Anna's heart hammered against her ribcage as she forced herself to look up at the face of the beast.
She didn't know what she expected to see.
Deep down she knew exactly what she'd see. After she heard that voice.
But nothing prepared her for looking up and meeting those eyes. They were still the brilliant, heart shocking green she remembered. But now they were lined with a brilliant silver, a subtle nudge to his true identity.
An Empath.
The creature tilted its head down, and right under her eyes, the monstrous, shape shifting outer cover began to ripple and melt away. The razor sharp beak, mirror-like surface and armored like scales vanished. It's face shifted and reshaped into a strikingly familiar, humanoid face.
A very beautiful face. With hair like spun gold and features like a male model.
