Happy Saturday and welcome to My Sexy Saturday! For this hop you post 7 paragraphs or 7 sentences
or 7 words. It can be from a WIP or something published.
For this week, I thought I’d do something from my
latest release Shadows in the Night.
It’s a paranormal/shifter novel that focuses on two men raised in different
times—Jason, a Native American shifter, and Chip, a modern man with modern
ideas.
Time has also brought with it an enemy that harbors
a deep-seated hatred for Jason; an enemy who will use whatever means necessary
to bring Jason to his knees… including Jason’s own mate.
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Shadows in the Night - A Leap of Faith Novel
How
the hell was he supposed to get this animal out of his house? Especially since
it acted as if it wasn’t ready to leave. Not that it mattered; he was not opening
the door right now, not with whatever else was out there. Chip rested his hand
on his chin. And what was the scent? He had smelled it earlier when the big cat
crowded him into the front door. It reminded him of another scent, but his
scrambled mind couldn’t place where he’d smelled it.
Maybe
in the morning he should take his shotgun and do a little exploring. Then
again, he was really more of a city boy. As Chip sat at the kitchen table, his
uninvited houseguest curled on the floor, head resting on its paws, eyes
closed. Every move Chip made had the cougar’s ears twitching toward him. Nearly
half an hour had passed, and Chip’s ass ached from the hard kitchen chair. To
add to his discomfort, his stomach was gnawing. After a particularly loud grumble,
the animal’s eyes blinked opened, and the big cat stretched its long body.
Sharp claws extended from the pads of the cougar’s paws, and then it came to
its feet. Chip gulped at the sight.
“Jesus,
you need a trim.”
The
animal looked at him and yawned, displaying long, deadly canines. Chip
swallowed hard again. He had a predator sitting at his feet, eyeing him. What
if he wasn’t the only one hungry? Chip gripped the table as the cat stepped
closer to him, whiskers twitching. Then the creature turned and padded over to
the refrigerator, rubbing against it. Chip shook his head. Talk about your
not-so-subtle hints. He slowly stood, waiting to see what the big cat would do.
Unconcerned, it moved into the living area and made its way around the room,
stopping at each window.
“Damn
thing acts like it’s checking the windows and stuff.”
Since
the cougar was occupied, he grabbed the prime cut of streak he’d planned to
grill for dinner later in the week. Better to sacrifice the steak than have the
animal sample his prime cut. With that thought in mind, he decided steak
would be the only meat he fixed. No point in tempting Fate. Turning his back,
he quickly prepared a bag of prepackaged salad and dumped blue cheese dressing
over it. When he turned back, he came face to face with the big cat, who was
sitting on the bar.
“Sweet
baby Jesus!” Chip yelped.
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