Mirror Image Seduction (Feline Shifters of Down Under Book 1) Read Online Free

cheetahs away from the herbivores like the giraffes. But as a rule, they did a great job at providing a large, animal friendly zoo. You needed to go on a forty minute bus safari just to get ‘round to see everything.
    “Uh huh. That sure does hit the spot.”
    Yep, he completely agreed with his twin. In cheetah form at the zoo, they’d been on a diet of water and raw meat. While it provided all the nutrients they needed, and in animal form they didn’t have a problem with uncooked food, it was boring and repetitive. Although, he did have fun chasing the odd rabbit or kangaroo that was dumb enough to hop into the cheetah field at the zoo.
    “You need to scrub out that water trough when we get to work Monday.”
    Ryan laughed at him.
    “Yeah, that was not the best tasting, was it?”
    Dylan mock shuddered, the memory of dead insects floating in the already muddy water enough to make him gag.
    “It’s going to take at least three days before I can taste anything other than sand.”
    “Oh cut the crap. It wasn’t that bad, Mr. I’m-a-chef-now-so-all-food-must-be gourmet.”
    Dylan shrugged.
    “You know I like the finer things. And really, why settle for scraps when you can have a juicy steak? There has to be some benefit in being able to shift form. I happen to believe cooking one’s food to perfection is one of them.”
    “I know you do. I will admit I’m glad to be back on two feet again. An entire week is way too long to be solely in either form.”
    Silence filled the space between him and his twin. As shifters they needed to spend time in both their human and feline form regularly. Being stuck in one form for any length of time was not healthy. They lost themselves to that form and found it hard to merge once again with the other. Like now, they were struggling a little to keep from following their animal instincts. At least he was, so he assumed Ryan was dealing with the same animalistic desires.
    Dylan suddenly shuddered. His skin was super sensitive without his feline’s thick fur, and he felt every little brush of air. Damn air conditioning. His stomach began grumbling for more food than he’d allowed himself to eat for lunch. As a cheetah, he ate a massive meal every three days or so. Readjusting to three small meals every day took at least a few days to do each time. Their father certainly knew how to pick punishments. Maybe coming out to the pub on their first night as humans wasn’t the best idea, especially considering their lack of control over their baser urges.
    “Well, look who’s come out of hiding at last.”
    A growl rippled up Dylan’s throat, cutting off his immediate response. Yep, definitely shouldn’t have come out tonight.
    “Piss off, Luke. We’re in no mood to put up with your shit tonight.”
    “What? The great and mighty Dylan and Ryan aren’t gloating?”
    Dylan clenched his teeth, spun around and slid from his stool to get into Luke’s face. Being a lion, Luke was built big, a lot broader than Dylan. Cheetahs were sleeker, more athletic to the lion’s body builder stature. But Dylan could take him. He knew he could, because he’d done it before. Speed and agility won over brute strength. Most times.
    “You know full well we won’t say a damn word about it. We went in and did what needed doing, while you were sitting on your ass thinking about it. As per usual.”
    Luke shoved his shoulder, hard, and Dylan growled, not giving him an inch.
    “I was following the rules. You know? Those things that are put in place to make everything run smoothly? The things you always ignore.”
    “We got the job done. That storm was coming in, and if we’d waited for you to finish following all your rules it would have hit the range and Cameron would have been washed down that cliff along with a torrent of water. I don’t believe that would have ended well for the lad, do you?”
    Ryan’s strong fingers gripped his arm and pulled. He held his ground, but with one hard tug his