Simply Lions: A Ten Book Paranormal WereLion Romance Collection by unknow

Author:unknow
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-01-31T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

Robert paced the floor of his office after Olivia left, feeling the frustration gnawing away at his bones. He wanted nothing more than to go after her, to bring her back into the office and tell her not to be worried. He wanted to seduce her; just being around her alluring pheromones was enough to send a jolt of lust through him. She talked to you about it, he thought firmly. That’s progress. She’s trying to understand. She’s trying to wrap her mind around things. But there had been no mistaking the fear that had emanated from her in waves when he spoke about killing anyone who threatened to harm her and killing the members of his Pride who were involved in her abduction.

Things had seemed to be progressing well when she had met his mother a few days before. Robert remembered the way Olivia had sat down at the table, the way she and his mother had talked about their lives, their interests. He had hoped Olivia would see that were-lions were normal, that he was normal. Robert turned on his heel and began pacing once more. He could feel the change dancing along his bones, threatening to overtake him the moment he relaxed his self-control. Robert took deep breaths, forcing himself to slow down in spite of the rage simmering in the back of his mind.

You have to give her time. You can’t expect her to just be okay with everything right away. She has to adjust. Robert closed his eyes, breathing slowly and steadily. He had spooked her; it was his fault that she had become scared. Robert remembered what the elders had said about the fact that she was an outsider. It was going to be difficult for her, Robert knew. He cringed, remembering the look on her face as she had said, “You can’t just kill people and get away with it!”

The ringing of his cell phone interrupted Robert’s thoughts. He strode towards his desk and picked it up, looking at the screen. It was Katarina. “What have you got for me?”

“Starting to track some things down,” Katarina said quickly. “I don’t have any definite leads yet, but I’ve worked out who knew and who didn’t know.”

“That’s good. Who knew?”

“Mostly people inside of the company, some people outside of it. Gossip, you know.”

Robert nodded. “Who didn’t know?”

“Excellent question. Has a complicated answer. Can I meet you for lunch or are you saving that meeting for your mate?”

“I have the feeling she’s not interested in having lunch with me right now. She’s…working some things out.” Robert clenched his free hand into a fist, closing his eyes and breathing slowly. Olivia being afraid—even if it was because of him—was enough to make him nearly lose control. He had to make her understand why she was so precious to him, he had to make her feel safe with him.

“You know where to meet me,” Katarina said. “I’ll bring Lex with me. She’s figured some stuff out too.”

Robert nodded even though he knew that she couldn’t see him.

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