Lion’s Domain – Aliyah Burke Page 0,2
her, she gave as good as she got, not backing down.
“I will never let you get hurt.” Another step closer.” Ever.”
There it was. That embodiment of perfection in the scent world. Her arousal.
“I don’t know you to believe that.”
Anger surged. He reined it in. She was smart. And sexy.
And mine.
“Why are you here?” He changed the subject.
She blinked thrice. “I’m a doctor. As should be apparent by the fact we met after I jumped from a plane to nowhere to—” she inched closer and need sparked. “Take fucking bombs from the bodies of people I didn’t know.”
“So why here?”
“I go where I am needed.” She didn’t seem at all put out by his change in questioning. Jayme paused. “Do I want to know why you here?”
“Probably not.”
She nodded and moved around him to crouch before one of the bags he had just carried in. He didn’t want to leave her but had no reason to stay in there with her.
He stole a final look at her before he walked out ignoring his cat’s roar of fury.
It was like she’d forgotten he was even there, A feeling he didn’t approve of at all.
He kept his distance however kept her in sight as the night progressed. She barely paid attention to the men around her, all her focus on the job at hand.
There were minor injuries and some larger ones. When she began rubbing the back of her neck, he moved to intervene.
She sat outside a hut on a large chunk of wood. Her legs were crossed, hands on her thighs, palms up. As he neared his pacing, irritable beast began to calm. Her breathing was deep and slow.
“You need to get some sleep.”
“Hello to you too, cranky.” She didn’t even turn in his direction
He settled beside her, crowding her but needing to have some kind of body contact. Just for appeasement.
“Personal space mean anything to you?”
“Cat.”
After a moment of silence, she chuckled. “From anyone else it wouldn’t make sense but from you, that single word statement makes all the sense in the world.”
He decided he loved the sound of her laughter. And wanted more of that.
“You need sleep. You are exhausted.”
“I’m a doctor all I need is a few moments and I will be fine. I’ll sleep later.”
“So take it.”
She angled toward him. He could see her eyes but knew all she could see was his outline in the darkness. There was enough light that he had no issues.
“Not that it’s any of your business but I was doing just that when a moody shifter shoved into my quiet.”
He smiled. Her spunk one of the many things he admired bout her.
“It’s dangerous out here at night. You should be protected.”
She yawned and rested her head against his shoulder without asking permission. Then again, he didn’t believe she needed any. “I don’t think I could be any safer. You’ll do.” She took a deep breath. “Wake me in thirty minutes.”
Cian blinked and watched her fall asleep. She was beautiful, his mate. And she was right, there was no way for her to be safer.
His sister and her mate moved by but he didn’t pay them any attention, he had no doubt they had questions but, she wouldn’t ask and he wouldn’t offer. What was between him and Jayme was their business, no one else’s.
He deadlifted her from beside him and moved her to his lap, where she instantly burrowed close to him.
No way I give her up.
So there he sat with her in his arms for thirty minutes. Before he woke her, he kissed her forehead, then called her name, softly.
Jayme came awake immediately and looked up at him.
“Why am I in your lap?”
“Easier than me reaching over to make sure you don’t fall.”
“Thank god it’s a logical reason having absolutely nothing to do with the hard length pushing against my ass.”
She slid off his lap, teasing him further. Then she walked away.
Chapter Two
Jayme tipped her head up to the water streaming from the bucket over her head and rinsed off the remaining soap and shampoo. She’d been here for two days now. Her vehicle was here and running. Thank goodness.
The hours were long but she hadn’t become a doctor to work nine to five. Finished with her shower she dried off and dressed.
Shaking off the feeling she was being watched. Jayme refused to glance around, seeking.
With my luck it’s that brooding lion shifter. And I’d do something like beg him to come finger me, fuck me, or both.
“Both.”
She so needed both.
“Dr.