Sex Me Down (7 page)

Tianna Xander and Bonnie Rose Leigh

she’d held her breath in fear until the flood of fresh air filled her lungs.

Finding her way unerringly toward her darkened bedroom, she couldn’t help but shake her head. “You’re imagining things, girl.”

“I wouldn’t say that, exactly.”

Unable to control her reaction, Laynee squeaked, spun in a circle and darted back toward her front door. Unfortunately, she only made it a few feet before someone—or something—took her down, and none to gently either.

Warm breath caressed her neck, and a rumbling growl skittered along her nerves. By the Lady

Goddess, what kind of animal had attacked her?

And who was the man that had managed to break into her apartment?

She squeezed her eyes shut and counted to ten. When she opened her eyes, she would see there was no one here. She had merely fallen and the voice was naught but her imagination. She refused to think her spell had actually worked and so quickly. She couldn’t think of sharing herself with one male, let alone two. Dear Goddess, what had she done?

Breathing shallowly because of the heavy weight on her chest, she cracked one eye open slowly. Hoping against hope that there was no animal sitting atop her and no strange man in her home, she peered up and almost fainted. She 12

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froze, her eyes wide, as she stared up into the ice blue eyes of a great, white tiger.

Panic welled up in her throat and choked her. She couldn’t even scream. Not that anyone would hear her. Her gaze darted around her. Of course she kept nothing on the floor that she could use as a weapon. She fought the urge to reach up and stroke the glossy-looking pelt. He looked so soft her fingers itched to touch him.

Her fingers curved inward, her nails pressing into her palms. She couldn’t touch this animal. She had no idea where it belonged or to whom. It could have a disease for all she knew.
I do not have a disease, human.

She blinked. Did the big cat just talk to her?

“He is not just a big cat, lady. He is
Tigerian
,”

said a man as he stepped from the shadows. His mouth quirked in a grin and his dark hair fell over his eyes as he assessed her.

“Dare? Dare Raden?” She looked at the newcomer confused. How could he be her mate?

He belonged to her sister. He didn’t think she’d actually betray her sister, did he? No force would ever compel her to do such a thing to her sister. Her love for Jaynee wouldn’t allow such treachery.

The man took another step toward her. “You know my brother?”

“Y—your brother?” She tried to turn to get a 13