Taming The Lion: BBW Paranormal Lion Shifter Romance (Gray Bears Book 5) by Natalie Kristen Read Free Book Online

to see
that he was already dressed in his Sheriff's uniform.
    “I'll see you later.
Go back to sleep,” he'd murmured against her lips.
    Kaylee turned and glanced at
the bedside clock. It was nine o'clock. The Round Table opened at
eleven. She had lots of time to get dressed and get herself down to
the pub.
    Kaylee showered and grabbed a
smart white blouse and black jeans from her suitcase. She gobbled
down a bowl of cereal and rushed out of the house.
    Her little car was indeed
waiting for her in front of the house. The keys were left in the
mailbox with a note from Goodman Garage. Good as new, it said and
there was a smiley face at the bottom. The note was signed by Mr
Gage Goodman himself.
    Kaylee was about to drive off
when she saw Gareth coming out of his house in his bathrobe. She
honked at him and shouted through the car window, “Want a lift,
boss? But you'd have to get dressed in a hurry.”
    Gareth picked the newspaper
up from his driveway and raised his brows. “Where are you
going?”
    “Huh? To the pub, of
course. It's almost eleven.”
    Gareth scratched his neck.
“Ah, I forgot to tell you. We are closed on Tuesdays.”
    “Oh!”
    “Don't look so
disappointed. It's your off day!” he laughed.
    Kaylee nodded and smiled
sheepishly. “Maybe I'll go down to Broomstick Inn and see if
Ne-ma and Gramma need any help...”
    “Oh, wait! There's
something I need to pass to you.” Gareth scampered back into
his house and appeared a minute later holding something glittering in
his hand.
    “Winston asked, no, ordered me to pass this to you,” Gareth said.
    “This...it's a dagger,”
Kaylee said breathlessly. It was a small but ornate dagger, its
golden hilt decorated with precious gems.
    “This is no ordinary
dagger. It's a dagger from The Round Table,” Gareth declared.
    “You took this from the
pub!” Kaylee gasped. “I remember seeing this dagger on
the wall, in a glass casing, just above the knight's armor...”
    Gareth sheathed the dagger
and handed it to her. “Keep it with you for the time being.
Just remember to return it. It's a family heirloom.”
    “But...”
    “Winston's orders.”
    “Why would I need a
dagger?”
    “The dagger's blade is
pure silver.”
    Kaylee took the dagger
carefully and blew out a breath. “This might sound like a
silly question to you, but why would I need a silver blade?”
    Gareth tilted his head and
stared at her. “Silver is the only thing that can destroy a
paranormal,” he said slowly. “There's a serial killer at
large, a rogue wolf shifter.”
    Kaylee nodded at once. She
understood why Winston wanted her to have it. “Thank you,
Gareth.”
    “Shadow Point is a
pretty safe town,” Gareth assured her. “My brother is
just...” His eyes widened suddenly as he fixed on a spot at
the side of her neck. He froze for an instant before his face split
in a wide, delighted grin.
    “The sneaky bastard!”
he chuckled. “Marked and mated, and he keeps all quietlike.”
    “What? Who?”
    Gareth simply winked at her
before turning back to his house.
    “I...I'll return your
dagger as soon as I can, boss,” she called after him.
    “No need to return it.
Keep it with you at all times,” he said over his shoulder.
“Keep it well.”
    “But it's your family
heirloom! I can't...”
    “Of course you can.
Our family heirloom belongs in the family, and you're family. I'm
just your boss, but you—are my big sis-in-law!”

CHAPTER
SEVENTEEN

    Kaylee drove her old beat up
car, which was still old but no longer beat up, down the street.
Goodman Garage had done a fantastic job with her car. The engine was
purring smoothly, with none of the usual ominous clanking and
ticking. Her trusty little Nissan had been given a new lease of
life, like her.
    Kaylee tuned in to the local
radio station and hummed along as she drove. She reached Broomstick
Inn in a few minutes and saw Ne-ma and Gramma approaching the inn
dragging a big shopping trolley behind them.
    “Ne-ma!