The Beast's Desire 1-3 (Paranormal Romance, Beast Lust Series) by Emerald Ice Page A

Bigfoot was actually a man, let alone Ronin Devons.
    “ You...” Chloe whispered as she stumbled backwards from Ronin. “You’re...oh my god!” she covered her mouth, feeling nauseous.
    The encounter with Bigfoot, which she had thought would have stayed a secret in Apple Creek Preserve, was now a much more complex problem. She had fucked not one, but two ape-men! Ape-men who could talk and communicate quite well.
    Ronin stepped forward and tried to calm her. “Chloe, please...I –”
    “No!” she shouted at him , shaking her head. “Don’t even speak to me! You...you lied to me!” She was now practically screaming at him.
    “ I didn’t lie to you. I just...” he said, reaching out toward her. “Let me explain, honey.”
    “ Honey? Don’t you dare use a pet name with me!”
    Ronin put his hands up to signal defeat, then said gently, “Okay, okay. I’m sorry.”
    Chloe was so angry, she was nearly hyperventilating. How could he have sex with me and not tell me what he really is? To Chloe, lies of omission were nearly as offensive as blatant, straight-forward lies – a lie was a lie was a lie to her.
    Ronin couldn’t help noticing that even in her anger, she was the most beautiful woman he’d ever seen. He wisely decided to refrain from mentioning that little bit of information since she’d probably not take it as a genuine compliment right this second.
    He couldn’t help notice her perfect, lovely breasts moving up and down, up and down underneath her blouse as her chest heaved with her angry breathing. His previously faint pheromones began to seep out of his body, thickly permeating the air.
    Chloe immediately noticed the sudden increase of the spicy, sandalwood scent and realized exactly what it meant for her. “Ohhh, no! Don’t you dare try to drug me with your smell!”
    Ronin’s eyebrows shot up surprised at her comment. “Drug you? What are you talking about?”
    Feeling lightheaded and fearful that her ability to reason soundly would disappear if she didn’t get the hell out of there, Chloe backed up as speedily as possible. She turned around suddenly and bolted through the forest, leaving her backpack on Ronin’s doorstep.
    “Chloe, wait!” yelled Ronin, but it was already too late; she was gone.
    * * * *
    Chloe ran as fast as her legs would carry her. All she wanted to do was to get back to the cabin and lock the door to keep Ronin Devons from ever bothering her again.
    She was angry that her weekend of research had been a total disaster . This had been the perfect place to study, but now everything was ruined. With any luck, the university would give her a one week extension to complete her research elsewhere.
    She finally reached the section of the path where it split; one path led to the cabin, the other to the small pond. With her side hurting badly from her sudden sprint, she slowed down to a brisk walk.
    Thunder rumbled as a storm approached, the breeze picking up and blowing her hair across her face. She shivered slightly, her perspiration cooling her skin along with the chilliness of the impending storm.
    Her thoughts completely blinded her to her surroundings, and she was unaware of the black shape that shadowed her silently. As she passed by the pond, she heard a low, menacing growl. She stopped in her tracks and fear flooded through her as the same enormous black panther she’d seen last night stalked toward her.
    Another growl came from her left and Chloe realized she was in deeper trouble than she realized. Anger was swept away as terror took over her emotions.
    * * * *
    Still in his towel, Ronin stood on the front step of his house and hung his head in despair. He couldn’t believe he had been so careless.
    He knew this was going to happen. After he had stupidly shouted her name when he climaxed, he knew he and his brother had little time to keep their secret life, well…secret. Chloe was just too smart for that anyway.
    He and his brother had successfully kept their