexy little boyfriend would electrocute the fuck out of me."

Kina's claws gently bit into Shiv's torso, but she just shook her head. Kina didn't bother with the fluffy black tuft of fur that hid Shiv's small breasts but began beneath them. Between the gentle touch of Kina's brush and the intimate hold on her hip, Shiv found herself fantasizing about the impending ritual.

Kina knelt by the time she reached Shiv's slim belly. Instead of paint, Kina's nose brushed Shiv's hip before trailing across her pelvis. A paw shifted to curl up Shiv's backside. "You smell nice," Kina murmured into Shiv's fur, then gently licked and kissed her way lower.

Shiv trembled. It had taken several attempts to dilute the mint and tea tree oil so only someone who pressed their snout up against Shiv's body would notice.

With paint still wet on her arms and torso, all Shiv could do was stand there. Warmth licked up her belly from each pass of Kina's tongue. A far fiercer heat cut through her core at the gentle graze of a fang. At no point did Kina explore between Shiv's thighs. Instead, Kina returned her brush to Shiv's fur.

"That's needlessly cruel," Shiv whispered through heated breaths.

"Not needlessly. You'll be the first thing the boys notice when they get back." Kina painted thin lines that followed the natural curves of Shiv's body, one from each hip joining at the subtle point of her spade. Kina bit her lip, appraising her work, then stood. "Perfect."

Shiv spread her arms and looked down at herself. While she couldn't see the long thin fangs on her face, the pale green paint on her slate fur mimicked the trees around them. Curling and spreading lines wove across her body. "It's beautiful! I'm going to feel bad about harvesting your blood now. Speaking of which, where are the other two?" She needed more people to admire her.

"I told Azic to keep away until I finished."

Almost as if on command, Azic, and mostly Anther with several vine wrapped bundles of firewood, returned. Their animated conversation faltered when the wind shifted and carried Shiv's scent to them.

Shiv puffed out her chest and canted a hip, letting the two admire her. "Do I look ready?"

Anther nodded his serpentine head. Azic stared in open hunger. Kina wore a smug grin. Another benefit was Kina didn't let Shiv help with building the fire. It risked marring Shiv's fur, so she lounged on the blanket and admired Azic's lean rump and dangly bits.

Azic set off the nest of tinder with an arc of electricity, and flames leapt skyward just as the sun surrendered a clear sky. Winter dry branches caught quickly, and intense heat drove away an encroaching chill. Shiv sidled up against Anther. His body matched the curve of hers when she leaned into his scales.

"Thank you," Shiv whispered for Anther alone.

Kina sat cross-legged and pulled Azic into her lap. "So when does this whole ritual thing start?"

"Eager?" Shiv stood up and twirled. Her fiery mane cast wild shadows across the beach. Firelight illuminated the pale green paint decorating her body. Moonlight graced her body with lively energy. Shiv felt powerful, her claws sharper, her fangs longer. Shiv turned to Anther. "Are you ready?"

Anther's scales glimmered like faceted jewels. He nodded slowly. "You're sure this isn't dangerous?"

"Has that ever stopped me?" She ignored his sigh and instead turned towards the fire and spread her arms. "I, Shiv, offer myself to the wild, to restore what has withered and bear life to renew what was lost."

Kina frowned. "No way you came up with that."

"Why is your name Shiv?" Azic asked.

"Because I stabbed someone while I was in prison; now stop interrupting." Shiv glared them to silence. Then she cupped Anther's nervous face between her paws and pulled his snout to hers. She tried her most seductive tone. "Are you ready to poison me?"

"Envenomate," Anther hissed.

It was far from the first time she'd made the request. He hesitated, red eyes menacing with flames dancing in his black slit pupils. It was one of the few times he acquiesced. The initial shock of large fangs sinking into the meat of her shoulder didn't hurt nearly as much as she expected, not until venom flooded her body.

Shiv growled but stood firm and tried to relax her muscles. Anther's eyes drifted shut and his jaw tightened, fangs buried in the hide beneath her thick black fur. A low whine grew in Shiv's chest. Acid scoured her shoulder and down her arm. The pain grew. She placed a paw on his forehead. Each breath hissed between clenched fangs.

"Anther," she growled. He didn't respond. "Anther!" Shiv yelped when he jerked his fangs free.

Red eyes widened. "Sorry! Are you okay? I don't know what happened. It felt so good and I just- Shiv?"

The world spun as her awareness constricted around the pain burning through her shoulder. Only a vine curled around her hip stopped Shiv from tipping over. Whatever he injected burned away her insides as it spread. Someone spoke. It sounded important, but her thoughts felt sluggish.

"It feels like my insides are melting," Shiv growled.

"That's what venom does," Anther hissed in reply. The increasing edge of his tone didn't help things.

Pain radiated across her back until it reached her spine. Pure wild energy surged throughout her entire nervous system in a race to her pelvis. Shiv barely caught herself on all fours, then curled in on herself with claws clutching her belly and cried out.

The powerful contractions of a blinding orgasm ripped through her body. The pain was gone. No, it lingered, but as an inconsequential buzz within a cacophony of bliss that overwhelmed all else. Shiv mewled before losing herself to pleasure that expanded beyond her own body and merged with the infinite sources of life around them.

When Shiv came to, the others crouched worriedly around her. Shiv tried to allay their concern but hot embers smoldered throughout her body eager to ignite another orgasm.

"Are you okay?" Anther asked, voice full of compassion and worry.

Memories embraced her as did the concern in his eyes. How many times had he asked her that over the years? After she'd asked him to leave her alone even though that was the last thing she wanted. Why couldn't she be better?

"I'm fine-" she gasped. "Okay. Fuck I- Just felt really good. Really good." Shiv grinned stupidly back at Anther's worried expression. "Anther, you're so pretty." Shiv giggled and pawed at his chin. His scales glittered like emeralds set into polished jade. "Thank you for being here with me," she mumbled and wriggled into the blanket's soft fabric.

Every touch sent vibrant color dancing across her nerves. Anther. Shiv rose unsteadily onto all fours and crawled along his serpentine body. Her fur caressed warm scales as she clambered over him until they were face to face. She licked his lips before running a claw along them. The moment they parted, perhaps in surprise, perhaps to ask if she were okay, Shiv pried his maw open and kissed his strange snakey mouth.

Shiv ran her tongue up his fangs and teased the weird little hole he could breathe through until he gave her what she wanted. His long forked tongue plunged into her throat. Shiv moaned in pleasure and let him roll her onto her back to better force the deepthroated kiss upon her.

His long body coiled around her, slowly cocooning her in an inescapable hug with scale between her thighs.

"Please," Shiv gasped the first moment Anther let her catch her breath. One of his large cocks parted her already dripping vulva, and Shiv came before he'd managed to fit half of his exotically textured shaft inside her.

Anther's constricting body prevented her from thrashing in pleasure, held her hips still as he filled her. Small fleshy spines caught on her inner walls and dragged on them. In return she massaged his length in the throes of bliss.

"I missed you," Shiv growled into what was probably Anther's throat. His body squeezed in reply, until she could barely steal a breath between crushing scales and the swell of his sex mated with hers. The soft thrum of his heartbeat and the quickening expanse of breath encompassed Shiv in serpentine intimacy, her body willingly at the full mercy of his slow passionate thrusts.

Shiv came at least twice more, not counting the time when hot seed struck her cervix. Almost breathless, her body and mind fading beneath venom and a lack of air, Anther cradled her silently quaking body until her womb swelled with his cum.

The moment she could move again, Shiv had Anther's head in her arms, licking every inch of him she could reach and snarling when his cock pulled at her insides.

"You better have that second one ready," she growled affectionately into his ear.

Anther nipped her without fangs. "They've been so patient for their turn."

Shiv blinked. Kina and Azic cuddled together. Firelight illuminated the wet aftermath of sex between her spread thighs. Azic sat on her lap while she idly stroked his belly and let his erection bounce against the back of her paw.

Shiv already forgot Anther remained inside her until the remainder of his cock audibly popped free. Cum leaked down her thighs as she crawled towards the other couple. They smelled of sex that wasn't hers, and a jealous lust descended upon her mind. Shiv panted against Azic's muzzle and growled so possessively that Kina's hackles rose. Shiv met her eyes in challenge until they both bared fangs. Playfully. Mostly.

"Kina told me about you." Shiv transferred her icy blue gaze to Azic, who appeared to enjoy the thought of two females fighting over him, if the amount of precum leaking down his slender pink cock was any hint.

Shiv dropped her snout between Azic's thighs and tenderly lapped at his large balls. The taste of sex clung to his fur and matted his sheathe. His seed belonged in her.

Precum dripped onto the side of her muzzle, and Shiv sought its source. A strange tingle played across her tongue as she tasted his tip, coaxing a heavy splash of pre from him before drawing back. "What are you waiting for?" Shiv caught Azic’s chin when it twitched towards Kina. She grinned into his eager blue eyes.

Kina's growl had a velvety purr to it. "Don't be gentle with her."

Azic scurried out of Kina's lap. Shiv pushed Kina onto her back. Intelligent dark eyes caught licks of firelight and the pale moon's glow. Shiv couldn't move or look away. A gentle hand cupped her chin.

"Don't disappear again." They kissed long enough for Kina to tangle her claws into Shiv's mane, then guide an obedient muzzle between Kina's thighs.

The scent of sex clouded Shiv's mind. Her tongue invaded Kina's tight vulpine pussy to steal the wealth of cum Azic bestowed his mate. Slender legs wrapped around the back of Shiv's head as Azic lowered her hips then thrust into her careless of Anther's leaking cum.

Electricity danced through her pelvis, first metaphorically, then in truth. Shiv gasped when the first pulse forced her inner walls to contract around Azic's cock, then growled when a longer shock wouldn't let her muscles relax.

"Not bad for a little guy, isn't he?" Kina reached down to stroke the back of Shiv's head.

Shiv moaned into Kina's pussy as she lost control of her own body. Cum smeared her snout as she blindly sought the precious seed in Kina's depths. Quick sharp thrusts rocked Shiv's body from behind. Tiny claws bit her hips, and Azic's tapered length easily parted her artificially tightened sex.

Electricity squeezed her insides, not like Anther did, but as if her own body conspired to crush itself around Azic's cock. The powerful unrelenting shock turned from novelty to domineering pain. While the uncontrollable contractions didn't rise above her navel, Shiv grit her teeth and snarled, barely remembering the dripping pussy before her.

Kina tutted. "And he's only just started. Keep going, my spark." Kina rose onto her knees and worked her fingers into the back of Shiv's mane. Claws raked the back of Shiv's neck as Kina settled her spade on the bridge of Shiv's snout and ground Shiv's muzzle firmly into the blanket. They humped her in unison. Kina's weight shifted forward, and Azic's thrusts faltered as they kissed over Shiv's twitching body.

"Don't worry. She likes when others play rough with her."

Shiv snarled between her bared fangs. Kina's weight held her muzzle shut. A dripping spade worked cum and arousal into Shiv's gray fur in slow passes. Shiv's insides burned trying to tear themselves apart around the sharp constant thrust of Azic's cock. Cruel pleasure wound through her abdomen, squeezing almost as tight as Azic's electricity.

Shiv came, or desperately tried to. Pleasure seared her mind but electric compulsion ruled her body. Unyielding bliss crushed her without relief. Muscles that demanded to follow the ebb of her orgasm could only contract. Shiv screamed in feral pleasure, her mind reverting to a primal state of lust and instinct. Lost in a chaotic primal state, she felt the soft heat of cum blossom into her womb.

When Shiv's mind could interpret meaning from the signals reaching her brain, Anther gently fucked her pussy while Azic used her mouth. Kina watched them share her but joined when Shiv found the scent of her growing lust.

The inferno that started with Anther's venom slowly consumed Shiv until she didn't think, could barely move. Anther and Azic lost themselves in her body, took turns with her, shared her, let her blindly nuzzle into coital aftermath until their scent covered her body.

Only instinct kept Shiv conscious when an opaque icy fog rolled across the lake's placid surface. All four gaped as it reached the shore's threshold and stopped. A monstrous silhouette approached from within.

Only Shiv didn't scurry away, and Anther who postured defensively beside her. Power radiated from the being, one that Shiv felt attuned to. Suicune gracefully stepped out of the fog and onto the pebbled beach. White ribbons floated serenely at the sides of Suicune's flowing body.

A sonorous voice cut through crisp air. "It has been a very long time since anyone properly celebrated the equinox. I am honored, child of spring." He nodded to Shiv. "You have chosen a worthy mate. Few have the dedication to foster Spring's Kiss.

"Should you choose to honor us again, I recommend a tea of young green pecha leaves. It will cleanse the negative effects of the poison while amplifying the others." Suicune approached Shiv then gently pressed her onto her back beneath a massive forepaw.

Shiv grunted, then growled beneath the wonderful crushing weight of his paw. He pinned her with ease, then lowered his head and exhaled. Icy breath filled Shiv's lungs, so cold that something inside of her shattered. Shiv blinked. Something wrong inside her mended.

"Whoa." Shiv sat up, only a little sad that Suicune let her up from beneath his paw. "So that's what Bibarel lady meant by drink the Water of Spring. I thought she was talking about gin."

Anther glared at her. "Would she have been okay? Did I hurt her?"

Suicune smiled at Anther. "Not permanently. She would have been fine after a particularly unpleasant morning. Carry on your celebration, honored guests." Suicune turned back towards the fog.

"Wait!" Shiv was on her feet before she realized what she was doing. The intense gleam of Suicune's red eye almost silenced her. "I want to thank you."

"You owe me nothing, child of spring."

"Then could I ask a favor?" Shiv bit her lip, torn between not wanting to anger a powerful deity and a powerful aphrodisiac.

Suicune shook his head. "I know what you wish. Join in this sacred celebration again. Perhaps I will show myself. This night, enjoy the company of your friends." Suicune disappeared into a mist that burned off with his fading presence.

One didn't disobey a Legendary Beast. And if he watched over them, perhaps he'd regret turning down her offer. Shiv threw herself at the two males, at one point filling all three holes between the two. She didn't remember falling asleep, nor the males stopping.

Sunlight warmed Shiv from a comfortable exhaustion. Her entire body hurt in the best way. Anther's body curled around the three of them snuggled in a tangled pile of limbs. All manner of dried fluids matted Shiv's fur. She'd slept with her snout in Azic's crotch and decided to wake him up in the friendliest way she knew how.

Azic woke with a gasp the same moment that hot salty fluid struck the back of Shiv's throat. The others stirred as Shiv let him curl around her head and lazily hump the entirety of his release between her lips.

He sighed happily. "I was worried we'd leave first thing in the morning."

Shiv grinned victoriously at Kina but was only half surprised when Kina leaned into a passionate kiss.

"We didn't bring much food though. I saw signs for a cafe not far from here," Azic said.

"That's the one that serves blowjobs." Shiv flashed Anther a wicked grin as the three of them hid their laughter to varying degrees of success.

As they packed up their belongings and doused the campfire with water, Anther pulled Shiv aside. He smiled but coiled the later half of his tail the way he did when nervous. "I'm glad we did this."

Shiv chuckled. "Me too." She stroked his chin. "You were wonderful."

Anther nuzzled her cheek. "Are you busy today?"

"I planned to be inconsolably hungover, so no. Nothing planned." Shiv toyed with the inside of his collar, catching some of Anther's anxiety. She knew what he was going to ask.

Anther spoke in a whisper, only audible because of his proximity to her ear. "Would you maybe want to spend a little time together - to talk. The two of us?"

Anxiety ignited into full panic. That was what she'd wanted for so long - to apologize, to ask forgiveness, to ask him back into her life even though she deserved nothing of the sort. So why did every neuron in her brain scream to run?

Shiv forced her claws to relax when Anther's body tensed. Because she was a coward - a desperate, selfish, unworthy, coward. "Yeah, I would."