King's Proposal: Paranormal Shape Shifter Alpha Male Cage Fighter Werelion romance (Shifter Fight League Book 3) Read Online Free Page B

make them close the restaurant tonight?”
    He chuckled, moving around her to pull her chair out and seat her. “Yes, I did.”
    Tilting her head back, she looked up at him. “Why? Do you know how much money they’ll lose by shutting?”
    He was still smiling as he took his seat opposite. “Don’t worry. They’ve been more than compensated.”
    Okay, that hadn’t been the answer she’d expected. “Why? Why do that when it’s just us?”
    He leaned back in his chair, watching her. The look made her shiver. Most of the time it was easy to forget what he was, that he was a werelion and beneath the handsome man lay a primal beast, a predator, but not now. Now, the lion watched her, making no pretense about was she was.
    His prey.
    “I wanted to make sure we weren’t interrupted.”
    She froze and watched him just as carefully. “Why?”
    This evening had already taken a sharp turn left from what she’d expected. Before, they’d always been part of a group, his attention on matters other than her…until it came time to leave and they were on their own, of course. Then it was all raw passion and fucking on any hard surface at hand.
    But this had all the hallmarks of…a date? She blinked, still holding his gaze and ran through their surroundings in her mind. Romantic location, check. Soft lighting, check. Solitude, check.
    He moved and put a file on the table in front of her. Recognition filled her immediately. Shit, it was the file she’d taken to Tony’s and stupidly left there.
    “Want to explain this, Zara?”
    His expression was hard and unyielding as he pushed the file over to her. Crap, crap, crap. Why hadn’t she thought to pick the damn thing up when she’d left his office? Her gaze flicked from him to the file and back again as dread wove its way down her spine. This was it, this was the point when the bubble burst, he lost his temper, and their tenuous arrangement ended. She’d known it was too good to be true… Men like him did not go after women like her. Ever.
    Shit, where were his men? Cold sweat rolled over her skin. Would he have her and Ky killed off now? Strange, she knew he could…that he should…but still she couldn’t see him as that kind of man.
    “It’s nothing.” She scooped the file off the desk and tucked it down between her leg and the side of the chair. “Just me being silly.”
    “You’re lying.” His expression softened a little, a smile flirting with the corner of his lips. “Take a look at it.”
    “No need.” She shook her head, reaching for the filled water glass on her side of the table. “Like I said, it was just me being silly. Forget it.”
    The smile gave her hope. Perhaps she could convince him to forget about the file and its contents and they could continue as they were. Because she didn’t want what they had to end. Even if it was a fantasy romance based on smoke and mirrors…a girl could pretend, right?
    He moved, levering himself up out of the chair in a move so full of feline grace that she couldn’t help but watch mesmerized. Walking around the table, he leaned one hand on it and tucked two fingers under her chin to make her look up at him. He held her gaze with his own.
    “Zara, look at the file.”
    It was an order. Out of options, she reached for the file and put it on the table in front of her. Her hands shook as she opened it and spread out the documents within. A small murmur escaped her lips. There were corrections all over her figures in bold, red pen.
    “But this…” Her eyes widened as she realized what the adjustments were. “No, that’s not right. This—”
    “Cancels your debt to me.” His deep voice sounded next to her as he reached over and took her hand, making her turn in her seat. “On one condition.”
    She was dreaming. She had to be. Her breathing came hard and fast, somewhere between panic and relief as he reached in his pocket and took something out.
    “Which is?” she asked in confusion. What more did he want