Page 16 of Sevan

Instantly, she caught the scent of a lion shifter as Sevan touched her arm lightly. It wasn’t a smell indicating dominance and danger, it was more of a sexual calling.

Confused, Lorelei’s brow furrowed as she stared at Sevan. A slow, lazy smile remained plastered to his handsome face. “Something the matter?”

Placing her finger to her lips to indicate the need for silence, Lorelei shook her head no and pulled her pant leg up. Sevan gave her a suggestive look and glanced downward. When he caught sight of her backup weapon, he nodded his head and squeezed her arm gently. Tiny shockwaves of desire radiated from beneath his fingertips and Lorelei had to concentrate hard on listening to their surroundings. Something was close, and if she didn’t stop ogling the outsider, they’d be too dead to act on their mutual feelings.

Another howl sounded and Sevan attempted to push past her. Grabbing his arm, she pulled him back and nodded in the direction of the nearest line of black-bark trees. The yellow leaves that draped down provided enough coverage to make it difficult to see very far beyond the first couple of rows. A shadowy figure moved around and Lorelei knew what it was. She could only guess how many of them had actually come to test the strength of their safeguards.

“There has been a breach in section twelve,” Christian said over the intercom.

Sevan leaned down and moved in close to her. “Where’s section twelve?”

Putting her mouth against his ear, she noticed how tiny flecks of white ran through his otherwise sandy blond. “You’re standing in it.”

Sensing the presence of something evil before she saw it, Lorelei spun around fast. She let off two shots. A large brown blur appeared out of nowhere and crashed down just outside of the doorway.

“It’s a wolf!” Sevan shouted. He pulled on her shoulders as she headed towards the large creature. “It’s the biggest damn wolf I’ve ever seen. My gods, it’s as big as me.”

It was Lorelei’s turn to give him a suggestive look, and she did. His gaze met hers briefly, before she concentrated on the bulge in the front of his pants. Licking her lips, she brushed her hair out of her face and turned her attention back to the creature on the ground. The fact that it didn’t shift into human form told her it was a hybrid—one of Stegian’s new breeds of fighting machines.

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