After Neve had shared his secret with everyone in the cave, they had all gone to sleep.
For the first time since bonding, Cael was behind Neve with his hand tightly wrapped around him on the bed. The leopard's arm was draped across Neve's waist protectively, holding him close like he was afraid Neve might disappear if he let go.
Neve felt a huge weight lift off his chest after he told them everything. It felt like he had been carrying stones on his shoulders for so long and someone had finally removed them. He was genuinely glad because next time, he did not have to hide anything. Next time, he would not need to hide when bringing something new out from his system inventory or Purse. They all knew the truth now. They all understood, at least to some degree.
He started snickering quietly when he remembered what they had said about attacking the lion tribe for what happened to him in his other world. It was so ridiculous. So protective. So unnecessarily fierce.
