Tane's Mate: A Paranormal Shifter Romance (Shifter's on the Run Book 1) Read Online Free Page A
Author: Serena Simpson
Tags: General Fiction
they were currently in. He took in the lamp that Dai had turned on. Yeah, his twin was taking precautions; she wasn’t going to be happy when she found out what came next.
“Everybody having fun?” Tane walked into the room with a scowl on his face and bags dangling from his fingers.
She jumped up with a guilty look on her face.
“What’s in the bags?”
Tane ignored the look on her face as his eyes stopped on her breasts watching them heave up and down.
“Miss me?”
“No, just wondering how long I would have to wait until I could negotiate my freedom.”
“That eager to die?”
She frowned then looked sad for a minute before shaking her head.
“Just wanna give you the best chance to live.”
“I doubt that, beautiful. If you wanted to give us a chance to live, you would never have driven on our property. But you’re just beginning to realize what you are. I have something for you.”
He handed her the bags.
“Go ahead take them back to the room and take a look at them. I think you’ll like what’s inside.”
She took the bags and walked out the door looking over her shoulder amazed when no one followed her. Finding the room wasn’t hard, her animal automatically made mental notes of where everything was.
She closed the door behind her before dropping the bags on the bed. Three deep breaths then she leaned against the wall. It had been so tense in the living room she thought she might lose it.
Her eyes zeroed in on one bag. What could be in there? She slowly approached it reminding herself he wouldn’t blow up his own home so it had to be safe. Opening the first bag, she gasped pouring the silky lingerie onto the bed. God they were gorgeous. Had he really found all of this in that little town? Quickly she went through the other bags to find shirts and pants, the kind that she would wear if she wanted to dress sexy but lethal at the same time.
In the end it was what was in the last bag that touched her heart. There were five different colors of nail polish and a bottle of nail polish remover. What man bought nail polish? How did he even know? She dashed at her eyes—the unexpected gesture touched what she had left of a heart.
Chapter Four
It wasn’t easy knowing what to do. In the end she took off the remainder of the nail polish and painted her toes a bright orange. One of the marvelous colors he bought for her. Why? She shrugged. A well-dressed super hero needed polish and a moment to feel feminine. Thoughts of long days pampering herself brought a sad smile to her face. She had been so alone in her former life. Not how she wanted to live, it was just a pattern she fell into.
Now she had this new life and she was still alone but she was scared too. Running for her life and wondering if she would ever have that middle ground where she had true friends and a man of her own. At this point she should be happy to be alive, but meeting Tane made her want more.
Once her polish was dry, she zipped off to take another shower and used the lotion she found in the bag with the other toiletries he gave her as a gift. She dressed in a pair of simple leggings and a cami. It was a nice low key outfit. Before she ran she would change into the cargo pants he bought her and the army camouflage shirt. It would help if the shirt wasn’t a sweet pink. It had to be his idea of a joke.
Taking a deep breath, she made her way out the room. How long could she hide in the bedroom? All day if given a chance but she wasn’t a coward.
Jay looked up as she entered the living room. “You look cute. I must admit I miss the shirt, but at least you don’t smell like Tane anymore.” The smile he gave her was big.
Tane walked over to her pulled her into his arms and assaulted her mouth making her knees weak. The kiss made every bone in her body soft and he placed her in a chair before she could even catch her breath or register the kiss.
He looked around the room meeting the eyes of every male.
“I was
“Everybody having fun?” Tane walked into the room with a scowl on his face and bags dangling from his fingers.
She jumped up with a guilty look on her face.
“What’s in the bags?”
Tane ignored the look on her face as his eyes stopped on her breasts watching them heave up and down.
“Miss me?”
“No, just wondering how long I would have to wait until I could negotiate my freedom.”
“That eager to die?”
She frowned then looked sad for a minute before shaking her head.
“Just wanna give you the best chance to live.”
“I doubt that, beautiful. If you wanted to give us a chance to live, you would never have driven on our property. But you’re just beginning to realize what you are. I have something for you.”
He handed her the bags.
“Go ahead take them back to the room and take a look at them. I think you’ll like what’s inside.”
She took the bags and walked out the door looking over her shoulder amazed when no one followed her. Finding the room wasn’t hard, her animal automatically made mental notes of where everything was.
She closed the door behind her before dropping the bags on the bed. Three deep breaths then she leaned against the wall. It had been so tense in the living room she thought she might lose it.
Her eyes zeroed in on one bag. What could be in there? She slowly approached it reminding herself he wouldn’t blow up his own home so it had to be safe. Opening the first bag, she gasped pouring the silky lingerie onto the bed. God they were gorgeous. Had he really found all of this in that little town? Quickly she went through the other bags to find shirts and pants, the kind that she would wear if she wanted to dress sexy but lethal at the same time.
In the end it was what was in the last bag that touched her heart. There were five different colors of nail polish and a bottle of nail polish remover. What man bought nail polish? How did he even know? She dashed at her eyes—the unexpected gesture touched what she had left of a heart.
Chapter Four
It wasn’t easy knowing what to do. In the end she took off the remainder of the nail polish and painted her toes a bright orange. One of the marvelous colors he bought for her. Why? She shrugged. A well-dressed super hero needed polish and a moment to feel feminine. Thoughts of long days pampering herself brought a sad smile to her face. She had been so alone in her former life. Not how she wanted to live, it was just a pattern she fell into.
Now she had this new life and she was still alone but she was scared too. Running for her life and wondering if she would ever have that middle ground where she had true friends and a man of her own. At this point she should be happy to be alive, but meeting Tane made her want more.
Once her polish was dry, she zipped off to take another shower and used the lotion she found in the bag with the other toiletries he gave her as a gift. She dressed in a pair of simple leggings and a cami. It was a nice low key outfit. Before she ran she would change into the cargo pants he bought her and the army camouflage shirt. It would help if the shirt wasn’t a sweet pink. It had to be his idea of a joke.
Taking a deep breath, she made her way out the room. How long could she hide in the bedroom? All day if given a chance but she wasn’t a coward.
Jay looked up as she entered the living room. “You look cute. I must admit I miss the shirt, but at least you don’t smell like Tane anymore.” The smile he gave her was big.
Tane walked over to her pulled her into his arms and assaulted her mouth making her knees weak. The kiss made every bone in her body soft and he placed her in a chair before she could even catch her breath or register the kiss.
He looked around the room meeting the eyes of every male.
“I was
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