Tiger Bite: BBW Shapeshifter Paranormal Romance (Shifters Everafter Book 1) Read Online Free
Author: Lola Kidd
not try this again before her wedding.
A small part of him was also curious to see if she could do it. That was the strangest aspect of this job. Sometimes he felt more like a prison guard than private security. She was a full-grown woman, and it didn’t feel right to be circumventing her efforts to become independent. Every time he’d caught up with her, she had come back willingly. This was his way of giving her options while still doing his job. If she ever refused, he would let her go. So far, all she seemed to want to do was yell at her father and test his boundaries. She had never seriously tried to get away from Roger.
She was going in a different direction this time. Usually she went toward the western forest. There was a bus straight to the airport in the next town.
He had no idea where she was going this time. He dropped back and increased the distance between them. If she was meeting someone, he was going to have to be a lot more careful. He racked his brain to think of anyone he’d seen her with in the last year.
He was surprised when she passed all the residential neighborhoods and headed to the outskirts of town. She was going to make the journey on foot. Even more surprising, she was headed toward the eastern forest. There was nothing on the other side of the forest but the Wasteland. The shifter-run area stretched for miles, and rumor had it wasn’t very human friendly. The next town on this side wasn’t friendly with Penicalla either. The Wasteland town of Rose Valley wasn’t as nice as it sounded. She had to be desperate to try to go there.
The Rose Valley shifters were a crazy bunch. He knew there were a lot of wolf shifters, a couple of bear shifters, and one dragon shifter that kept itself well hidden. It was no place for a naïve young woman, especially not one as pretty as Jessica. Not that he was interested, but she’d be a prize for any Wasteland shifter who could get his paws on her. She would fetch a high price in the underground mate market. It was very hush-hush and never spoken about in polite circles, but it happened. Sex trafficking was as much a problem for shifters as it was for humans.
It made no sense for her be going that way. Unless she was meeting a shifter. That would throw Daddy dearest for a loop. Hell, it would surprise Alek too. As far as he could tell, Jess didn’t hate shifters like Roger did, but she was very suspicious of them. He’d never seen her even talking to one.
When she veered off the road, he started closing the distance between them. He would approach her in the forest.
If she was meeting a shifter, he had no idea how he’d keep them apart and convince her to come back to the mansion. What if the shifter got violent? The only way to protect her would be to shift himself, and then his cover would be blown. He was going to have to catch up to her before she rendezvoused with anyone else. Pity. He was curious as to her motives this time.
As he got closer, he could smell her scent everywhere. It was much stronger than it had been earlier. It was even stronger than when he’d grabbed her at the market. He wasn’t even that close to her yet, but the smell was overpowering. His tiger stirred.
Alek’s vision swam and his head pounded. He suddenly couldn’t catch his breath and his chest was tight. He pulled the mic out of his ear and leaned against the tree next to him. He blinked rapidly. Then his tiger pushed to the forefront and took control. Alek was confused and very afraid. This hadn’t happened in years. He knew how to control his animal now. He wasn’t some hormonal teenager just learning how to control his tiger.
He tried to rein in the animal and push it back to his subconscious. He pushed back mentally against the beast and tried to beat it into submission. Sweat trickled down his face as he struggled. He dropped to his knees and held his head in his hands. Tension wracked his body as he fought to keep control. He focused all his energy on
A small part of him was also curious to see if she could do it. That was the strangest aspect of this job. Sometimes he felt more like a prison guard than private security. She was a full-grown woman, and it didn’t feel right to be circumventing her efforts to become independent. Every time he’d caught up with her, she had come back willingly. This was his way of giving her options while still doing his job. If she ever refused, he would let her go. So far, all she seemed to want to do was yell at her father and test his boundaries. She had never seriously tried to get away from Roger.
She was going in a different direction this time. Usually she went toward the western forest. There was a bus straight to the airport in the next town.
He had no idea where she was going this time. He dropped back and increased the distance between them. If she was meeting someone, he was going to have to be a lot more careful. He racked his brain to think of anyone he’d seen her with in the last year.
He was surprised when she passed all the residential neighborhoods and headed to the outskirts of town. She was going to make the journey on foot. Even more surprising, she was headed toward the eastern forest. There was nothing on the other side of the forest but the Wasteland. The shifter-run area stretched for miles, and rumor had it wasn’t very human friendly. The next town on this side wasn’t friendly with Penicalla either. The Wasteland town of Rose Valley wasn’t as nice as it sounded. She had to be desperate to try to go there.
The Rose Valley shifters were a crazy bunch. He knew there were a lot of wolf shifters, a couple of bear shifters, and one dragon shifter that kept itself well hidden. It was no place for a naïve young woman, especially not one as pretty as Jessica. Not that he was interested, but she’d be a prize for any Wasteland shifter who could get his paws on her. She would fetch a high price in the underground mate market. It was very hush-hush and never spoken about in polite circles, but it happened. Sex trafficking was as much a problem for shifters as it was for humans.
It made no sense for her be going that way. Unless she was meeting a shifter. That would throw Daddy dearest for a loop. Hell, it would surprise Alek too. As far as he could tell, Jess didn’t hate shifters like Roger did, but she was very suspicious of them. He’d never seen her even talking to one.
When she veered off the road, he started closing the distance between them. He would approach her in the forest.
If she was meeting a shifter, he had no idea how he’d keep them apart and convince her to come back to the mansion. What if the shifter got violent? The only way to protect her would be to shift himself, and then his cover would be blown. He was going to have to catch up to her before she rendezvoused with anyone else. Pity. He was curious as to her motives this time.
As he got closer, he could smell her scent everywhere. It was much stronger than it had been earlier. It was even stronger than when he’d grabbed her at the market. He wasn’t even that close to her yet, but the smell was overpowering. His tiger stirred.
Alek’s vision swam and his head pounded. He suddenly couldn’t catch his breath and his chest was tight. He pulled the mic out of his ear and leaned against the tree next to him. He blinked rapidly. Then his tiger pushed to the forefront and took control. Alek was confused and very afraid. This hadn’t happened in years. He knew how to control his animal now. He wasn’t some hormonal teenager just learning how to control his tiger.
He tried to rein in the animal and push it back to his subconscious. He pushed back mentally against the beast and tried to beat it into submission. Sweat trickled down his face as he struggled. He dropped to his knees and held his head in his hands. Tension wracked his body as he fought to keep control. He focused all his energy on
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