Read Online The Beast's Desire 1-3 (Paranormal Romance, Beast Lust Series) by Emerald Ice - Free Book Online

“No, what have I supposedly done?” she sneered at the were-cat. Although she was scared, she was sick of being in the dark about Ronin, the other Bigfoot and now panthers for god’s sake!
    The man barked a laugh, “Even when I could rip out your thro at in a second, you are still defiant.”
    “Look,” she said angrily. “I didn’t ask for any of this. I –”
    The man cut her off, “ Maybe you didn’t, but you fucked them anyway, didn’t you?”
    Chloe opened her mouth to retort then closed it again, her lips coming together in a thin line. Damn, he had her there.
    His laugh was low and husky as he sat up , revealing his nakedness to Chloe. “It has already begun, woman.”
    Trying to ignore the man’s rippling muscles and his generous cock resting on her stomach, she stared him in the eyes. “Stop being so damn cryptic. What has begun?”
    A flash of anger crossed his face, but disappeared as he wrestled the emotion away. The were-panther was not accustomed to being spoken to so casually by anyone. “The Vow has begun. It is how shifters take a mate.”
    She shook her head defiantly , “I spoke no vow.”
    The man rolled his eyes and said, “The first part isn’t about speaking. You are nearly their mate already.”
    Her eyes widened, “ Mate ?” What in the hell is he talking about? “I am no one’s mate!” she said.
    He tsked in irritation. “ How do animals communicate?” Before she could answer he said, “Non-verbally.
    “ One – they display dominance, which is exactly what the Bigfoot was telling me when I saw you naked together. Two – they mark their mate; I can smell the blood on your breast where the big ape bit you, there’s no denying it. Three – they fuck their female.  You are a biologist, correct?”
    “Yes,” she hissed, then waited for him to continue. When he remained silent, she prompted, “Well? What about it?”
    Annoyed, the man bared his teeth in a very feline manner. Chloe would have sworn she heard the deep rumble of a growl emanate from the shifter. “You are going to tell me you noticed nothing different about the apes? Did they not appear un like other apes to you or smell different?”
    “Yes, but –”
    “ You should have learned this long before graduate school,” he chided.
    “Yes ,” she huffed. “What does that have to–”
    He cut her off again, “Then you,” he pointed his finger accusingly, “of all people should have recognized even the slightest subtleties of communication!” He shook his head. “They were stupid not to have talked with you when you were together a little while ago.”
    Chloe couldn’t have agreed more. “You got that right.” Wait a second; is this guy everywhere at once? Is he spying on me? On us? She opened her mouth to say something snide about his apparent omnipotence, but he spoke before she could utter a sound.
    “But,” he said then gave her a hard look, “you admit you were aware of their differences?” His face showed triumph as he ‘caught’ her in her realization.
    Embarrassed, Chloe finally grasped that she was partly at fault. She knew when she met the Bigfoot after she crashed her truck that his pheromones were the reason he affected her. She also knew the two ape-men were not ‘normal’ in the first place. And, yes, when she met Ronin the first time, she knew he had been putting out the exact scent as the other Bigfoot.
    “Okay, fine,” she said in defeat. “Yes, I will take part of the blame, but I didn’t vow anything to anyone.”
    The shifter cursed then sighed loudly, “I see I will have spell it out for you.” He shook his head, “Get up and walk. I will explain while we are moving.”
    The man stood up and shifted back to panther form giving Chloe a moment to wonder how he was going to talk properly with a muzzle rather than lips, but the thought left her mind as quickly as it came.
    She scrambled away, trying to distance herself from the big cats, but they were, of course,