Melody Snow Monroe by Animal Passions Read Free Book Online Page B

a second, she swore he could see through her. “Fine. I use psychic energy.”
    She’d never heard of that before. “How exactly does that work?” There was no way she was going to let this go.
    He smiled. “What’s that saying you have? Curiosity kills the cat?”
    Her shoulders relaxed. “I think you have that backward. You’re the cat, not me.”
    “So you admit that I’m part lion?”
    Whoops. She hadn’t meant to say that. “Maybe.” That was all she was willing to admit. She wanted to believe him, as she’d seen the lion in his house. She stood. “I’m going to check Kellum’s bathroom.”
    “You want to make sure we don’t have a pet lion and are pulling your leg.”
    “Can you read minds?”
    “Yes.”
    Oh, shit. Her heart dropped to her stomach. “Really?”
    “It’s how Kellum and I communicate when we are in our animal form, though we often use telepathy when it’s just the two of us as men.”
    That she did believe. “So I don’t have to talk to you? I can think something and you’ll know what I want?”
    A smile slid up his face. “I don’t have to have telepathic abilities to know what you want.”
    Two could play at this game. “What do I want?” She tried to make her mind go blank so he couldn’t invade her thoughts.
    “You want to leave here and go back to your safe little life, but you’re staying because your curiosity has gotten the better of you.”
    Her mind raced trying to decide if there was a shred of truth in the second half of what he said. “It wouldn’t take a mind reader to know that I want to go since I’ve mentioned it several times.” As for staying, there was a moral obligation to make sure they were all right.
    “True, nor does it take a mind reader to know you find me and my brother attractive.”
    Her mouth opened. “That’s rather egotistical of you.”
    He cocked a brow. “It’s true, isn’t it?”
    He seemed to love challenging her. Since he probably was an expert on reading tells, she told him the truth. “Yes.”
    That was an understatement. Not only were their faces dangerously seductive, but their honed bodies and sleek lines turned her on. However, if they really were lions, as they claimed to be, she needed to block out what they looked like and think about her escape. If they could shift, no telling what other talents they possessed.
    This time his smile became full-blown. “I, too, find you attractive. You are the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen.”
    She didn’t need to hear that, but from the way his lids closed a bit, he seemed sincere. Her stupid ego shot up. Damn him .
    Taryn stood. “I think I’ve overloaded your brain for the day. How about some food?”
    She was hungry but worried what he’d eat. “If you plan on serving me a dead carcass I’ll have to politely decline.”
    Taryn burst out laughing then grabbed his stomach. “That hurt.”
    She raced toward him. “You need to rest. If you tell me what to do, I can cook.”
    “I appreciate the offer, but before any cooking can be done, we have to pick the food.”
    No way . She’d spent her childhood in the field harvesting vegetables. “Can’t we just go to the supermarket? It would be so much easier.” Don’t whine. It’s unattractive.
    “We reserve the markets for when the weather is bad. Come on. I’d like to give you a small tour of what Anterra has to offer.”
    Since he wasn’t giving her much choice, she might as well do as he suggested. The meal would give her more energy to get out of here. “Okay, but can I check out Kellum’s bathroom first?”
    “Go right ahead.”
    When it didn’t appear like he was going to follow, she hightailed down the hall. When she peeked inside his bathroom, there was no cat. “Hmm.”
    On the way back she looked in each room but found no lion. She still wasn’t convinced.
    She came back to the living room.
    “Satisfied?”
    “Maybe.” He winked and motioned her to the fire escape entrance. “Can’t we go