se he wanted to tempt Hannah into giving h

e eager to erase every tie the original Hannah had left

sion with breaking the bonds meant they probab

ing her. She had worried for nothing when she sus

some of the tension fina

allow them to dissol

ly. Considering how vindictive the werefox was, she believed that J

hat he wanted, she smiled. "Do you honestly think one plate

he sneered as if her answer hadn't surprised h

ut the same amount of effort into every one. Once I've eaten a

to test her. He hadn't believed

meals. After fifty meals, he

picion made him hesitate. "Are you serious

an oath made to the

r head. Fifty meals would keep her fed for

hat Joshua will receive one drop of my blood for every five meals he prepares

's eyes as soon as sh

as he offered her the meat. "Go ahead and e

he meat had a pleasant crispness, while the inside was tender. However,

u add any salt

xed every bit of the salt you had with water and soaked your whip in it. You claimed the s

nal Hannah's memories returned

n't even possessed enough salt to season thei

eat during the journey, then? We need to keep our str

oked toward Danny's wooden tu

ecies. They know how to make sal

b. Danny rested silently in the water and watch

till surrounded the raw pits whe

e Hannah's he

llow holes still covered every place where the scales had been br

ny probably had the stro

nnah had nowhere

ing her voice calm, she said, "Danny, could you make some salt for me? I'm n

answering. His tail swayed again and

left Hanna

dn't remember him saying a single word since his

re should've had a beast ring whose color showed his level o

ut that didn'

more than a potential mate's appearance. Why would he

ome a villain who could threaten half the continent, and no one in the ocean would be able

nah to stop asking. There was no point

really m

. It was clear and gentle, like the quiet r

them. Now, Hannah understood why. Even Danny's ordinary voic

ely and gave him a firm nod becaus

you the drop of blood I promised. I

violet eyes. After watching her for several seconds, he lift

there," he said. "I can

p her body, and an old piece of animal hide covered its opening. Dust had se

"Bring that jar over a

. "What do I get for helping? Perhaps yo

ef. "You're seriously asking fo

y recently stopped bleeding. "Do yo

r eyes made Jos

l task. He was only testing her boundaries. She had changed so m

e and lifted the heavy

r. After walking several steps, he lowered the ja

clay container, and

s tail carried him out of

htly above his waist and

Danny's movement splashed wa

plets. Instead of becoming angry, she leaned towa

how someone from the merfolk spec

atched her and n

n't seem

at least an hour of insults. If her mood was particularly bad, she would've grabbed her whip and

him today seemed like an