"No," I gasped, lunging to my feet as Ethan grabbed my arm and pulled me back with a hard jerk. Tears streamed down my cheeks as the reality of what I'd just done crashed into me and I realised that Roary was gone. "It's too late, love," Ethan growled as I fought against him, kicking and screaming as I refused to accept that my Lion wasn't coming back to me.

