CHAPTER 40: MULLINS

ZANDER'S POV

I didn't have the time to be wasting on a love triangle. I could smell the she-snake's arousal and Salim wasn't hiding his either.

The fury that swept off Mullins was almost stifling. I had to intervene. "Mullins, how do we get to Serpents Valley?" This question seemed to yank everyone back to the matter at hand - except for Mullins.

Mullins glared at Thelma for a few more seconds then he slithered up to her and planted a wet kiss on her lips. Everyone could tell Thelma was not into it. Salim hissed, his snake tongue rattling in frustration out of his head. Mullins pulled from the kiss. "This is my wife, Thelma."

We exchanged greetings but Thelma kept her head down after that. "Mullins, I don't mean to be rude, but time is of the essence," Isis spoke. She had been quiet since we arrived. I wondered what was that about.

"Well witch, I have never been there, but I know where the entrance is."

"Then tell us," I said.

"It's at the science lab," Mullins explained. "We usual