Taming The Lion: BBW Paranormal Lion Shifter Romance (Gray Bears Book 5) Read Online Free Page B

waiting
downstairs,” Ne-ma said, and linked her arm through Kaylee's.
“Let's go home!”
    Kaylee thanked the doctors
and nurses who had taken such good care of her during her stay. Some
of the doctors were witch doctors, and they had given her a potent
healing brew. The potion had kicked her body's healing abilities
into high gear and her cells had repaired themselves in double quick
time.
    It was pretty amazing and
awesome, and Kaylee had a newfound respect for witches and the
magical work they did.
    She could walk steadily and
her fractures had healed perfectly. Only a few scars and bruises
remained, but they didn't bother her. She had even gone over to the
other ward to see Lorni Jones. Lorni was badly shaken and her
injuries were more serious than Kaylee's. She would be staying with
her sister and brother-in-law after she was discharged from the
hospital. “I'm afraid he might come back for me,” she'd
told Kaylee. “But I don't want to be afraid!”
    “Do you know who he
is?”
    Lorni shook her head. “No.
I described him to the Sheriff, but I've never seen him before. I
think...he was watching me, stalking me. He knew the opening and
closing hours of my shop, he knew my habits and whereabouts, he knew
that I was alone...oh God! If you hadn't gone after me that night,
who knows what...” She couldn't continue, and Kaylee had
hugged her for a long while and comforted her. Kaylee didn't want to
think about what might have happened to Lorni if she hadn't been
driving by at that exact moment.
    Every place, every city and
town had its monsters. It was that much scarier if you had to fight
them alone.
    But if you had people to
fight with you, for you, it made a huge difference. It made all the
difference.
    Ne-ma and Gramma had come to
see her almost every day at the hospital. They brought homemade
soups and stews, and sat and talked to her for hours. They told her
all about their grandsons and the tricks the Gray boys played on
them. The four Gray brothers were Gramma's grandsons, but Ne-ma had
helped her best friend raise the four rambunctious bear cubs after
their parents passed away. They were like her grandsons as well, and
it was clear that the Gray brothers loved both Gramma and Ne-ma
dearly.
    Kaylee liked the Gray family
a lot. Tristan and his younger brothers were boisterous and
outspoken, and they had asked her point-blank if she had a boyfriend.
They were like nosy, busybody big brothers, and when she shook her
head, they had all exchanged knowing looks and started singing
Winston's praises non-stop. Kaylee had blushed and clamped up. Was
her subtle crush on the Sheriff not so subtle?
    She took the lift down with
Gramma and Ne-ma, and when the lift door opened, she saw Winston
standing there, looking so smart and handsome. She'd never dated a
man in uniform before. She had only been with jerks and cheaters.
Did she dare hope and dream that her luck would change? Kaylee
sighed quietly.
    “I was about to come up
and get you,” Winston said, smiling.
    “Oh, we got her.”
Gramma grinned.
    “Do we get to ride in
your swanky Sheriff's cruiser again?” Ne-ma asked.
    “Of course. But my
cruiser is far from swanky.” Winston winked at them.
    Kaylee smiled shyly at
Winston as he led them to his car. Gramma wanted to ride shotgun so
Ne-ma and Kaylee piled into the back.
    It was just a short drive to
Broomstick Inn, and Kaylee gawked at the quaint little inn as she got
out of the car. It was really lovely, cozy and well-kept and when
she stepped through the front door, she was greeted by the
mouth-watering smell of a delicious, home-cooked meal wafting from
the dining hall.

CHAPTER
TEN

    “Alisa's been cooking
all morning,” Ne-ma said. “Alisa's the chef at our inn.
She wanted to cook something homely and nourishing for you.”
    Before Kaylee could reply,
Alisa came bustling out of the kitchen. “You're just in time,”
she beamed. “The food's ready!”
    Kaylee stepped into the
dining hall and saw