She wasn't leopard, but she'd been the woman Amos had loved. Could she have been leopard in another life cycle? It was possible. If the families were old and could trace their lineages hundreds of years, they might have intermarried, as Bartheleme Mercier obviously had done--marrying outside the shifter species. It would stand to reason without a large genetic pool available.

Drake sighed. The world was a big place and there were few shifters left. To find one's mate was difficult at best. Pauline could have been Amos Jeanmard's true mate, but her soul was now in the body of a nonshifter and Amos had chosen to put his species before his own needs. Drake didn't know if that was a good thing or not. What about Jeanmard's wife? Leopards scented lies. She very well could have lived a very unhappy existence knowing he didn't really love her.

He looked across the table at Saria. He could see the compassion and empathy for Pauline in her eyes. He wanted to take her into his arms and hold her.

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