A Leopard's Path (13 page)
Authors: Lia Davis
Tags: #Romance, #Fantasy, #Multicultural, #Paranormal, #Werewolves & Shifters, #Multicultural & Interracial
“I’m training with Tanner and Kirk today. Did you know Kirk has the ability to weave spells?” Ana had sensed a darker form of magick in the leopard but thought it would be rude to ask so she’d left it alone. After all, Kirk protected the Pack with his life.
Kieran stopped walking and stared at her. After a moment, he shrugged and sat beside her on the sofa. “He is part demon.”
That made more sense to her somehow, though it was hard to explain why. “I’m not surprised. His magick is darker and heavier.”
Leaning into her, Kieran nipped at her nose. “Could you be persuaded to skip training this morning?”
“What did you have in mind?” She laid the book on the end table and turned so her body faced his.
A devilish smile curved his lips and his cat glowed in his eyes. “I need to taste you. Everywhere.”
A knock sounded on the door, drawing a growl from Kieran. Ana laughed as she stood to answer it.
“What are you doing?”
“I’m answering the door.”
Kieran grabbed her from behind, his arms wrapped around her middle. “We could go to the room, get naked, and ignore whoever it is instead.”
She groaned. “So tempting. However, it is my family. I don’t think they’d go away so easily.”
He nipped at her ear before releasing her. She slapped playfully at him. “Behave.”
Confusion clouded her thoughts as she opened the door to find not only her brothers and father, but Luna and Hayden, as well. “Hi. What’s going on?”
Keegan didn’t speak as he entered the room, which was a first for him. Alec kissed her on the cheek as he passed by. Blaine just smirked. Luna looped her arm with Ana’s, surprising her. The mama wolf had never shown her affection before that moment.
“Am I in trouble? Oh, no. Who died?” Her pulse spiked and she wondered if something had happened to Sable, or Nigel.
“No one died, dear.” Luna released her when they were inside the living room. “Blaine.”
The Alpha cleared his throat and faced Ana. “Luna and I…no, the Pack as a whole, has chosen you as our Beta.”
“What?” Ana fumbled with Blaine’s words in her mind for several moments. “Beta. Why?”
Keegan took her hand, grabbing her attention. “It is your birthright. Besides, you have done some amazing things for the good of the Pack and the youth.”
“I don’t know what to say.” She glanced from person to person until her watery gaze landed on Kieran. “You knew this?”
He smiled and shrugged. “Just say yes. You’ll be a much better Beta than Alec.”
Alec growled but his eyes lit up with approval and a playfulness she hadn’t seen much from him. “The official ritual will take place two days before the full moon.”
Overwhelmed with pride, happiness, and love, Ana nodded and blinked away the happy tears filling her eyes. “I am so honored to accept the role.”
Kieran hugged her tight and kissed the top of her head. “Welcome home, love.”
Home. Until that moment, she’d never known what the word truly meant. Yes, she was home where she was loved, protected, and pushed to her limits. Most of all, she was free.
“I love you all so much.”
The End
About the Author
Lia Davis is a mother to two young adults and three equally special kitties, a wife to her soul mate, and a lover of romance. She and her family live in Northeast Florida battling hurricanes and very humid summers. But it's her home and she loves it!
An accounting major, Lia has always been a dreamer with a very active imagination. The wheels in her head never stop. She ventured into the world of writing and publishing in 2008 and loves it more than she imagined. Writing is stress reliever that allows her to go off in her corner of the house and enter into another world that she created, leaving real life where it belongs.
Her favorite things are spending time with family, traveling, reading, writing, chocolate, coffee, nature, and hanging out with her kitties.
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