pocketbook. She couldn’t think because the vampire and the other man were staring at her. They were so good-looking that River was having a hard time concentrating on an exit plan. But she remembered that Paddock was a good-looking man too and look where that got her.
Larken leaned over so Jonas and Reece could hear him. “You are scaring her. You two look like you’re going to attack her. Sit down so she can relax a little. She looks like a little deer in head lights so slowly sit down.” Jonas and Reece slowly sat down as Larken instructed but kept their eyes trained on their mate.
Ash noticed that her breathing was starting to slow down some. “River, honey, look at me. I promise you he won’t hurt you or come after you. The vampire is my uncle. You see that man is still a man too, and he is my kin. I wouldn’t let anyone hurt you.” River glanced up at Ash and saw the honest in her eyes. “Can you see the wolf inside Larsen?” she asked, her voice still soft, trying not to scare her anymore than she already was.
River slowly looked up at Ash, surprised that she would ask about that. Her comment surprised her as she continued to glance back at the vampire. She didn ’t want to take her eyes off him in case he tried to get to her, but did Ash say the vampire was her kin?
“ What?” River whispered.
No reason to beat around the bush so Ash came out and just asked, “Can you see Larsen’s wolf?”
River could feel it coming on. She felt her eyes bug out of her head. “Oh my God. It is true. Werewolves, vampires, and you are a tiger.”
“ And bears,” Larsen muttered, trying to lighten the mood.
River started to panic as she realized they were really shifters. Oh fuck, Oh fuck. Find an exit, River, Find an exit . Feverishly, she looked around the room for the exit away from the vampire. She wanted to run but found herself helplessly frozen. As she saw the vampire getting up, fear attacked River’s body, shutting her mind off as she passed out, falling to the ground. Larsen was standing next to her catching her before she hit the floor. Reece and Jonas jumped out of their seats so quickly that Ash jerked as they came to Larsen’s side while he held on to their mate.
“ Give me my mate,” Jonas huffed.
Reece turned around and stared at the wolf. “Mate? Shit, she is my mate too.”
Larken laughed aloud. “Wow. Now this is going to be interesting.” Ash hit Larken on the arm. “Ouch, Ash. Baby, why did you do that.”
Ash just ignored her mate and his comment. He must have forgotten how they met.
Larsen continued to hold River up in his arms. “Bring her over here and lay her down on the floor in front of the fireplace. When she wakes up, you both need to be over there. She is scared to death right now. I mean damn it, guys, didn’t you see the girl shaking like a leaf falling from the tree? Let her get used to the fact we’re shifters and vampires before you go telling her that you both are her mates.”
Jonas and Reece didn ’t want to walk away from her but they knew they had to do this so she would get used to them.
Chapter Six
Larsen laid River on the floor and Ash sat beside her as she rubbed her hand. River could feel how warm her body was. She thought she must be dreaming, but reality slammed into her as she jerked her eyes open, blinking, then looking around her. Ash was the only one sitting with her.
“ What happened? Where did the vampire go?” River whispered.
“ You fainted again.” River tried to sit up, but Ash told her to lie there for a few minutes before she sat up.
“ Listen! Look at me, River.” Ash waited until River focused on her. “I want you to know that nobody is going to hurt you. I didn’t know until two years ago that I was part shifter—Tiger to be exact—and part vampire.” The look River gave Ash was pure
Larken leaned over so Jonas and Reece could hear him. “You are scaring her. You two look like you’re going to attack her. Sit down so she can relax a little. She looks like a little deer in head lights so slowly sit down.” Jonas and Reece slowly sat down as Larken instructed but kept their eyes trained on their mate.
Ash noticed that her breathing was starting to slow down some. “River, honey, look at me. I promise you he won’t hurt you or come after you. The vampire is my uncle. You see that man is still a man too, and he is my kin. I wouldn’t let anyone hurt you.” River glanced up at Ash and saw the honest in her eyes. “Can you see the wolf inside Larsen?” she asked, her voice still soft, trying not to scare her anymore than she already was.
River slowly looked up at Ash, surprised that she would ask about that. Her comment surprised her as she continued to glance back at the vampire. She didn ’t want to take her eyes off him in case he tried to get to her, but did Ash say the vampire was her kin?
“ What?” River whispered.
No reason to beat around the bush so Ash came out and just asked, “Can you see Larsen’s wolf?”
River could feel it coming on. She felt her eyes bug out of her head. “Oh my God. It is true. Werewolves, vampires, and you are a tiger.”
“ And bears,” Larsen muttered, trying to lighten the mood.
River started to panic as she realized they were really shifters. Oh fuck, Oh fuck. Find an exit, River, Find an exit . Feverishly, she looked around the room for the exit away from the vampire. She wanted to run but found herself helplessly frozen. As she saw the vampire getting up, fear attacked River’s body, shutting her mind off as she passed out, falling to the ground. Larsen was standing next to her catching her before she hit the floor. Reece and Jonas jumped out of their seats so quickly that Ash jerked as they came to Larsen’s side while he held on to their mate.
“ Give me my mate,” Jonas huffed.
Reece turned around and stared at the wolf. “Mate? Shit, she is my mate too.”
Larken laughed aloud. “Wow. Now this is going to be interesting.” Ash hit Larken on the arm. “Ouch, Ash. Baby, why did you do that.”
Ash just ignored her mate and his comment. He must have forgotten how they met.
Larsen continued to hold River up in his arms. “Bring her over here and lay her down on the floor in front of the fireplace. When she wakes up, you both need to be over there. She is scared to death right now. I mean damn it, guys, didn’t you see the girl shaking like a leaf falling from the tree? Let her get used to the fact we’re shifters and vampires before you go telling her that you both are her mates.”
Jonas and Reece didn ’t want to walk away from her but they knew they had to do this so she would get used to them.
Chapter Six
Larsen laid River on the floor and Ash sat beside her as she rubbed her hand. River could feel how warm her body was. She thought she must be dreaming, but reality slammed into her as she jerked her eyes open, blinking, then looking around her. Ash was the only one sitting with her.
“ What happened? Where did the vampire go?” River whispered.
“ You fainted again.” River tried to sit up, but Ash told her to lie there for a few minutes before she sat up.
“ Listen! Look at me, River.” Ash waited until River focused on her. “I want you to know that nobody is going to hurt you. I didn’t know until two years ago that I was part shifter—Tiger to be exact—and part vampire.” The look River gave Ash was pure
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