Momma's Got a Brand New Jag: BBW Shifter Romance (Seaside Shifters Book 1) by Dinah Del Mar Read Free Book Online

woods using their phones as flashlights, but walked back out a few moments later.
    “Well?” Dylan asked impatiently.
    Brendan shrugged. “I didn’t see any—”
    With a loud growl, a jaguar shot out of the bushes and sent Brendan flying with one swipe of its large paw.
    Rina froze. She wasn’t sure if you were supposed to run away from a large cat, or climb a tree, or stay perfectly still…other people started to run and the jaguar immediately went after them so she decided to stay close to the fire. She could hear Dylan screaming in pain and more loud growling before the screams abruptly ended. She thrust the branch she’d been holding into the flames until the end caught on fire. The fire killed her night vision and she couldn’t see far past the light cast by the flames. If the jaguar wanted to eat her it wouldn’t be without a fight first. Brandishing the flaming stick, she looked from side to side. Where had the jaguar gone?
    A quiet voice at her side said, “Could you put that down, please? He doesn’t really think it’s necessary anymore.”
    Rina thought her heart would jump out of her chest. She turned, holding the stick out in front of her wildly. Standing a few feet to her side was the jaguar, but also…a man? She didn’t recognize him as one of the people she’d met tonight. Why hadn’t the jaguar attacked him?
    “Who are you?” she said.
    “You can trust me. I’m a friend,” he said simply, as though that explained everything. She decided to ignore that for now.
    “And him?” she said, nodding at the jaguar. “Is he your pet or something?”
    The jaguar let out a low growl at this. Its golden eyes looked like they were glittering in the low light.
    Shit!
thought Rina. She tightened up her grip on the branch like it was a baseball bat. She wasn’t sure what she’d said to piss it off, but she wasn’t taking any chances.
    The man chuckled, which startled her. “No, he’s not my pet. Far from it.” He looked at the jaguar for a moment and it seemed as though they were communicating although Rina didn’t hear any talking. What the hell was going on? The man nodded at the jaguar, then looked at Rina.
    “He’s Joven,” the man said.
    “Joven?!” she said in disbelief. She dropped her makeshift torch in the sand. It was too much for her. For the first time in her life, Rina fainted.
    The last thing she remembered before the world went black was the jaguar coming over to sniff her and lick her face.

Chapter Nine
    Rina was was running her for life through the woods. Dylan and Brendan were chasing her, and she knew if they caught her it wouldn’t be pleasant. They were getting closer now. She could hear them yelling, taunting her with the things they would do to her once they caught her. The woods were growing more dense as she ran. Branches whipped at her face and limbs and she tripped on a root sticking out of the ground, falling flat onto her face. She rolled over onto her back with a groan. They had caught up with her. Dylan climbed on top of her, forcing her thighs apart with his knee. She screamed as loud as she could, but no one was coming to help her. Dylan was looking right at her and his eyes began to glow golden as his features shifted to that of a jaguar. Rina continued to struggle as the jaguar let out a low growl.
    “Miiiiiiine,” it said.
    Rina screamed.
    ***
    Rina awoke with a start, covered in cold sweat and heart pounding. This wasn’t her bed. Wait…this wasn’t the hotel. Where was she? She sat up, clutching the sheets to her chest.
    She looked around the room. The lights were off, but the moonlight streaming through the window gave her enough lighting to see. The house was right on the beach judging from the view and she realized that she could hear the ocean waves crashing. Whose house was this? She could hear someone out in the hallway walking closer to the door, then a man’s voice. “Yes…she’s awake now.” A pause, then, “If you think it’s for