Destined for Harmony by Leia Shaw Read Free Book Online Page A

of orange and pink lit up the western sky. She’d com e here to watch the sunset and stretch her legs. Four days of office duty was wearing on her nerves. She longed for fresh air and a challenge. More than once it had crossed her mind that Sorin may have had something to do with the switch to office work. Overprotective bastard. They needed to have a talk.
    A twig snapped to the right and her senses we nt on alert. After taking a whiff of the air, she relaxed. To speak of the devil. “Stalking me?”
    Sorin’s voice came from darkness already falling on the forest. “Courting you.”
    She snort ed and turned to face him. “You call this a date?”
    At last he appeared. Dark jeans and a striking blue shirt that brought out his eyes, his hair falling over his forehead in the sexiest way…she fought back a groan as her libido switched on. Damn this mat ing dance. She was in an almost constant state of arousal whenever he was near.
    A hint of a smile played on his lips. “Don’t expect flowers and chocolate with me, sweetheart. You’ll be forever disappointed.”
    She rolled her eyes. “We’re not fully mated, Sorin. I haven’t said yes.”
    “It’s as good as done.” In less than a second, she was in his arms, his hands locked behind her lower back.
    “Cocky.”
    He leaned in and sniffed her hair. “Mmmm.”
    His breath against her neck tickled and she squirmed, trying to hold back a laugh.
    “You’re adorable when you giggle,” he whispered in her ear.
    Adorable? She pushed at his chest but he only gripped her harder.
    “You’re not going anywhere.” Slowly, he slid his hands from her lower back over her ass and yanked her hard against his groin.
    What would he do if she played hard to get? She pushed him again. He didn’t budge. “Not here, Sorin. You’re interrupting my pondering.”
    “Pondering? What do you have to ponder?”
    “Well, there’s this guy bothering me at work.” She crinkled her brow to look forlorn.
    Finally, he let her go and stepped back. His fists clenched and his jaw locked. “Who?” he demanded with a guttural sound.
    Hands clasped behind her back, she innocently strolled away. “Just this overbearing, meddling, know-it-all Neanderthal who keeps rearranging my schedule so I’m stuck indoors.” She turned to watch his expression.
    His face relaxed and she caught the start of a smile before he pushed it back in favor of a disapproving frown. “Brat.”
    She grinned and walked backward, keeping a good distance between them as he stalked toward her.
    “Come here,” he said, dark and dangerous. In that way that made her stomach sink and her feet yearn to obey. Though now she dared to resist – to test and to play.
    She shook her head. “Catch me.”
    He stopped in his tracks and blinked as if surprised. She didn’t wait another second. Heart pounding, she turned and fled. Would he take the bait? Did the uptight pack beta know how to play?
    Through the meadow, she soared, yellow grass rushing by her in a blur. She was fast, especially for a girl, but she had no doubt Sorin was faster. Every muscle tensed in anticipation of him tackling her. Any moment now. She pushed her legs faster.
    A few minutes more then she started to slow. There were no footsteps behind her. No sound of heavy breathing but her own. She inhaled the sweet air – no fam iliar scent either. Did he desert her?
    She stopp ed and looked toward the trees where she’d left him. It was too far to make out any details. Movement in the tall grass to the left caught her eye. A shape – too big for a rabbit or ground animal – slithered close to the ground. Two human eyes glared up at her, bright against the shadowy ground.
    A smile spread across her face. Of course he would n’t chase her. He was a hunter – stealthy and sly. She took off again, heading back toward the trees. The open meadow had seemed like a smart plan at first because she could run faster. But now that she knew he was stalking her, she