“ He's lost everything once, and now, he wasn't sure if he had anything left to lose. ”
Yeah? You want to do some other worldly hanky panky? She laughed and almost fell off the couch. Hanky Panky? Don't knock it till you try it
~ Carrie Ann Ryan
He kissed her softly. I think we both need time to get to know one another before we make love again. I don't want to rush things.But mating us so we're connected for all eternity isn't rushing things?
It wasn't every day that a lion shifter next in line to the throne, dealing with a possible uproar and war in his Pride, found himself a soon-to-be father with a not-so-human potential mate after he'd left her all alone because he'd been forced to hurt her. There weren't any manuals for this sort of thing....
He wouldn't grovel, wouldn't fall to his knees and beg forgiveness. He was the son of the Leo, the King of all lions. He would, one day soon, be the Leo and reign over his people. He couldn't fall for her more than he already had, but he could hope she could see how he felt.Because if she didn't, he wasn't sure what he would do next.
