Fascination: BBW Paranormal Shape Shifter Romance (Shifters Forever After Book 2) by Elle Thorne Page A
Authors: Elle Thorne
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door opening.
“Isaac!” Miriam hastened away and hugged a large polar bear shifter. “You made it.”
Cade’s attention was riveted on the newcomer. Square jaw, chiseled features, eyes the color of the ocean in Cozumel, the place she and Carina had vacationed a little over a month ago. Laken had bought tickets for all three, but she’d had to bail and serve on the Shifter Supreme Court.
Cade harnessed her mind, bringing her wandering thoughts back to the present. She also averted her eyes, lest she be caught staring.
Though he was easy to stare at. A fascinating combination of sapphire eyes, dark brown hair, and stubble in dire need of a razor emphasized the man’s innate sexiness.
A pair of dark circles under his eyes made her think of her own artfully covered signs of sleeplessness. She’d laid the concealer on heavy today.
He glanced away from his aunt, his posture on guard, his gaze surveying and taking reconnaissance. His scrutiny over Cari was a quick glance, then he did the same to Cade.
No. Not exactly. There was no such thing as a quick glance when it came to Cadence Araya.
His eyes traveled from hers and down her body, then back up again, and settled on her eyes.
The depths of his sapphire gaze had a gold flicker. She recognized his bear. Then to her dismay, Cade’s panther growled in her mind, making assertions that Cade wasn’t interested in and didn’t have time for. She pushed her panther back, not allowing her a voice. Her panther snarled, and this time the snarl was pure frustration aimed directly at Cade.
Isaac Romanoff… She ran the name through her mind, savoring it. She couldn’t pull her eyes from his face.
“How’s the case?” Ky asked Isaac after the two brothers had hugged.
Isaac’s gaze tore from hers and he turned his attention to his brother. “Goddamned cat burglar. Things escalated shortly after you left. But I think we may be getting close.”
“What?” Carina glanced at Isaac, then at Cade, then back to Isaac, a guilty look on her face.
Jesus. Don’t react to that word.
She’d have to remind Cari to be a little more poker-faced and not let people see that the words “cat burglar” caught her attention. She nudged Cari.
His scent, manly with a hint of the outdoors, infiltrated her senses, filling her lungs. She breathed out, fighting to regain control over her senses. “I’m Cadence.”
Cari took her cue. “I’m Laken’s sister. Carina. Cari, preferably.”
“Isaac.” He shook Cari’s hand, but his eyes were glued on Cade.
The intensity of his gaze made her pulse pick up speed.
“What’s this about a cat burglar?” Cari asked with an almost full-blown telltale glance at Cade.
Cade ground her teeth in frustration. Keep it up, little sister. They’ll have me serving several sentences at this rate. Carina was practically announcing Cade’s guilt.
Miriam beamed with pride. “Isaac’s with the NYPD. He’s a detective. Let’s go into the living room. We’ve got appetizers galore.”
“Special Task Force,” Ky added.
“Quit that, you two.” The sex-on-a-stick any woman would’ve liked to lick shook his head, then turned to Cari. “I’ve been assigned to the cat burglar case.”
Cade bit back a gasp, digging sharp teeth into her bottom lip.
“You said you were getting close?” Cari probed.
For the love of all that’s holy, shut the fuck up, Carina. Cade forced a smile to her face, hoping that was what she’d plastered there, but unsure, because damn, her face felt like it was in a grimace from hell.
“Do you still think it’s a shifter?” Ky asked.
It happened. Cade had no control over it. It was like her fingers stopped functioning the second that question left Ky’s lips.
Her glass plummeted to the Italian tile, shattering into a myriad of tiny, sparkling, catch-the-light pieces that teased Cade with how much they reminded her of diamonds. The tiny shards that had wine on them reminded her of rubies.
Or blood.
Yeah,
“Isaac!” Miriam hastened away and hugged a large polar bear shifter. “You made it.”
Cade’s attention was riveted on the newcomer. Square jaw, chiseled features, eyes the color of the ocean in Cozumel, the place she and Carina had vacationed a little over a month ago. Laken had bought tickets for all three, but she’d had to bail and serve on the Shifter Supreme Court.
Cade harnessed her mind, bringing her wandering thoughts back to the present. She also averted her eyes, lest she be caught staring.
Though he was easy to stare at. A fascinating combination of sapphire eyes, dark brown hair, and stubble in dire need of a razor emphasized the man’s innate sexiness.
A pair of dark circles under his eyes made her think of her own artfully covered signs of sleeplessness. She’d laid the concealer on heavy today.
He glanced away from his aunt, his posture on guard, his gaze surveying and taking reconnaissance. His scrutiny over Cari was a quick glance, then he did the same to Cade.
No. Not exactly. There was no such thing as a quick glance when it came to Cadence Araya.
His eyes traveled from hers and down her body, then back up again, and settled on her eyes.
The depths of his sapphire gaze had a gold flicker. She recognized his bear. Then to her dismay, Cade’s panther growled in her mind, making assertions that Cade wasn’t interested in and didn’t have time for. She pushed her panther back, not allowing her a voice. Her panther snarled, and this time the snarl was pure frustration aimed directly at Cade.
Isaac Romanoff… She ran the name through her mind, savoring it. She couldn’t pull her eyes from his face.
“How’s the case?” Ky asked Isaac after the two brothers had hugged.
Isaac’s gaze tore from hers and he turned his attention to his brother. “Goddamned cat burglar. Things escalated shortly after you left. But I think we may be getting close.”
“What?” Carina glanced at Isaac, then at Cade, then back to Isaac, a guilty look on her face.
Jesus. Don’t react to that word.
She’d have to remind Cari to be a little more poker-faced and not let people see that the words “cat burglar” caught her attention. She nudged Cari.
His scent, manly with a hint of the outdoors, infiltrated her senses, filling her lungs. She breathed out, fighting to regain control over her senses. “I’m Cadence.”
Cari took her cue. “I’m Laken’s sister. Carina. Cari, preferably.”
“Isaac.” He shook Cari’s hand, but his eyes were glued on Cade.
The intensity of his gaze made her pulse pick up speed.
“What’s this about a cat burglar?” Cari asked with an almost full-blown telltale glance at Cade.
Cade ground her teeth in frustration. Keep it up, little sister. They’ll have me serving several sentences at this rate. Carina was practically announcing Cade’s guilt.
Miriam beamed with pride. “Isaac’s with the NYPD. He’s a detective. Let’s go into the living room. We’ve got appetizers galore.”
“Special Task Force,” Ky added.
“Quit that, you two.” The sex-on-a-stick any woman would’ve liked to lick shook his head, then turned to Cari. “I’ve been assigned to the cat burglar case.”
Cade bit back a gasp, digging sharp teeth into her bottom lip.
“You said you were getting close?” Cari probed.
For the love of all that’s holy, shut the fuck up, Carina. Cade forced a smile to her face, hoping that was what she’d plastered there, but unsure, because damn, her face felt like it was in a grimace from hell.
“Do you still think it’s a shifter?” Ky asked.
It happened. Cade had no control over it. It was like her fingers stopped functioning the second that question left Ky’s lips.
Her glass plummeted to the Italian tile, shattering into a myriad of tiny, sparkling, catch-the-light pieces that teased Cade with how much they reminded her of diamonds. The tiny shards that had wine on them reminded her of rubies.
Or blood.
Yeah,
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