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

Cely and Kris had both texted her, asking how things were going. That had been over two hours ago. The jaguar sniffed at her phone briefly before laying down again. She sent Cely and Kris the same text—’balut’.
    She put her phone back into her wristlet and left it on top of the nightstand. The jaguar was staring at her again with his head cocked. She felt inexplicably obligated to explain.
    “My girlfriends and I have a ‘safe word,’ for lack of a better term. Basically if we’re hanging out and someone goes solo, she’s supposed to text the safe word to check in for the night if she doesn’t plan on coming home.” Rina felt like she was babbling, but it was more than a little unnerving to have a big fucking jaguar next to her. Especially when she knew that the jaguar was really Joven.
    “It was something we came up with during spring break one year when we were all in college. My best friend Kris came up with the general idea and our other best friend Cely and I decided on the word. It’s the word for a certain Filipino street food that none of us would ever eat, so we thought the word was perfect since it wasn’t something we’d say accidentally, it’s short…” She trailed off. Now she was definitely babbling.
    Darren returned with a glass of water and placed it on the nightstand next to her wristlet.
    “If you need anything, I’ll be in the living room,” he said as he nodded at them and shut the door behind him, leaving it open just a crack.
    Rina sipped at her water and realized she was exhausted. Sure, she’d napped during her flight, but it hadn’t been particularly restful since she’d had a sex dream about Joven. She blushed as she recalled the dream. The jaguar started licking her hand again. Rina yawned and got back under the covers. After a few seconds she felt the jaguar curl up next to her in bed. He was soft and warm, and she was fast asleep within a few minutes.

Chapter Ten
    Rina awoke on her left side, feeling something very large and hard poking into her back. Someone was cuddled up behind her, but on top of the sheet while she lay underneath it…and whoever it was, was naked. She lay still, trying to decide what to do.
    A familiar voice spoke behind her. “I know you’re awake. Good morning, Rina.”
    Rina carefully rolled over to find Joven next to her. She struggled to keep her eyes fixed on his face, and only his face. “Uh…good morning Joven,” she said.
    “Are you hungry?” he asked.
    “I’m okay,” Rina said, but then her stomach growled. It was embarrassingly loud. She flushed. Thanks a lot, body! she thought.
    “I’ll make you breakfast,” he said, then got out of bed. Holy shit! Rina knew it was rude to stare, but he seemed completely at ease that he was naked. Although, she thought, if she were a guy and she had that body, she’d probably go around naked all the time. His body was a perfect example of flaunt it if you’ve got it, she thought. She noted that he was tan all over. Did he just go around naked all the time? He got dressed while Rina pretended not to check him out.
    “There’s a bathroom down the hallway to your right,” he said,” and if you go left instead you’ll hit the kitchen. If you’d like to sleep some more I’ll wake you up when breakfast is ready.”
    Rina thought about it for a second, then shook her head. “No, it’s okay, I’m awake now.” She definitely wanted to use the bathroom before breakfast. She hoped she didn’t look like a hot mess.
    Joven nodded. “I’ll have breakfast ready soon,” he said as he left.
    Rina walked down the hallway to the bathroom with her wristlet in tow. She let out a whistle of admiration as she looked around. It was one of the biggest bathrooms she’d ever been in and was even nicer than the one at her hotel.
    She looked at herself in the mirror. Yeesh, she really needed to do some damage control. Her ponytail barely qualified as one anymore. She let her hair down and secured it