The King's Captive (Gate of Myth and Power, #1)

by K.M. Shea

Trash griffins were pint-sized griffins with the head, chest, and front feet of a pigeon, and the body, back legs, and tail of a raccoon.

I know better than to be brash and emotional. It is why I was so much more powerful than my own family, who were already at an impossible strength. Being in control is what has gotten me this far. Breaking that control for a small cat is stupid, no matter how pleased wild magic is about it.

If you wanted me to come running to you every time I see you, you should have gotten a dog.

“Already trying to recruit my cat for your Dale Carnegie cult?”