Fighting A Lion: BBW Paranormal Lion Shape Shifter Romance (Sleeping Lions - Shifters Prime Book 3) by Harmony Raines Page A
Authors: Harmony Raines
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early. It all happened so quickly. They are not expecting me home for another couple of weeks at least.” They were walking up a steep incline now. “So that gives us a deadline to get this detour wound up.”
“Okay, then.” He looked up at the darkening sky. “We ought to get going, and walk a bit faster.”
They picked up the pace and she didn’t complain, even though he knew that it was much easier for him. This journey had told him a lot about Misty; he probably learned more in the last couple of days of being with her in the wilderness, than he would have in a whole year, if they were living in a nice safe house, with her herd.
But still it bothered him, that he was putting her in danger. If it wasn’t for him, she could have gone straight home and be living happily with her family. Instead she was out here, a horse, a prey animal, heading into lion territory.
That’s where they would get eventually, lion territory. However, the area they were passing through seemed to be a mishmash of different animals. They had decided, on Dan’s advice, not to travel in the open in daylight as a lion and horse, it would draw too much attention. Attention they didn’t need.
“There is a truck coming,” Misty said. Her hearing was better than his, and she turned around to look behind them. Sure enough, a truck was coming up the road. They stepped off the tarmac and onto the gravel that bordered it, waiting for the truck to pass. However, the driver saw them and pulled over and the two men inside smiled, looking them up and down, studying them as the sky darkened ominously.
“You two look as if you need a lift,” the guy driving said.
“No, we’re just fine, thank you.” But at that moment the first big drop of rain, followed by another in quick succession, splattered onto the truck’s windscreen. They were going to get soaked.
"Get on in,” the driver said, indicating the back of the truck.
Kieran turned to Misty, and saw the tightness in her face. “If we get in the back we should be okay.” He kept his voice low so that the guys didn’t hear. He could see in her face that she wasn’t happy about it, but then the rain came down harder, he reached in his pack and got out the tarpaulin. He was going to make the decision for them. “Come on, we can cover ourselves up with the tarp, it has to be better than being out here in the rain.”
“Where are you heading?” Misty asked the driver, as Kieran began to scramble into the back of the truck, holding out his hand for her to follow.
“We’re heading to Crosslea, but we can drop you off anywhere along the way.” The driver began winding up his window to stop the rain getting in. And after a moment of indecision Misty took hold of Kieran's hand and got in the back of the truck.
Chapter Nineteen – Misty
“I still think we should have carried on walking. I feel uneasy taking a lift.” Although, as the rain battered down on top of them, she was glad they were at least still moving towards their destination. If they had been walking, they would have had to find shelter, and probably ended up in the middle of nowhere for the night.
“We’ll get a lift to the village. That’s where we we’re headed tonight anyway. It means we won’t have lost any time.” He put his arm around her and they snuggled together under the tarpaulin. Not exactly romantic, but she’d take it.
The truck rumbled along, at a steady pace, and occasionally she lifted the tarp and looked out to see where they were. Right now, they were heading through a mountain pass and she had to admit she would have hated to walk this on foot. Her legs already ached from the increase in physical activity she had experienced since they crossed the border. During her time at the mansion, she had mainly stayed in the house and the grounds; she wasn’t as fit as she used to be.
“We’re not that far away from the village, are we?” she asked him after ten minutes had
“Okay, then.” He looked up at the darkening sky. “We ought to get going, and walk a bit faster.”
They picked up the pace and she didn’t complain, even though he knew that it was much easier for him. This journey had told him a lot about Misty; he probably learned more in the last couple of days of being with her in the wilderness, than he would have in a whole year, if they were living in a nice safe house, with her herd.
But still it bothered him, that he was putting her in danger. If it wasn’t for him, she could have gone straight home and be living happily with her family. Instead she was out here, a horse, a prey animal, heading into lion territory.
That’s where they would get eventually, lion territory. However, the area they were passing through seemed to be a mishmash of different animals. They had decided, on Dan’s advice, not to travel in the open in daylight as a lion and horse, it would draw too much attention. Attention they didn’t need.
“There is a truck coming,” Misty said. Her hearing was better than his, and she turned around to look behind them. Sure enough, a truck was coming up the road. They stepped off the tarmac and onto the gravel that bordered it, waiting for the truck to pass. However, the driver saw them and pulled over and the two men inside smiled, looking them up and down, studying them as the sky darkened ominously.
“You two look as if you need a lift,” the guy driving said.
“No, we’re just fine, thank you.” But at that moment the first big drop of rain, followed by another in quick succession, splattered onto the truck’s windscreen. They were going to get soaked.
"Get on in,” the driver said, indicating the back of the truck.
Kieran turned to Misty, and saw the tightness in her face. “If we get in the back we should be okay.” He kept his voice low so that the guys didn’t hear. He could see in her face that she wasn’t happy about it, but then the rain came down harder, he reached in his pack and got out the tarpaulin. He was going to make the decision for them. “Come on, we can cover ourselves up with the tarp, it has to be better than being out here in the rain.”
“Where are you heading?” Misty asked the driver, as Kieran began to scramble into the back of the truck, holding out his hand for her to follow.
“We’re heading to Crosslea, but we can drop you off anywhere along the way.” The driver began winding up his window to stop the rain getting in. And after a moment of indecision Misty took hold of Kieran's hand and got in the back of the truck.
Chapter Nineteen – Misty
“I still think we should have carried on walking. I feel uneasy taking a lift.” Although, as the rain battered down on top of them, she was glad they were at least still moving towards their destination. If they had been walking, they would have had to find shelter, and probably ended up in the middle of nowhere for the night.
“We’ll get a lift to the village. That’s where we we’re headed tonight anyway. It means we won’t have lost any time.” He put his arm around her and they snuggled together under the tarpaulin. Not exactly romantic, but she’d take it.
The truck rumbled along, at a steady pace, and occasionally she lifted the tarp and looked out to see where they were. Right now, they were heading through a mountain pass and she had to admit she would have hated to walk this on foot. Her legs already ached from the increase in physical activity she had experienced since they crossed the border. During her time at the mansion, she had mainly stayed in the house and the grounds; she wasn’t as fit as she used to be.
“We’re not that far away from the village, are we?” she asked him after ten minutes had
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