It was swiftly broken by a deep purr that resonated from him.Her jaguar gave an answering purr.
And that’s when she knew.
She was staring into the eyes of her soulmate.
Caesar had been freaking restless for a damn week.Not only was his cat on edge, but so was he.And he couldn’t figure out what was going on.He’d taken extra patrols so he was out in the park, hoping that he’d be able to get a bead on what was up with him.
But it had all been for nothing.
All he had to show for the last week was a pair of worn-out work boots, the worry from his sons that he was possibly cracking up entirely, and the concern that maybe they weren’t too far off.
He’d skipped the VIP tour, letting his people hang out in their shifts and not joining them, choosing instead to clean the house and get to his laundry.
When he’d exhausted himself with the chores he’d been putting off, he decided to head to the market to grab something to drink and then check out the security office.
He just wished he didn’t feel so damn out of sorts.
Grabbing the door leading out of the lions’ private living area with more force than necessary, he stepped out into the hall and heard a feminine gasp that made his cat sit up and take notice.
A beautiful female, whiskey-eyes wide and lush lips parted, stood in the hallway, a hair’s breadth from the doorway he’d shoved open.
He apologized immediately, inhaling silently and picking up the lush scent of her.
Wild like the jungle, sweet like honey.
A cat shifter of some kind, but not a lioness.
When she spoke and their gazes locked, he could feel the connection between them snap into place, realization settling on him that was more profound than anything he’d gone through in his life.
She was his soulmate.
But she seemed scared, and not just because he’d nearly knocked her into the wall with the door.She was more like a rabbit about to flee, a doe ready to bolt.
Sera.
The jaguar who’d come to the park with an alpha jaguar on her tail, demanding her as his arranged mate after things went south with her daughter.
“You’re Sera,” he said.“I’m Caesar.”
He extended his hand and she took it, her fingers cold but her grip firm.
“I am.You’re the lion alpha?I haven’t met all of you, but Sunny told me who the important guys were.”
“Yep,” he said.He stepped free of the door and it swung shut behind him with a click.“Where are you headed?”
“To the market.”She fidgeted with the edge of her top.“I wasn’t able to bring much with me when I fled the prowl and got to the farm, and I borrowed clothes from the herd females, but I hadn’t had a chance to go shopping for myself.Anke sent a message that she had some things for me.”
“Would you like some company?”
Her gaze softened, amber flickering in the whiskey depths.“Sure.”
They walked down the hall toward the market.He had a million questions, but there was really only one that mattered: did she realize they were soulmates?
And also, would she mind if he spent the rest of his life making sure she was deliriously happy?
So two.
Two questions.
