Lion's Lair: A Zodiac Shifters Paranormal Romance: Leo (Wylde Magick Book 2) by Ann Gimpel & Zodiac Shifters

Author:Ann Gimpel & Zodiac Shifters [Gimpel, Ann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ann Gimpel Books, LLC
Published: 2018-08-13T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

Niall and Sarai staked out a spot in one of the larger groups. By the time Renee got to the other group with five—the one without Jeremiah—Stephan was already there. She’d pleaded without words, but he ignored her.

Robbed of choice—other than remaining in the mages’ house, which was no choice at all since she had a target painted on her back—she slid in next to Chloe and tilted her chin at a defiant angle. She hadn’t wanted to leave Stephan’s, had argued vehemently against following Jeremiah.

She’d been outvoted as they stood at the kitchen counter shoveling food down their throats and arguing. It was tough to discount Niall and Sarai, especially after both presented solid points. Niall was convinced Jeremiah would go after the captive mages, and Sarai was worried about him being alone. Stephan said he’d be with other mages but agreed with Niall about the need to not let the trail grow too cold.

Sarai’s final nail-in-the-coffin reason had been what Renee had gleaned from the lore book: that her energy needed to be close to Jeremiah’s since the combination would protect all of them.

A familiar funny little trill had filled her after she arrived in Jeremiah’s living room. No man had a right to be so gorgeous. So appealing. He practically oozed come-fuck-me vibes without even trying. Her heart beat crazily, and the initial attraction that had snared her the first time she laid eyes on him returned with a vengeance. She covered her interest—interest that had zero future—with a gruff comment to Niall about guessing right.

Maybe she could lose herself in killing the turncoat mages. Nothing like a bloodbath to put a damper on lust. The smell of Jeremiah’s magic wrapped around her as he cast a travel spell, and she forgot all about killing and blood. Rosemary, vanilla, and rain-wet forests mingled into an enticing mélange, and she was grateful she wasn’t near enough to touch him.

She ached to wrap her arms around him, feel the press of his body against hers. Inhaling his scent only intensified her longing. Not breathing wasn’t an option, so she did her damnedest to block him out of her mind as the room shimmered into nothingness, replaced by the blackness of their traveling portal.

What if they came out in the wrong place? She’d always kept the upper hand during transport spells. Allowing someone else to control them went against the grain, but Niall had intimated as much too.

Despite her reservations about Jeremiah, she had faith in Chloe. Even though she’d only just met the woman, something genuine about her inspired trust.

Yeah, and she trusts her twin, but this isn’t an exercise in inductive reasoning.

“Why are you fighting this?” Her bondmate’s question surprised her.

“I’m not. Not exactly. I like being in control. That’s all,” she responded in shielded telepathy, hoping Jeremiah, Chloe, and the other mage with them, a man named Johnny, wouldn’t pick up on her ambivalence.

“Not precisely what I meant. Why do you dislike the idea of him

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