Freeing A Lion: BBW Paranormal Lion Shape Shifter Romance (Sleeping Lions - Shifters Prime Book 2) Read Online Free PDF Page B

quite believe it. He kept thinking Trevor would jump out and tell him it was all some big setup, just to mess with his head. Just as the job they had offered him at the circus had been a setup to pull him in.
    They had trapped Lea and then made him do as they wanted. He kissed the top of her head and sighed; he needed to sleep. Tomorrow was going to be a big day and he had to be strong. They were going across the border no matter what happened, no matter what he had to do and who got hurt in the process.
    As long as it wasn’t Lottie .
     
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    “It’s time to get up,” she said, as if she had invaded his dreams.
    “Already?” he asked.
    “Yes. I think it would be a good idea to get out of the city early. It means when you cross the border you’ll still have enough daylight to get somewhere safe for the night.” She pulled out a roll of bank notes. “Here, I took this from the ATM this morning. If we get separated for any reason, there’s enough to get you across the border.”
    “I can’t take it,” he said, getting up, slipping out from where Lea had been lying on him. Lea was oblivious to his movement, still asleep under the warm, safe quilt.
    “Yes. You can. There’s no point you getting this far and then being stuck on this side of the border,” she said, pressing the money into his hand and then looking down to where the towel was still slung around his hips. Her eyes were appraising and he had to consciously make himself not get aroused by her. It was inappropriate, but he struggled. There was something about her that appealed to him, and in the back of his mind something stirred; his lion, the thing that had been his captured companion, looked on approvingly.
    “Thank you.” He took the money and then said, “Do you have those clothes?”
    “Oh, yes. Of course, they are in my bedroom. There’s clothes for Lea too. I’ll lend you a backpack to put everything in. Maybe I should pack some food too.” She went to the kitchen and began to rummage in the cupboards. “Mostly junk, I’m afraid, but I can make some sandwiches.”
    “Anything you have will be great,” he said. “I’ll go change.”
    He headed to her bedroom, trying not to notice the bed with its rumpled sheets. For some reason he wanted to be the one who had messed up her bed, to have taken her here, made love to her in her bed, and listened to her come while he thrust inside her. And made babies with her .
    No way. Procreation was the last thing on his mind; he had no way to support her. What was he thinking? By this evening they would be on separate sides of the border, and he was never coming back this way. Ever. Not even for her. Not even for his mate .
    Daniel shook off that thought and cursed his lion for putting the idea in his head. She wasn’t his mate. But the lion, so quiet while the collar was round his neck, said differently.
    Going back into her living room, he woke Lea gently. “Hi, Vagabond. It’s time to hit the road.”
    “Really? We’re really going?” Lea asked, her eyes heavy with sleep.
    “We really are. So let’s get you dressed and then we’ll leave.” He took her hand. “Want to see the clothes Lottie got for you?”
    “Maybe,” she said.
    “Come on, she’s gone to a lot of trouble for us. So be grateful and say thank you.”
    “Why?” Lea asked, standing on legs that were too thin and pale for a child her age.
    “Because it’s the polite thing to do,” Daniel said.
    “No. Why has she gone to so much trouble for us?” Lea asked, as they headed for the bedroom.
    “I don’t know. Not everyone is bad. We’ve just seen the worst of it the past couple of years, but before, when I travelled round with your mom, we met some great people,” he said, showing her the clothes.
    “I’ll look like a girl,” Lea said, picking up the pretty clothes.
    “You are a girl,” he said, stroking her head and then bending down to kiss her. “Now get dressed. It’ll be good not to be able to