ROMANCE: LION - In His Claws (New Adult, Paranormal, Shapeshifter, Alpha Male, Short Story) (2 page)

“I’m going to go for a run. I will be back shortly.”

“Ok.”

Jeremy ran through the woods as fast as he could. It felt good to let the air run through his hair. He just needed to finish this job and get back home. He didn’t need the aggravation and chaos dealing with a woman. Jeremy walked back into the hotel and saw that Jewel was already asleep in bed. Quietly, he carried his clothes into the bathroom and started the water. He took a quick shower and closed off the light before easing back out. There was only one bed and a chair at the table. He would have to stay on his side of the bed. It shouldn’t be hard considering it was a king bed. He crawled in and instantly recognized his mistake. He could feel the heat radiating off of her towards him. He also smelled her desire and release. The little minx had gotten herself off.

After a couple of hours lying in the bed listening to her breathing he finally felt his eyelids start to droop.

Jewel knew the minute he came back. She didn’t need the sound of the water to make her realize he was there. Although he was quiet, she sensed him. The waft of sandalwood and pine that drifted in the air when he was in the area flowed up her nose. She loved it.

She laid there and listened to the water, imagining it running off of his body. Slowly, she slid her hand down under the band of her shorts and then under her underwear. Stroking her clit she bit her lip to keep the moan from escaping. Rubbing it harder and harder imagining how it felt when Jeremy had held her and the feel of his tongue in her mouth. She slid a finger inside and curled it up to hit her sweet spot. Moaning lightly she moved her other hand to her clit and when she climaxed she turned her head into the pillow and bit it to keep from making much noise. She got up and quickly washed her hands in the sink before siding back in bed.

She had just slid under the covers and got her breathing under control when she heard the water shut off. Talk about good timing. She felt the bed dip as he slid in on the other side. How the hell was she supposed to pretend he was her boyfriend when she couldn’t control herself around him? After she felt him lay down she let her eyelids drift shut and was soon asleep.

Jewel woke to find herself warm and overheated. She tried to throw off the covers and realized it was a body and a very well defined arm across her middle. She knew if she tried to get out of bed the person would wake. She knew Jeremy was a light sleeper so she laid there thinking about what to do.

“Looks like you like to cuddle huh?” The voice was whispered into her ear. She felt his warm breath fan her neck and the side of her cheek. She knew that he could feel her heart rate quicken due to where his hand was lying. His right hand was curled up under her left breast. She knew that if he moved his hand the slightest bit he would rub against her already hard nipple. She tried to contain her breathing.

“How do you know it wasn’t you?”

“Because sweetheart, you are on my side of the bed.” She looked to see that he was right. She was on his side of the bed. Not even in the middle. She was used to sleeping with a body pillow.

“Oh sorry. Guess I thought you were my body pillow from back home.”

“Don’t worry. I’m not complaining. You can come to my side anytime. However, we do now have a small problem.” She felt him shift his pelvis against her to show her a surprise. She gasped and couldn’t help the small shudder that went through her body. She soon felt flush all over and automatically pushed back against him. He groaned deep as his hand flowed up to cover her breast. He pinched her nipple lightly as he whispered.

“Can you put this fire out little girl?” Pushing himself up against her again.

“I think I can.” She whispered back as she pushed against him again. She didn’t know where her brain was. This should not be happening. She should be getting up, but instead she kept pressing against him and moaned. She took his hand and raised it up to her mouth, slipping his thumb inside her mouth to gently suck it.

“Oh shit.” He flipped her on her back and was instantly on her devouring her mouth with his own. There was no tenderness and softness to the kiss and she loved it. Wanting nothing sweet to come about, she kissed him back just as hard. Before she knew what was going on he had removed her tank top. It had a bra built into it so she didn’t have anything else on underneath. He looked down at her with
smoky dark brown eyes
that turned darker with desire.

“Make sure this is what you want, because once we start there is no going back. Also, you should know I’m not the wedding bells kinda man.”

“I understand that. I don’t want to hear any bells either. Now if you want it will you please fuck me now?”

“You don’t have to tell me twice darling.” He hooked his fingers in the sides of her shorts and drew them down with her panties following right behind. He stood up next to the bed and removed his shirt. He looked down at her and grinned when his hands touched his belt buckle.

He slowly unhooked it, undid the button of his jeans and slid the zipper down. He lowered his pants and boxers and stood in front of her naked. She looked up to see him stand proudly. He had
medium brown hair that looked shaggy everywhere. She looked down and saw the muscles ripple across his chest and arms when he moved.
He had a flat stomach that was also rippling with muscles. Her eyes traveled his happy trail of hair to reach his penis and she looked head on showing no embarrassment. He was huge and his penis bobbed when she looked at it. Looking back up to his face she looked into his gaze. He looked down at her and he saw the desire swirling in her eyes. He could have sworn there were yellow sparks in her eyes. He lowered himself to lie beside her as his hands traveled over her body. He caressed everywhere. Gliding his hand up he captured her breast in his hand and brought it to his mouth to lick it. He then sucked the nipple into his mouth. He heard her gasp and smiled against her. She was delicious but he wanted to taste all of her.

Leaning over her he balanced himself on his left arm and elbow as he ran his hand down over her stomach. Using his index finger he circled her belly button. At her soft moan his hand traveled further. He took her mouth in a deep kiss as his hand traveled further to find that special bud of nerves and desire. He rubbed it with the tip of his finger then dipped it even lower to insert one finger inside her. Stroking, he added another finger. She was moaning into his mouth. He spread her legs wide so he could settle inside her. He looked down into her eyes and smiled. She was panting deeply and her eyes were half closed in desire.

He slowly lowered himself so that he pressed kisses along her collarbone. He moved kisses over her breasts and down to circle around her belly button. He slowly kissed down to lick along her slit and looked up at her. She moaned as she looked down. Raising her up into a leaning position he put her in the best position to look down and watch him enjoy it. He smiled at her and inserted his tongue inside her.

Slowly he ran his finger over her clit. Jewel was swimming in ecstasy with heat spreading over her body. She didn’t know what to do. Her hands were gripping the sheets and moaning as she tossed her head back and forth.

“Please. I need you now.”

He slowly slid back up her body kissing it on the way. He positioned his penis at her entrance and kissed her deep. She tasted herself on his lips and moaned deep as he pushed inside her to the hilt. She felt fuller than she had ever felt before. She broke the kiss to suck his ear lobe into her mouth. Moving her hands up she dug her fingers into his back as he started to move. There was something building deep inside her and she couldn’t fight it. Heat spread up through her body. She looked up at him as he increased his speed. He reached his hand under her leg to grab behind her knee and lifted it up for a better angle.

Jeremy looked down at Jewel and he knew he hadn’t imagined the sparks from before. Her eyes had turned a golden color. He knew instantly that she wasn’t who she said she was. He increased his speed and moaned deeply. His thoughts on her eyes disappeared as he felt her grip him like a glove. He moaned deeply and heard her growl before she bent her back and climaxed. He followed her shortly after.

They lay entwined in each other’s limbs. She smiled over at him and saw the look he gave her. He looked at her with a frown.

“We need to talk.”

“Look, we said this was just what it was. A good fuck. No need to go into any drama.”

“No I mean about what you are hiding from me. What are you Jewel?”

She got up and walked over to her suitcase not caring about her nakedness. “I’m a detective.” She was instantly alarmed. Did he see something? She was always careful never letting anyone see her eyes when she climaxed. She apparently hadn’t been safe enough this time. What in the world was she going to do now? She didn’t have time to do a spell like she normally did before sex.

Just then Jeremy’s phone rang and he picked it up seeing it was Darrell. He answered the phone and put it on speaker.

“How’s it going you two?”

“It’s fine. Hey Darrell did you forget to tell me something?”

“Uh, no. I think we went over all the aspects of the case.”

“No I mean about Jewel. What did you leave out?”

“He didn’t leave out anything. I don’t know what you think you saw but you are wrong.” Jewel stood and looked at him with her hands on her hips.

Darrell cleared his throat on the other end of the phone as they stared at each other. Her eyes sparked again.

“See there it is again.” He stood and faced her. Something wasn’t right. “Darrell what the fuck is going on here?”

She didn’t understand. She had just put on a spell so that her eyes could not be seen by humans. He shouldn’t be able to see them.

“See it’s your fucking eyes. What in the hell is going on Darrell? Tell me now.”

Jeremy heard a deep sigh come from Darrell. “Ok you two listen. I haven’t been completely honest with either of you. I called you both because both of you have special talents that may come in handy on this mission. You are both supernatural. This guy has been one of the biggest targets and nobody has been able to get him. I called in some favors from two people that I know can use, let’s say, other
means
that I can’t. You two need to tell each other about yourselves and clear the air. I was hoping we could have all sat down beforehand, but apparently we didn’t get the time. You can both see each other for what you really are because neither of you are human. Look I have to go. Let me know how it goes and keep your hands to yourself from now on. We don’t need intimate feelings fucking this up.” The phone went silent as he hung up. Jeremy turned to look at her as she stood there shocked.

“Are you a witch too?” Her voice was soft although she looked at him fiercely.

“A witch? No! But I know what you are now. Jesus how did I not see it before?”

“So what are you?”

“If you promise not to scream I will show you.”

“I promise. Believe me I have seen almost everything.”

He started to turn and she watched with wide eyes as his skin turned to fur and his face elongated into a muzzle. She sucked in her breath when, instead of a man standing in front of her there was a large, beautiful lion. His mane was large and looked so soft she wanted to touch it. He nuzzled her hand with his nose until she kneeled down and pet his head. His fur was silky, glossy and amazing as she ran her hands down it. He whimpered and she scratched behind his ears. He started to turn back and stood in front of her. She looked up at him and she suddenly felt hot all over her body.

She walked to him and placed both of her hands on either side of his head before lowering his mouth to her own. Jeremy looked down at her and kissed her back. Grabbing her around the waist he raised her up against him. Jewel looked up at him and grinned. She slowly turned around and braced her hands on the long dresser. She looked up to stare at him through the mirror. He growled deeply as he looked at her perfect ass raised up in offering to him. His voice was gruff with desire.

“I don’t want to hurt you. If I let go I don’t know what will happen.”

“You won’t hurt me. I’m a witch. You can’t. Now fuck me like I know you want to.”