Book Four: Chapter 145

Unable to catch his breath, he couldn’t get enough leverage to lift the paw free, and he moved his hands around in an attempt to get a good grip on it. The paw no longer felt right, and he wondered if the mighty beast had been toppled, which would allow him to squirm free and run.

“Chikuso!” This came from Yuki, and he turned his head toward her and opened his eyes, but his vision was obscured by hair. He could just make out her prone form, green eyes wide with alarm.

He wiggled his toes real quick, suddenly afraid that maybe he had been smashed or ripped in half, but she wasn’t looking at him, but just above.

The weight on his torso shifted, and what he thought was a paw used a pair of arms to push away from him. Stunned, his mind ran through all the possibilities as he found himself looking once more into the six, fiery eyes of the Cerberus, only now the beast was in the form of a young woman with three heads. Unruly hair blocked his view of what the rest of her