Renee's cheeks grew warm when Faye Wyatt called her "sweetheart."
She feigned composure, taking the bottle of water and having a few sips. She then said to the driver, "Sir, could you please drive forward? I want to see what Thunderbolt and the others are up to."
"Of course, Consultant Jennings! No trouble at all!" The driver deeply admired Renee, and his gaze in the rearview mirror was filled with adoration.
The flamboyantly decorated Thunderbolt was stealthily approaching Blaze and the six lionesses.
At that moment, Blaze was by the water's edge speaking to the six lionesses. He was telling them to get along peacefully from now on and stop all the squabbling they used to do.
The lionesses all agreed, promising to get along like sisters from then on.
Blaze was pleased with this and nuzzled each of them in turn.
His nuzzle with Dani lingered the longest, as she was his favorite lioness.
Dani had been Thunderbolt's first mate, and he had been very fond of her.
