Tiger Tail: Shifter Romance by Winters Sky

Author:Winters, Sky [Winters, Sky]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2017-02-01T16:00:00+00:00

Savannah raced out of Grey Mountain High the moment the bell sounded. She had no desire to be there any longer than she had to be. She had told her parents that she would get a ride back home, but the truth was she just wanted to walk by herself to let her thoughts run wild for a little while.

She was half way home when she heard a rustling in the trees behind her. She instinctively knew that it wasn’t the wind. This sound promised another living presence. She might have been a little nervous, had it not been for her senses alerting her to the fact that she wasn’t in any danger. She stopped walking and turned in the direction of the sound.

A moment later, Xander stepped out from between the trees in a pair of shorts and nothing else. His hair was windblown, and swept back from his face, his grey eyes were bright, and his skin flushed from exertion. He panted softly, and Savannah tried not to be distracted by the wall of muscles that ran down his stomach.

“What are you doing here?”

“Running a patrol,” Xander replied. “Are you walking home?”

“Yes,” Savannah nodded.

“It’s a long walk.”

“It’s just until my car arrives,” Savannah nodded.

“You could have asked me for a lift.”

Savannah shook her head in frustration. “That would have made it hard for you to stay away from me, remember?”

Xander sighed. “This is harder than I expected.”

“Is this you trying?”

“You’re angry today,” Xander said, moving forward.

“Can you blame me?” Savannah demanded. “I’ve never felt connected to anyone this way before, and the first time it happens he has a noble calling, and I end up being the less important one.”

“Don’t say that,” Xander said. “You’re not less important.”

Savannah gave him a pointed stare. “That’s what it feels like.”

“I’m sorry,” Xander said after a heartbeat of silence. “I probably shouldn’t have come up to you--”

“It’s fine,” Savannah said quickly.

“I’ll leave you to your walk--”

“No,” Savannah said, reaching out for his hand. “You’re here now, you may as well walk with me.”

Xander nodded once, and then he fell into step beside her. They walked in silence for a few moments, the air thick with things unsaid between them. Savannah felt the history of their whole relationship standing between them, and it felt large enough to fill the space of a lifetime, rather than the few short days it had been in reality.

“When will you have to marry?” Savannah asked, unable to stop herself from asking the question.

Xander hesitated, obviously uncomfortable with the question. “When I become the reigning alpha,” he replied.

“Which is when?”

“I don’t know,” Xander replied. “It could be a few days from now, it could be months, or it could be as long as a year or two. That will be determined by the current ruling council.”

“How will it be determined?”

Xander glanced at her. “It’s an ancient ritual,” he replied. “They watch the stars.”

“The stars?” Savannah repeated.

Xander nodded. “The stars will give us the answers.”

“And then you will

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