Vex's words echoed in Kael's mind over and over, bouncing around his skull like a trapped bird as he marched through the dense forest.
"She intends to claim both."
Kael let out a sharp, incredulous huff, snapping a low-hanging branch out of his way with unnecessary force.
He refused to believe it. He refused to entertain the notion that Ren—his sweet, fragile, warm Ren—could possibly desire the Snake King.
"What could that slithering tube possibly have that I don't?" Kael muttered to the trees, his insecurity masquerading as rage.
He was the Tiger King! He was the apex predator of the land. He was stronger. He was bigger. And most importantly, he didn't live in a disgusting, rotting, smelly swamp where the water tasted like mud and everything was covered in slime!
