ROMANCE: LION - In His Claws (New Adult, Paranormal, Shapeshifter, Alpha Male, Short Story)

by Celia Styles

  “Oh shit.” He flipped her on her back and was instantly on her devouring her mouth with his own. There was no tenderness and softness to the kiss and she loved it. Wanting nothing sweet to come about, she kissed him back just as hard. Before she knew what was going on he had removed her tank top. It had a bra built into it so she didn’t have anything else on underneath. He looked down at her with smoky dark brown eyes that turned darker with desire.

  “Make sure this is what you want, because once we start there is no going back. Also, you should know I’m not the wedding bells kinda man.”

  “I understand that. I don’t want to hear any bells either. Now if you want it will you please fuck me now?”

  “You don’t have to tell me twice darling.” He hooked his fingers in the sides of her shorts and drew them down with her panties following right behind. He stood up next to the bed and removed his shirt. He looked down at her and grinned when his hands touched his belt buckle.

  He slowly unhooked it, undid the button of his jeans and slid the zipper down. He lowered his pants and boxers and stood in front of her naked. She looked up to see him stand proudly. He had medium brown hair that looked shaggy everywhere. She looked down and saw the muscles ripple across his chest and arms when he moved. He had a flat stomach that was also rippling with muscles. Her eyes traveled his happy trail of hair to reach his penis and she looked head on showing no embarrassment. He was huge and his penis bobbed when she looked at it. Looking back up to his face she looked into his gaze. He looked down at her and he saw the desire swirling in her eyes. He could have sworn there were yellow sparks in her eyes. He lowered himself to lie beside her as his hands traveled over her body. He caressed everywhere. Gliding his hand up he captured her breast in his hand and brought it to his mouth to lick it. He then sucked the nipple into his mouth. He heard her gasp and smiled against her. She was delicious but he wanted to taste all of her.

  Leaning over her he balanced himself on his left arm and elbow as he ran his hand down over her stomach. Using his index finger he circled her belly button. At her soft moan his hand traveled further. He took her mouth in a deep kiss as his hand traveled further to find that special bud of nerves and desire. He rubbed it with the tip of his finger then dipped it even lower to insert one finger inside her. Stroking, he added another finger. She was moaning into his mouth. He spread her legs wide so he could settle inside her. He looked down into her eyes and smiled. She was panting deeply and her eyes were half closed in desire.

  He slowly lowered himself so that he pressed kisses along her collarbone. He moved kisses over her breasts and down to circle around her belly button. He slowly kissed down to lick along her slit and looked up at her. She moaned as she looked down. Raising her up into a leaning position he put her in the best position to look down and watch him enjoy it. He smiled at her and inserted his tongue inside her.

  Slowly he ran his finger over her clit. Jewel was swimming in ecstasy with heat spreading over her body. She didn’t know what to do. Her hands were gripping the sheets and moaning as she tossed her head back and forth.

  “Please. I need you now.”

  He slowly slid back up her body kissing it on the way. He positioned his penis at her entrance and kissed her deep. She tasted herself on his lips and moaned deep as he pushed inside her to the hilt. She felt fuller than she had ever felt before. She broke the kiss to suck his ear lobe into her mouth. Moving her hands up she dug her fingers into his back as he started to move. There was something building deep inside her and she couldn’t fight it. Heat spread up through her body. She looked up at him as he increased his speed. He reached his hand under her leg to grab behind her knee and lifted it up for a better angle.

  Jeremy looked down at Jewel and he knew he hadn’t imagined the sparks from before. Her eyes had turned a golden color. He knew instantly that she wasn’t who she said she was. He increased his speed and moaned deeply. His thoughts on her eyes disappeared as he felt her grip him like a glove. He moaned deeply and heard her growl before she bent her back and climaxed. He followed her shortly after.

  They lay entwined in each other’s limbs. She smiled over at him and saw the look he gave her. He looked at her with a frown.

  “We need to talk.”

  “Look, we said this was just what it was. A good fuck. No need to go into any drama.”

  “No I mean about what you are hiding from me. What are you Jewel?”

  She got up and walked over to her suitcase not caring about her nakedness. “I’m a detective.” She was instantly alarmed. Did he see something? She was always careful never letting anyone see her eyes when she climaxed. She apparently hadn’t been safe enough this time. What in the world was she going to do now? She didn’t have time to do a spell like she normally did before sex.

  Just then Jeremy’s phone rang and he picked it up seeing it was Darrell. He answered the phone and put it on speaker.

  “How’s it going you two?”

  “It’s fine. Hey Darrell did you forget to tell me something?”

  “Uh, no. I think we went over all the aspects of the case.”

  “No I mean about Jewel. What did you leave out?”

  “He didn’t leave out anything. I don’t know what you think you saw but you are wrong.” Jewel stood and looked at him with her hands on her hips.

  Darrell cleared his throat on the other end of the phone as they stared at each other. Her eyes sparked again.

  “See there it is again.” He stood and faced her. Something wasn’t right. “Darrell what the fuck is going on here?”

  She didn’t understand. She had just put on a spell so that her eyes could not be seen by humans. He shouldn’t be able to see them.

  “See it’s your fucking eyes. What in the hell is going on Darrell? Tell me now.”

  Jeremy heard a deep sigh come from Darrell. “Ok you two listen. I haven’t been completely honest with either of you. I called you both because both of you have special talents that may come in handy on this mission. You are both supernatural. This guy has been one of the biggest targets and nobody has been able to get him. I called in some favors from two people that I know can use, let’s say, other means that I can’t. You two need to tell each other about yourselves and clear the air. I was hoping we could have all sat down beforehand, but apparently we didn’t get the time. You can both see each other for what you really are because neither of you are human. Look I have to go. Let me know how it goes and keep your hands to yourself from now on. We don’t need intimate feelings fucking this up.” The phone went silent as he hung up. Jeremy turned to look at her as she stood there shocked.

  “Are you a witch too?” Her voice was soft although she looked at him fiercely.

  “A witch? No! But I know what you are now. Jesus how did I not see it before?”

  “So what are you?”

  “If you promise not to scream I will show you.”

  “I promise. Believe me I have seen almost everything.”

  He started to turn and she watched with wide eyes as his skin turned to fur and his face elongated into a muzzle. She sucked in her breath when, instead of a man standing in front of her there was a large, beautiful lion. His mane was large and looked so soft she wanted to touch it. He nuzzled her hand with his nose until she kneeled down and pet his head. His fur was silky, glossy and amazing as she ran her hands down it. He whimpered and she scratched behind his ears. He started to turn back and stood in front of her. She looked up at him and she suddenly felt hot all over her body.

  She walked to him and placed both of her hands on either side of his head before lowering his mouth to her own. Jeremy looked down at her and kissed her back. Grabbing her around the waist he raised her up against him. Jewel looked up at him and grinned. She slowly turned around and braced her hands on the long dresser. She looked up to stare at him through the mirror. He growled deeply as he looked at her perfect ass raised up in offering to him. His voice was gruff with desire.

  “
I don’t want to hurt you. If I let go I don’t know what will happen.”

  “You won’t hurt me. I’m a witch. You can’t. Now fuck me like I know you want to.”

  He growled deep as he gripped both sides of her hips. In one fluid motion he was buried deep inside her.

  “This is going to be rough and not in the least bit tender like it should.”

  “Would you stop talking and just fuck me.”

  He slowly pulled out until just the tip was rested inside her before thrusting quick and hard inside her again. She felt like a vice and was gripping him so hard that he couldn’t take it anymore. Looking at her flashing eyes through the mirror and hearing her whisper to go harder and faster with the combination of feeling her around him was too much to bear. He moaned as he gripped her hips. He knew he was going to bruise her when he started to slam inside her over and over. Nothing could be heard except the slapping of flesh as he rammed inside her and their deep breathing. He conquered her over and over.

  “Oh god. Oh god. Yesss!” She gripped the edge of the dresser as she flung her head back and climaxed screaming his name as she did.

  He emptied himself inside her as he threw his head forward to rest his forehead against her back. His breathing started to calm down as he slowly raked his nails up the back of her thighs.

  “You are something else you know that?” He whispered it in her ear as he slowly slid out of her. He instantly felt the disconnection. What the hell was wrong with him? He loved women. But he loved being with them and then always being able to walk away. What the hell was different about her? “We should get ready. You are going with Mandy to find some gear right?”

  “Uh. Yeah. I’m going to take a shower.” She slowly walked to her clothes and walked into the bathroom on wobbly legs. She had never had sex like that before in her life. She needed to hurry up and get this job done so she could get back to her life and normality. She stood under the water and enjoyed the feel of it running over her body. She came out dressed in black capris and a white tank top and started to put on little white strapped sandals with small heels.

  Jeremy came out from the bathroom with water running over his chest and dripping from his hair. He wore nothing but jeans that hung on his hips. Getting a shirt from his suitcase he pulled it over his head and looked up to see Jewel watching him. Her eyes flashed and she quickly turned away.

  “Let’s go. I’ll drop you off at the studio and then I’m going to go to the club and look around as well as introduce myself to some people.”

  “Ok. Good idea. Do you want me to go with you?”

  “No. You have to get some stuff for tonight. We have to keep up pretenses you know.”

  “Ok.” He dropped her off at the studio to Mandy who was waiting. She waved to them as they pulled up.

  “How in the hell can she be so happy and hyper after dancing all night? She is practically jumping up and down.”

  “Yeah she has some energy.”

  She looked over at him to see him watching her and was surprised to feel the spark of jealousy flare up inside her. “Just remember you are supposed to be with me.” Her eyes flashed before she got out of the truck and slammed the door.

  He would show her. He quickly put the car in park and got out to walk around the truck and grab her wrist. He pulled her to him and crashed his lips down on hers. Dipping his tongue inside her mouth he pressed her against him with a hand at the small of her back. He broke off just as quickly and whispered to her so only she could hear.

  “How’s that for boyfriend material?” He then spoke louder so that Mandy could hear. “You didn’t tell me goodbye baby. You know I hate it went you don’t kiss me goodbye.” He winked at her before getting back in the truck and driving towards the club.

  Jewel stood there a couple minutes in shock. He will pay for that. She closed her eyes and when she opened them again she was smiling.

  “Oh my God. He is fine. You are one lucky woman. A man that looks that good and he lets you strip without any problem? Whew!”

  “Yeah. He’s great.” She smiled at Mandy as she got in her car. Jewel had Mandy drop her off at the hotel after a day of shopping. Her feet were killing her. She walked in and sat on the bed. Jeremy wasn’t back yet so she sat down and thought about him. He was a shape shifter. A lion? Really? She knew they existed but never thought she would meet one. And she didn’t know they looked like that either. Getting up she looked into her bags to find her outfit for the night to wear. She picked a dress with spaghetti straps that barely covered her ass. Coming out of the shower and blow drying her hair she heard the door open.

  Jeremy was expecting Jewel sitting on the bed in jeans and clothes to wear into the club watching television or something. He was not expecting the sight he walked in on. She was in a skintight mini dress. If you could call it that, it looked more like a shirt. It barely covered her ass. She had on black stilettos that strapped up on her ankles. He just stared at her legs. Good god she had gorgeous legs. She chose that moment to bend over to blow out her hair. He saw the bottom of her ass as she bent even further. He groaned deep in his throat. She was going to kill him slowly.

  She turned around slowly. “Oh hey. I didn’t hear you come in.” She smiled at him. “So did you get the tire fixed?” She had a twinkle in her eye when she looked at him.

  “That was you! I should ring your neck. You know how much those damn tires cost and the towing?”

  “Well most people keep a spare.” She laughed.

  “Well most people don’t have two flats in one day.”

  “Look I did one but not the other was all nature.” She shrugged. “Or karma.” She started laughing at his bad fortune.

  “You think this is funny. I’ll show you funny.” He gripped her arms and yanked her to him. He kissed her passionately cutting off her breath. When he broke it off she stood gasping trying to suck in air. He was breathing just as deep as he looked at her.

  “You keep your bewitched shit to yourself. You understand me. I don’t like fakes.”

  “Fake I am not. Powerful? Yes.” She raised her hands and all the lights in the room shone brighter than any light bulb could.

  “Jesus! Stop! Maybe we should set some boundaries.”

  “Ok. Fine. I won’t use magic on you anymore.” She smirked at him.

  “Ok. And I won’t rip you to shreds with my teeth.” He smirked back at her and laughed out loud at her shocked look. “I would never hurt you Jewel.”

  “We need to head to the club.”

  He looked down at her lips. They were swollen from his kiss. Looking back up at her he nodded.

  “We should. But….” He looked at her for a minute before lightly brushing his lips across hers. He abruptly let her go and turned to the door. “Let’s go.”

  “God you drive me crazy.” She stated as she grabbed her small purse. She almost ran into his back as he stopped and turned to look at her.

  “I know.” He smiled and there was a devilish twinkle in his eyes when he said it.

  He turned back around and started walking back towards the door. She shot sparks at him with her eyes as she followed him out the door. They arrived at the club around 9:30. Jewel wasn’t due to go on until 11:00 but she wanted to mingle and meet the people who worked there. Jeremy carried her bag as they walked up to the bouncer.

  “Get in line buddy.” The bouncer was huge weighing at least 300 pounds and over 6’5”. Jeremy looked up at him. He wasn’t intimidated. Everyone can be brought to their knees. He learned that in training.

  “Well buddy, I guess you can tell Mr. Devine that his headliner had to wait in line.” Jewel walked up to smile at the bouncer. He just looked at her like he was spellbound before responding.

  “Oh, sorry ma’am. Go on in. Mr. Devine is at the bar right now.”

  “Thanks.” Jeremy smiled as he grabbed Jewel’s hand and led her into the smoke filled room. The lights were low and strobe lights were shining throughout the room. Women danced on poles
all around them. There were two cages that also had dancers inside them. They moved in the rhythm of the music.

  “I’m going into the back and meet some of the girls.” She walked towards the double doors.

  Jeremy looked around and saw the looks she was getting from the small crowd that had already started to gather in the place. Oh hell no. He quickly caught up and spun her around into his arms kissing her deeply.

  “Keep up pretenses. You know? Imagine you are dancing for me again when you’re up there. It will calm you.” He whispered as he handed her the bag.

  Jewel couldn’t breathe again. Damn him for doing that. Well two could play that game. She rubbed up against him as her hand gently caressed down his cheek. Leaning towards his ear she whispered lightly. “Just imagine what my mouth can do while I’m up there. It will make it better when we get back to the hotel.” She licked his bottom lip before sucking it into her mouth. She turned and quickly walked away.