Warrior's Song_A Sci-Fi Shifter Romance by Tehya Titan

Author:Tehya Titan [Titan, Tehya]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-08-12T05:00:00+00:00

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“Well, don’t you look like the cat who ate the canary?” Roxanne Arroyo threaded her fingers through her short, brown hair as she laughed. “I thought you weren’t all about this mating thing.”

Janelle sniffed at her drink and took a tentative sip as she shrugged. Damn, that shit burned on the way down. “That was before I experienced it.”

Rox’s amber eyes narrowed skeptically, and she looked every bit like the former cop she was. “Whatever you say.”

Again, Janelle shrugged. There was nothing she could say to convince the woman, or anyone else for that matter. Hell, she didn’t even know how to put into words what she was feeling. It wasn’t happiness exactly. Well, it was, but it was also something more. Searching for the answer, she sat still for so long, she jumped about a foot in the air when strong, muscled arms came around her from behind.

“Don’t fret,” Vischer whispered in her ear as he bent to nuzzle her. “You’re safe.”

“I know.” Then, because she knew it would make him happy, she added, “You’d never let anything happen to me.”

As expected, his chest swelled, and a low, rumbling growl of satisfaction rolled up from his chest. “I would kill anyone who tried to harm you.”

Of that, she had no doubt.

Settling back against his broad chest with a sigh, she finally found the name for what she was feeling. She was…content.

Not content in a way that meant she was settling for less than she wanted. No, she was content in the way that people felt when they had so much good in their life it would be selfish to ask for more.

Unable to contain the lightness in her heart, she leaned her head back against Vischer’s shoulder, closed her eyes, and sang. It was an old folk song her mother had taught her that told the story of a fairy prince who had crossed the seas and battled monsters to return home to his beloved. It was a song of hope and passion, and she lifted her voice, pouring every ounce of love and joy she felt into melody.

When she finished, she opened her eyes, and felt the smile slide from her lips. Every person in the great hall had stopped. No one spoke. No one moved. They all stood transfixed, every pair of eyes in the room staring at her.

“Uh, sorry,” she muttered, her cheeks heating with embarrassment.

Turning her in his arms, Vischer tilted her face up and kissed her softly. “Never apologize, rikka. I heard you sing before I ever saw you, and I was rendered speechless by the loveliness.” He kissed her again, a little harder his time. “They stare because you have bewitched them. They stare because they are captivated.”

She’d performed in front of sold-out auditoriums, but Vischer’s words meant far more to her than those multitudes of cheering fans ever could.

“Thank you.” A slow smile curled her lips. “Do I captive you?”

Vischer chuckled. “Every time I look at you.” Pulling her against him, he stroked her hair.

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