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scandalous among the pride where they all walked in two skins, but apparently finding his little sister naked in bed with his Alpha had given Caleb a newfound respect for modesty.
Michael remained in lion form, as Landon suspected he would until he himself shifted back.
Caleb wrapped the remains of his shirt around his waist like a loincloth and extended a hand to the white lioness. “Come with us, Ava.”
Landon couldn’t contain the low growl that rumbled in his throat. They would not take his mate.
Chapter Ten
Ava gazed back and forth between her brothers and her lover. This was not how she had imagined her night with Landon ending. Though, to be truthful, she hadn’t envisioned it ending at all. Knowing a fairy tale has to end and picturing herself actually walking out the door were two very different things.
And she had known. She did know. It was time for her to leave. But that didn’t make walking away any easier.
Ava took a step toward Caleb’s outstretched hand. Landon lunged to his feet, growling, but Ava knew better than to think his possessive posturing was anything more than instinctual reflex. It wasn’t like his emotions were involved, after all.
Ava hissed at him over her shoulder, urging him to back down, not to make a fuss. Across the room, Michael growled low. Landon couldn’t stop her, not with her brothers here. Perhaps their presence, mortifying as it was, was for the best.
Ava continued across the room. Landon didn’t make another sound, though she could feel his green-gold eyes tracking every twitch of her tail. She padded past her brothers without pausing and out into the late morning sunlight. She didn’t stop to await the scolding she knew was coming, instead breaking into an easy lope, heading toward the tiny bungalow she’d claimed for her own.
Michael followed, all but stepping on her tail, until she spun and swiped at him, snarling irritably. The youngest and most impulsive of her brothers backed off a few steps, but continued to dog her steps until she leapt up onto the small porch in front of her place and whipped around to hiss at him. Caleb was beside him, once again in his lion form, and they easily could have bullied their way into the bungalow after her and demanded answers she was in no mood to give, but instead they surprised her by darting off to the other end of the complex. Doubtless to round up her other brothers to present her with the full force of their anger. Ava shuddered, her fur rippling over her body. What a lovely thing to look forward to. Being taken to task for finally doing something for herself. Finally stepping out of the protective bubble her brothers had built for her at birth.
Ava turned and smacked the door open with her paw, pleased for once that the doors on her house never latched properly. She started to pad toward her closet, but whipped around with a snarl, sensing another presence in her small sanctuary.
Her place wasn’t large or luxurious, as all of the premiere accommodations belonged to the strongest members of the pride. Ava had intentionally chosen the smallest, most squalid shack in the complex, the one that no one would bother to steal from her, and turned it into something remarkably cozy. Cozy, but still barely large enough to turn around in, and certainly not large enough for anyone to hide from her.
Shana wasn’t trying to hide though. She very much wanted her presence to be known.
One of the few lions Ava had ever seen whose hair didn’t match her pelt, the tall, muscular redhead stood in front of Ava’s vanity. Gilded by the sunlight streaming through the window, Shana was breathtaking, statuesque and completely self-assured. She toyed with a piece of jewelry, unconcerned by the threat of the white lioness crouched only a few feet away.
“Oh, don’t stop on my account,” Shana said, waving a hand magnanimously. “By all means, change.”
As Shana did not seem inclined to give her privacy, Ava didn’t see much
Michael remained in lion form, as Landon suspected he would until he himself shifted back.
Caleb wrapped the remains of his shirt around his waist like a loincloth and extended a hand to the white lioness. “Come with us, Ava.”
Landon couldn’t contain the low growl that rumbled in his throat. They would not take his mate.
Chapter Ten
Ava gazed back and forth between her brothers and her lover. This was not how she had imagined her night with Landon ending. Though, to be truthful, she hadn’t envisioned it ending at all. Knowing a fairy tale has to end and picturing herself actually walking out the door were two very different things.
And she had known. She did know. It was time for her to leave. But that didn’t make walking away any easier.
Ava took a step toward Caleb’s outstretched hand. Landon lunged to his feet, growling, but Ava knew better than to think his possessive posturing was anything more than instinctual reflex. It wasn’t like his emotions were involved, after all.
Ava hissed at him over her shoulder, urging him to back down, not to make a fuss. Across the room, Michael growled low. Landon couldn’t stop her, not with her brothers here. Perhaps their presence, mortifying as it was, was for the best.
Ava continued across the room. Landon didn’t make another sound, though she could feel his green-gold eyes tracking every twitch of her tail. She padded past her brothers without pausing and out into the late morning sunlight. She didn’t stop to await the scolding she knew was coming, instead breaking into an easy lope, heading toward the tiny bungalow she’d claimed for her own.
Michael followed, all but stepping on her tail, until she spun and swiped at him, snarling irritably. The youngest and most impulsive of her brothers backed off a few steps, but continued to dog her steps until she leapt up onto the small porch in front of her place and whipped around to hiss at him. Caleb was beside him, once again in his lion form, and they easily could have bullied their way into the bungalow after her and demanded answers she was in no mood to give, but instead they surprised her by darting off to the other end of the complex. Doubtless to round up her other brothers to present her with the full force of their anger. Ava shuddered, her fur rippling over her body. What a lovely thing to look forward to. Being taken to task for finally doing something for herself. Finally stepping out of the protective bubble her brothers had built for her at birth.
Ava turned and smacked the door open with her paw, pleased for once that the doors on her house never latched properly. She started to pad toward her closet, but whipped around with a snarl, sensing another presence in her small sanctuary.
Her place wasn’t large or luxurious, as all of the premiere accommodations belonged to the strongest members of the pride. Ava had intentionally chosen the smallest, most squalid shack in the complex, the one that no one would bother to steal from her, and turned it into something remarkably cozy. Cozy, but still barely large enough to turn around in, and certainly not large enough for anyone to hide from her.
Shana wasn’t trying to hide though. She very much wanted her presence to be known.
One of the few lions Ava had ever seen whose hair didn’t match her pelt, the tall, muscular redhead stood in front of Ava’s vanity. Gilded by the sunlight streaming through the window, Shana was breathtaking, statuesque and completely self-assured. She toyed with a piece of jewelry, unconcerned by the threat of the white lioness crouched only a few feet away.
“Oh, don’t stop on my account,” Shana said, waving a hand magnanimously. “By all means, change.”
As Shana did not seem inclined to give her privacy, Ava didn’t see much
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