บททั้งหมดของ Island Stripe Pride: บทที่ 1 - บทที่ 10

BLURBDean Romero is not your average Tiger Shifter. He is the king or the Neta of the Island Stripe Pride, operating out of Manhattan. Wanting to avoid the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, this Neta elects to spend Christmas at his newly built cabin in a remote section of the Pine Barrens just outside of Maccon City, New Jersey. A town notorious among supernaturals for its Shifter ties. Violet Martinez is a nail technician stuck working on the holidays. Asked to make a house call she has no choice but to drive to an important client’s house on Christmas Eve. She’d much rather be at home curled up with her favorite mug full of steaming spiked hot chocolate and a marathon of old black and white movies to keep her company. Resigned to her fate, she heads out in the wintry weather which has made the drive nearly impossible. Halfway there, Violet’s car spins out on a lonely stretch of road and she slams into a tree, hitting her head on the dashboard. Passing

The cabin had been built to his exact specifications Dean thought as he looked around the luxurious space.He had spent months consulting with the architects before hiring the right construction crews to get the job done. Dean was a man used to getting his way, and this was not unlike most projects he undertook.The tract of land he’d purchased had once housed a large hunting cabin. It was listed for sale over a year ago and he’d bought it on a whim while scanning one of the several real estate digests he subscribed to.A man could never have too much land. It was one of his dad’s favorite sayings. Another was, no man succeeds without a good woman, and fuck, if Dean wasn’t feeling the need for a woman in his life right about now.His discussion with Alex had replayed over and over again in his head the entire way down to the South Jersey Pine Barrens. His Tiger had grumbled the entire way too. As if he’d wanted him to hurry.Maybe the beast was right. The cabin was awesome. Having

Violet stared at her rescuer while he moved about what she now realized was a log cabin of sorts, though truth be told, it was the height of luxury from what she could see. There were marble accents to go with the highly polished wood walls and floors, expensive throw rugs, and the furniture was all richly masculine in varying tones of brown, beige, and forest green.It was all very modern and yet rustic, impeccably clean and light with enormous floor to ceiling windows, whole walls of them in fact, and the roof was half made up of what she guessed were retractable skylights that showcased the surrounding Pine Barrens in a way that was flattering and inviting.This place would impress anyone, she guessed, but her favorite was the enormous fireplace. The burning wood cast off the perfect golden glow and gave just enough warmth to not be overbearing.She sank back into the couch where she’d been lying down minutes before. It was butter soft to the touch and large enough to fit at leas

“Come on, Violet, easy now. You know me,” he said trying to get that scared look off her lovely face.“But I don’t know you, Dean. Not enough for this,” she said and gestured between them, “I don’t usually jump guys who rescue me from car wrecks!”“It’s alright. Look at me. You are okay, little one, you are safe with me,” Dean said, trying his best to calm his mate down.Shit. He shouldn’t have kissed her back. But how was he supposed to react when she’d jumped on him?His cock throbbed inside his pants at the image of her slamming him down onto the area rug with that gorgeous, half-dressed body of hers.Holy fuck.Dean had growled lustfully when he found himself sprawled out with his arms full of his luscious mate. Her soft, sugar cookie flavored lips devoured him upon contact. Tongues tangled, teeth nipped, Dean growled and wrapped his arms around her, crushing her full breasts against his chest.For a first kiss, it was hot, smolderingly so, and he was hard pressed not to fli

Dean placed his mate carefully down on the thick quilt that covered the custom built Alaskan King bed inside his cabin.Maybe the Fates had lent him some insight when he’d designed the thing. It was extravagant for one person, but for two, it was perfect. Like her.She looked divine with her curls billowing out like a dark sail across the white bedding. He straddled her hips, grasping the edges of the pajama top she wore and meeting her eyes before tearing it clear off her body.She gasped aloud, but her lust-filled gaze told him she was more than willing to go forward. Her own Tigress recognized him as her mate, and though his sweet Nari did not quite understand what that meant, her instincts told her to trust him and that was good enough for now.Dean slid alongside of her, using his arms as purchase on the soft mattress, he looked into her eyes, seeking permission before capturing her lips with his own.Violet arched her body off the bed, teasing him with her smooth, silky skin