A Sinful Tiger by Brenda Williamson

Author:Brenda Williamson [Williamson, Brenda]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Shape-shifter Paranormal
Publisher: Loose Id LLC
Published: 2010-07-13T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Gannon ran from the cave. The moment he let go of Devra, he transformed into the tiger. He feared losing all his senses, and hurting her the way Lillia told him he had harmed others. Whether he believed he could kill or not, it didn’t make him any less wary of his animal instincts.

He roamed the jungle, staying far away from her scent. The path he walked led to the far side of the island. Many nights he had used the long walk to work off his frustration. All his life, he had suffered with his condition. It seemed the curse was meant to drive a man insane.

Gannon stopped in his usual spot, near a clearing with a small hut. Something magical kept him from entering the circular area when he was a man. He had tried often when he was younger, and Lillia had told him about the voodoo priestess who lived there. At night, when he was the tiger, he would stride to the door, prepared to demand answers. The place made him fear the unknown information he sought. He had attacked the building several times when his frustration drove him mad. The animal wasn’t as disturbed by his predicament, so he remained distanced from the place.

When he couldn’t stay away from Devra any longer, Gannon returned through the jungle. He entered the entrance of the cave and swung his head around, inhaling the perfume of her skin. Like a miracle, he shifted into his half-human form. The sudden noise Devra made as she blindly moved in the dark toward the cave’s entrance startled him. He reversed into the tiger and growled. Devra’s squeal stabbed him like a sharp instrument through his thoughts, and he rushed at her. The predator in him pounced.

“Gannon!” She cried out.

He veered midair and landed to the right side of her. His paw brushed her leg and while he suspected her nearness triggered his beast to man changes, apparently something else worked the miracle.

He instantly shifted partway back to a man, and grabbed her leg at the calf.

“Let go.” She kicked at him.

He pulled her toward him and flipped her onto her back. Swinging a leg over hers, he pinned her against the sand, afraid her rejection might trigger his change again. “Relax,” he instructed. Inhaling deeply, he drew in a good amount of her natural fragrance, hoping her scent would help keep him in his present condition.

“Please, let me go.”

“Shhh…you’re safe. I’ll make sure you’re always safe.”

“You left me here in the dark.” She stopped struggling. “Why?”

“I need you, Devra, and it scared me at how much.” He sat back and pulled her from the ground. “I just had to have time to think.”

He kissed along her hairline at the temple.

“I…need you, too.” Her words sounded unsure.

“I don’t think you do, even though that would be nice.”

She leaned toward him and stroked his face. “This is all so sudden and hard to take it in. I have trouble believing it’s real.”

Gannon nuzzled his cheek to hers.

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