ROMANCE: Lion Protector (Paranormal Shifter BBW Military Romance) (Shapeshifter Alpha Male Short Stories Book 2) by Alexa Blair Page A
Authors: Alexa Blair
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hair, and he was dressed like a regular person who wasn't trying to draw any attention. Jeans, sneakers, and a t-shirt. He strolled over to her with his hands in his pocket. She knew the color of his eyes from the picture on his app profile, but right now he was hiding them with his sunglasses.
"Tamera?" he asked as he walked over to her.
She nodded. "Julius, I presume."
"At your service," he said, and sat down next to her on the bench. They sat quietly for a few minutes before Tamera decided to break the ice.
"So, you never did tell me what kind of shifter you are. Should I be worried?" Tamera raised a brow. She was the kind of girl who just said what she was thinking. It chased a lot of people off sometimes, but those who could handle it loved her.
"Bear. And I only bite occasionally," he told her, grinning. He took his sunglasses off and set them on his lap. When he turned his gaze to meet her eyes, Tamera felt lost. He was beautiful, in a ruggedly cowboy-handsome kind of way. He smiled at her and she felt her heart start beating rapidly in her chest. Oh, yes. There was definitely chemistry between the two of them.
"Would you like to get some ice cream and then we can walk around, talk, and get to know one another better." He said it as more of a statement than a question. When he stood, he put his hand out to help her off the bench.
Tamera looked at the hand in front of her for a moment before taking it. She gave him a shy smile as she stood. She was still unsure about this situation, but he'd somehow convinced her to meet him. Why stop now?
"So, who are you really?" she asked him finally, looking at him over the ice cream. "I mean, I know your first name, I know you're a bear shifter, but who are you, Julius? What do you want in life, why are you looking for a mate, and why me?"
"It's complicated. A bear shifter reaches a certain age when he realizes he needs to slow down in life a little and find a mate. We like cubs, but not all bear shifters feel the need to stick around to help raise them. I was careful not to have any because I wanted to wait for the right woman. It took me a while to get to a place in my life where I'm ready to slow down and focus on family. Now that I'm there, I'm looking for a mate." He finished his ice cream cone and then wiped his hands on a napkin before walking down the beach with her. "As for you, well, you seem blunt, and I've always liked a challenge."
"What happens if I don't stay a challenge?" Tamera asked him curiously.
"I have a hard time believing you'll be anything but interesting." Julius smiled at her and winked. "You have the kind of personality that will always leave a man trying to figure out your next move."
"My next move?" She was taken aback. She had no idea what he meant by that. "What is this, a game of chess?"
"Do you play chess?" he asked her, changing the subject.
"I know how to play, but that's not what I was asking." Tamera crossed her arms and looked at him. She didn't know what he was up too, but he seemed to be avoiding her direct question. "Why me?"
"Because you're interesting. What kind of answer are you looking for? I don't want to lie to you and I'm not sure what you are really trying to ask." Julius shrugged. His phone started beeping, and he took it out of his back pocket and looked at it. "I have to go, work emergency. But don't think this conversation is over between us."
He left her standing there. Watching him leave, she felt confused, irritated, and turned on all at once. Something about him just made her want to lick him from head to toe like the ice cream cone she just ate. The other part of her wanted to strangle him for being so evasive with her questions. Yet, another part of her was absolutely fascinated by his confidence and how easily amused he seemed to be.
Shaking her head, she checked her phone and realized she still had time to catch a movie on her day off if she wanted to. Deciding to do that, she put him from her mind for
"Tamera?" he asked as he walked over to her.
She nodded. "Julius, I presume."
"At your service," he said, and sat down next to her on the bench. They sat quietly for a few minutes before Tamera decided to break the ice.
"So, you never did tell me what kind of shifter you are. Should I be worried?" Tamera raised a brow. She was the kind of girl who just said what she was thinking. It chased a lot of people off sometimes, but those who could handle it loved her.
"Bear. And I only bite occasionally," he told her, grinning. He took his sunglasses off and set them on his lap. When he turned his gaze to meet her eyes, Tamera felt lost. He was beautiful, in a ruggedly cowboy-handsome kind of way. He smiled at her and she felt her heart start beating rapidly in her chest. Oh, yes. There was definitely chemistry between the two of them.
"Would you like to get some ice cream and then we can walk around, talk, and get to know one another better." He said it as more of a statement than a question. When he stood, he put his hand out to help her off the bench.
Tamera looked at the hand in front of her for a moment before taking it. She gave him a shy smile as she stood. She was still unsure about this situation, but he'd somehow convinced her to meet him. Why stop now?
"So, who are you really?" she asked him finally, looking at him over the ice cream. "I mean, I know your first name, I know you're a bear shifter, but who are you, Julius? What do you want in life, why are you looking for a mate, and why me?"
"It's complicated. A bear shifter reaches a certain age when he realizes he needs to slow down in life a little and find a mate. We like cubs, but not all bear shifters feel the need to stick around to help raise them. I was careful not to have any because I wanted to wait for the right woman. It took me a while to get to a place in my life where I'm ready to slow down and focus on family. Now that I'm there, I'm looking for a mate." He finished his ice cream cone and then wiped his hands on a napkin before walking down the beach with her. "As for you, well, you seem blunt, and I've always liked a challenge."
"What happens if I don't stay a challenge?" Tamera asked him curiously.
"I have a hard time believing you'll be anything but interesting." Julius smiled at her and winked. "You have the kind of personality that will always leave a man trying to figure out your next move."
"My next move?" She was taken aback. She had no idea what he meant by that. "What is this, a game of chess?"
"Do you play chess?" he asked her, changing the subject.
"I know how to play, but that's not what I was asking." Tamera crossed her arms and looked at him. She didn't know what he was up too, but he seemed to be avoiding her direct question. "Why me?"
"Because you're interesting. What kind of answer are you looking for? I don't want to lie to you and I'm not sure what you are really trying to ask." Julius shrugged. His phone started beeping, and he took it out of his back pocket and looked at it. "I have to go, work emergency. But don't think this conversation is over between us."
He left her standing there. Watching him leave, she felt confused, irritated, and turned on all at once. Something about him just made her want to lick him from head to toe like the ice cream cone she just ate. The other part of her wanted to strangle him for being so evasive with her questions. Yet, another part of her was absolutely fascinated by his confidence and how easily amused he seemed to be.
Shaking her head, she checked her phone and realized she still had time to catch a movie on her day off if she wanted to. Deciding to do that, she put him from her mind for
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