Chapter 19 Actually Many Wereanimals Exist

• Lucy’s POV
• “I admit that I withheld this information from you,” Kenneth began, his voice carrying a tremor that I had never heard before. “But I did tell you there was something else I was keeping from you… something I wanted you to discover for yourself.” His words came out heavy, almost brittle, as though he feared they might shatter the bond between us once spoken aloud.
• My gaze dropped to the ground. He was right. He had warned me there was more to him than met the eye. I just hadn’t expected it to be this—him shifting from a lion into the man I loved. My toes curled into the soil beneath me as silence stretched between us like a suffocating blanket. Five minutes, maybe more, ticked past, each heartbeat hammering louder in my chest until the quiet felt like an eternity.