ROMANCE: Lion Protector (Paranormal Shifter BBW Military Romance) (Shapeshifter Alpha Male Short Stories Book 2) by Alexa Blair
Authors: Alexa Blair
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could easily have passed for a model.
Texting him back, she smiled. He didn't say what kind of shifter he was, but since she was advertising herself as a human looking for a shifter mate, he already knew she wasn't able to shift.
They texted back and forth a few times, and the guy made it clear he wanted to meet her. He wanted to meet her tonight. Tamera wasn't comfortable meeting him that quickly and tried to play it off. She told him she had just gotten off work and was tired, but she had a day off in a week. She asked if she could meet him then. When he texted her back, the chill she got from his messages irritated her. He was demanding and egotistical, telling her she was a tease and that she was intentionally leading him on with her profile. Getting frustrated, she blocked him. She put her phone back into her pocket and thought that would be the end of that.
Until he messaged her again. She'd blocked him, and yet he'd been unblocked. She knew she hadn't done it. Blocking him again, she put her phone back into her pocket. When he continued to be able to message her, she decided the app had some bugs and made the report. She didn't respond to him, but she couldn't help but read his messages.
He wasn't scary, exactly, but she did feel intimidated by his authority. He didn't apologize for being demanding, he was point blank about his intentions and his interest in her, and he kept pushing it. She tried to block him again.
Over the next couple of weeks, she kept getting messages from him. They weren’t nonstop, just enough to get her upset that the app wasn't keeping her blocked profiles blocked. But the thing was, every time she read another message from him, she was more intrigued. He wasn't scary or rude. He just pestered her and gave her a hard time for trying to avoid him. Mostly she was impressed that he didn’t give up.
After a couple of weeks of her playing hard to get, he finally told her he was done. He had found the game amusing for a while, but now it was time to be honest. Did she find him as interesting as he found her? Would she be willing to meet, or was it time for him to walk away?
He'd grown on her. Tamera wasn't sure meeting him was the best idea, but she agreed.
He offered a public place near her work. He had suggested the boardwalk of the beach during broad daylight to get ice cream. It was a place where no one would notice them but it was still fairly safe.
Agreeing, Tamera arranged to meet him on her next day off and then put her phone down. She couldn't believe she went from trying to block him repeatedly to agreeing to meet him. She had no idea how he'd gotten under her skin like that, despite his arrogance. His attitude that she would love him if she'd give him a chance was oddly hard to resist.
She snorted at her own thoughts. She wasn't sure if she was walking into a lion's den or if she'd met a man who could actually thrill her, entice her, and keep her on her toes.
One way or another, she would find out soon enough if this man was dangerous or her soul mate. Pausing in her thoughts as she brushed her hair, she wondered if he could be both.
Chapter 2
Tamera sat waiting on a bench. They had seen each other’s pictures on the app, so she assumed they would find each other easily. She was more nervous than she thought she'd be. She was watching joggers and bikers ride by, a guy walking his dog with a red leash, the normal stuff people did on a nice, sunny day.
She knew his first name, and that was it. She wondered if it was stupid to not have more information about him before meeting. She'd gotten carried away with the excitement of it all once she'd gotten over trying to get rid of him.
Julius. It was kind of a nerdy name in Tamera's opinion, but his look told a different story. He was a six foot four hulking bear of a man. If she’d had to take a guess at what kind of shifter he was, she would definitely have said bigger than a wolf.
He had amber-colored eyes and dark, curly
Texting him back, she smiled. He didn't say what kind of shifter he was, but since she was advertising herself as a human looking for a shifter mate, he already knew she wasn't able to shift.
They texted back and forth a few times, and the guy made it clear he wanted to meet her. He wanted to meet her tonight. Tamera wasn't comfortable meeting him that quickly and tried to play it off. She told him she had just gotten off work and was tired, but she had a day off in a week. She asked if she could meet him then. When he texted her back, the chill she got from his messages irritated her. He was demanding and egotistical, telling her she was a tease and that she was intentionally leading him on with her profile. Getting frustrated, she blocked him. She put her phone back into her pocket and thought that would be the end of that.
Until he messaged her again. She'd blocked him, and yet he'd been unblocked. She knew she hadn't done it. Blocking him again, she put her phone back into her pocket. When he continued to be able to message her, she decided the app had some bugs and made the report. She didn't respond to him, but she couldn't help but read his messages.
He wasn't scary, exactly, but she did feel intimidated by his authority. He didn't apologize for being demanding, he was point blank about his intentions and his interest in her, and he kept pushing it. She tried to block him again.
Over the next couple of weeks, she kept getting messages from him. They weren’t nonstop, just enough to get her upset that the app wasn't keeping her blocked profiles blocked. But the thing was, every time she read another message from him, she was more intrigued. He wasn't scary or rude. He just pestered her and gave her a hard time for trying to avoid him. Mostly she was impressed that he didn’t give up.
After a couple of weeks of her playing hard to get, he finally told her he was done. He had found the game amusing for a while, but now it was time to be honest. Did she find him as interesting as he found her? Would she be willing to meet, or was it time for him to walk away?
He'd grown on her. Tamera wasn't sure meeting him was the best idea, but she agreed.
He offered a public place near her work. He had suggested the boardwalk of the beach during broad daylight to get ice cream. It was a place where no one would notice them but it was still fairly safe.
Agreeing, Tamera arranged to meet him on her next day off and then put her phone down. She couldn't believe she went from trying to block him repeatedly to agreeing to meet him. She had no idea how he'd gotten under her skin like that, despite his arrogance. His attitude that she would love him if she'd give him a chance was oddly hard to resist.
She snorted at her own thoughts. She wasn't sure if she was walking into a lion's den or if she'd met a man who could actually thrill her, entice her, and keep her on her toes.
One way or another, she would find out soon enough if this man was dangerous or her soul mate. Pausing in her thoughts as she brushed her hair, she wondered if he could be both.
Chapter 2
Tamera sat waiting on a bench. They had seen each other’s pictures on the app, so she assumed they would find each other easily. She was more nervous than she thought she'd be. She was watching joggers and bikers ride by, a guy walking his dog with a red leash, the normal stuff people did on a nice, sunny day.
She knew his first name, and that was it. She wondered if it was stupid to not have more information about him before meeting. She'd gotten carried away with the excitement of it all once she'd gotten over trying to get rid of him.
Julius. It was kind of a nerdy name in Tamera's opinion, but his look told a different story. He was a six foot four hulking bear of a man. If she’d had to take a guess at what kind of shifter he was, she would definitely have said bigger than a wolf.
He had amber-colored eyes and dark, curly
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