Sasha's Lion (12 page)

He could hear Sasha in the house. “Thanks for having
me. That’s my ride. I’ll see you at school tomorrow.”

The door opened, and a woman in her late forties
answered blocking the door. Sasha stood behind her.

“Hello.”

“Hi, ma’am, I’m here to pick up Sasha.”

The woman eyed him, and he tried not to let his eyes
shift. It was really hard especially when he could smell another man’s scent
all over his mate.
 
Zeck
came up behind Sasha, and Savron bit his tongue to hold back a growl.

“Thanks again so much for letting me stay the
night.” Savron watched as Sasha turned to
Zeck
. “I
really appreciate you looking out for me last night. I’ll see you tomorrow at
school.”

The older woman watched the interaction between her
son and Sasha before she turned back to him. Sasha squeezed past the woman to
come and stand next to him. He reached for her hand and held it in his. Savron’s
lion calmed a bit at the touch of their mate.

“Thanks so much for having me, Mrs. Cunningham. Your
pancakes were excellent.”

“You were no problem, Sasha. It was nice to have
someone wash up and me not have to do it. You’re welcome back any time.”

Savron squeezed Sasha’s hand and closed his eyes for
a moment as he repeated that he was with humans. His eyes snapped open as Sasha
tugged him to the car.

Savron didn’t say anything until they’d driven away.
“Want to tell me why the fuck you smell like him?” Savron gripped the steering
wheel, his knuckles white, and he didn’t stop for anything except red lights. He
drove with a focus to get home as soon as possible. His mate couldn’t smell of
another man.

“No, not really.
Not
if you’re going to explode with jealousy. I know what I did was wrong, and I’m
sorry.” Sasha looked out the window.

They sat quietly in the car for a while until Sasha
gave a loud sigh. “I got drunk at a party. I was being silly with people my own
age. Just like you get to socialize with women and people over twenty-one at
your club.”

“Do I come home smelling like other women?”

He saw her flinch, and a tear ran down her cheek.
“I’m so sorry. I was stupid and irresponsible. It was wrong. I shouldn’t let my
temper go and do idiotic things.
Things that jeopardize my
relationship with you.”

He pulled into their street, and he could hear the
sobs coming from Sasha.
 
He pulled into
his driveway and got out of the car. He was furious.

Savron lived in a shifter neighborhood. Unable to
hold himself back he stripped his clothes and changed into a lion. Sasha walked
past him carefully and opened the front door and walked into the house. He followed,
and she shut the front door. Sasha went straight to the lounge room, where she
sat on the lounge crying.
 
He followed.
In this form he could smell her every emotion. She was confused, sad,
disappointed, and the biggest one scared.

“I’m so sorry. I’ve never done anything like last
night. I’m not usually this childish or selfish. I’ve never really been in a
relationship before. Sure, I’ve had dates before, and I once had a boyfriend
for two months, but I’ve not had anything serious. Please forgive me. I will
never do anything like that again.”

Savron came and rubbed himself up against her letting
his scent cover her. Sasha reached out and stroked his mane, and his cat purred.

“I don’t know what I’m doing with you half the time.
When you’re in human form my body lights up and all I want is for you to touch
me, kiss me, and hold me.
 
I feel good
when I’m with you, and that scares me. I’ve never felt what I feel like when I’m
with you with anyone else.”

Sasha leaned down and hugged his huge lion head.
“Please forgive me. I promise nothing happened.”

He changed back to human while she held him. He let
her feel the magic of the change. Savron covered her mouth with his and kissed
her. His hands glided over her body and ripped her clothes throwing the pieces
to the floor. Savron could not stand the smell of them. They smelt of
Zeck
.

Savron tore his mouth from hers before his kisses became
too punishing. His fingers trailed over her body coming to rest at her core. He
told himself to stop, that he was being a bastard, but a voice in the back of
his mind reminded him she was young and human and wasn’t bound by the mate bond
like he was.

Sasha moaned as the tips of his fingers brushed her
clit and his mouth nibbled on her neck. He stroked her nub a couple of times
and eased one of his fingers into her pussy until she winced when he felt her
maidenhead still intact.

“Don’t, Savron. Please don’t take me in anger
because of the stupid thing I did.”

He added another finger and pumped in and out of
her.
 
He eased away from her neck and
looked into her eyes. “What did you do?”

Sasha’s breathing was coming out faster, and he knew
he was getting her worked up.

“I got drunk and slept the night at
Zeck’s
. Nothing happened. But I did sleep in his bed. I’m
so
sor
—”

Savron snapped. He roared, cutting her off, and
added another finger. She screamed as he bit her again, mate-marking her other
shoulder.
 
Her hands came up to grip his
shoulder, and he felt her core clench tight around his digits.

He lined his cock up ready to take his mate when she
whispered, “Please.”

 
Lapping at
his mark he let go of her shoulder and took his fingers out of her pussy.
“You’re mine,” was all he said as he swapped their positions so she sat hugging
him.
 

“I’m sorry, too. I should have shown you the club.
It wouldn’t have hurt.” He cupped her face in his hands and kissed her lips and
forehead. “Please don’t run off like that again. Stay and talk to me. I know
all this is new and not easy for you, but you’re my first real relationship,
too. We’re going to make mistakes and fight. It’s how we learn and grow. Sasha,
you have to promise me that every time you get angry or we have a fight or
something you don’t run off and get drunk.” He brushed his lips against hers.
“I know
Zeck
is your friend, but no more sleepovers.
Not if you want him to live. You said you would give us being mates a real go.
If you mean it, don’t be alone with him. He’s proven he’s untrustworthy.”

Savron let his hand drop from Sasha’s face, and she
leaned in and nuzzled his neck. “Okay. No alone time with any other man or boy,
bar you.” She brushed her lips over his. “Thank you.”

Savron didn’t know what part Sasha was thanking him
for, not having sex with her, him forgiving her, him not killing
Zeck
, or all the above. Savron sat cuddling her not caring
which. Right now he was content just holding his mate.

Chapter
Nine

Today Savron had told his dad to call in other cats,
because he was spending his Friday night with his mate. After last Sunday,
Savron made sure he’d put aside time to spend with Sasha through the week, even
if it was just snuggling for an hour or two on the lounge.

Savron wasn’t going to let Sasha say no either about
going out tonight. She needed a rest from her busy schedule. When she wasn’t at
school or at dancing Sasha was studying. Even when they sat snuggled on the
sofa watching a movie she had something she did on the side. The only time she
relaxed was when she made and ate dinner and when they were in bed.

Bed
.
He couldn’t
think of bed with Sasha without getting hard. His promise not to take her
virginity was getting harder and harder. He didn’t know how much longer he
could just hold her all night. He ached to make love to her.

He sat outside the school in his car waiting for the
bell. It was the first time in a couple of days he’d picked her up from school.
He’d been letting Mac drive her home.

Savron had asked Sasha if she’d like a car of her
own, but she wouldn’t let him buy her one. She’d said that she wanted to buy
her first car herself and didn’t want her boyfriend to buy her one. He let the
conversation
be,
as he’d been so happy she’d called
him her boyfriend and stated that they were in a relationship. It was the first
time she’d admitted to it.

The bell rang, and he got out of the car walking to
the entrance. He saw Britney first, and she bounced over to him.

“Hey, bro. Sasha doesn’t finish for another half an
hour. She is in the drama room. I don’t know why she hangs out with those
nerds.” Britney shook her head. “Come on, I’ll show you where she is. It’s been
a long time since you were here, and it’s changed some.” Britney dragged him
through the throng of students until it thinned.

He spotted Mac and stopped him. “Hi. You don’t need
to drop Sasha home.”

Mac’s eyebrows furrowed. “Sasha told me this
afternoon not to bother as she had a lift. She’s been getting a lift with
someone else.”

Savron gritted his teeth, and his lion stood to
attention. He wondered who’d been taking Sasha home. Savron knew Mac and
trusted him. Savron knew he shouldn’t worry, and that Sasha shouldn’t have to
tell him every person who took her home, but he didn’t like that he didn’t know
who was looking after his mate. He hoped it wasn’t
Zeck
especially after what happened on Sunday.

“So
how’s
all the Prides
going in their sector? Our sector has been busy lately. I have even been
pulling some late nights.” Mac looked tired as he ran his fingers through his
hair.

“We’re busy, too. I have been working nonstop.
Tonight will be the first night off in days. I told Dad to get another cat to
pull a double, or call someone else in because I need time with my mate.”

Mac nodded and patted his back. “I wish you luck.
I’ll take Britney home, and you can go to your mate. She’s just around the
corner at the end of the hall in the drama room.”

“Yeah, Brit told me.”

“I can wait with you if you’d like,” Britney said.

“No, I’ll be fine. Go home.”

Britney nodded and looped her arm through Mac’s.
“Let’s go. I can drive if you’re tired.”

He walked away and laughed as he heard Mac swear.
“Fuck no. You’re not driving my car.”

As he rounded the corner he smelled desert rose and
stopped by the drama room door talking a deep breath in.

“No one is there when we drop her home. They’d had
an argument on Saturday when we picked her up from The Edge, that night club. I
don’t know if they’re together anymore.” A voice he recognized was whispering.

“I love you,
Zeck
, but you
don’t have a chance with Sasha. Not only does she live with her boyfriend,
she’s way out of your league.”

Savron listened to the conversation and told himself
not to kill the teenage boy.

“She’s nice to me, Jess, and I can’t stop
remembering her in her bra and panties as she jumped into the pool on Saturday
night. My mother really liked her.”

“I’m surprised Sasha is still talking to you after
the stunt you pulled having her sleep at your house on Saturday night. I also
like to add, that you and about half the boys at that party feel the same as
you. I should hate her for looking that good. I have no idea how she makes a
size fourteen look that sexy. The kicker, I think, is Sasha has no idea how hot
she is.”
 

“I know. That’s one of the things I love about her. When
we went into the house yesterday I noticed something. Do you know there is not
one photo of her? There
are some of the guy
, but there
isn’t even one photo of them together. I really don’t think they’re together.”

Savron frowned as he listened for an answer. He’d
never even thought of him and Sasha having no photos together or any of her
out.

“Sasha is nice to everyone. And if she wasn’t going
out with the hunk she is now, she would be with someone like Mac, or another
handsome older guy. Not that you’re not cute,
Zeck
. You
are, but…” Jess groaned. “You did see his body. Tall, broad and muscular, then
add
that blond hair.” She moaned.

As Jess spoke the desert rose smell got stronger.

“Who are you moaning about?” Sasha’s voice had his
heart-rate picking up and his lion dying to get out.

“Your muscle clad super-hot boyfriend.” Jess sighed.

Savron held his breath as he waited for Sasha’s
answer.

She giggled. “Oh, he is, isn’t he? I’m a very lucky
girl. He is not just hot. He looks after me.”

Smiling, he opened the door and walked in and
straight to his mate.
 
Like she sensed
him she turned, and the look on her face took his breath away. Her eyes lit up,
and she beamed at him as she jumped on him wrapping her legs and arms around
him.

 
“What are you
doing here? What happened to work?”