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An Ellora’s Cave Romantica Publication

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Feral Lust

ISBN 9781419911514

Edited by Pamela Campbell.

Photography and cover art by Les Byerley.

Electronic book Publication August 2007

This book may not be reproduced or used in whole or in part by any means existing without written

permission from the publisher, Ellora’s Cave Publishing, Inc.® 1056 Home Avenue, Akron OH 44310-

3502.

This book is a work of fiction and any resemblance to persons, living or dead, or places, events or locales

is purely coincidental. The characters are productions of the authors’ imagination and used fictitiously.

F ERAL L UST

L.A. Day

Chapter One

Riza Valde stood at the window of the library overlooking the courtyard brimming

with guests. She had come up here to get away, to have a moment to collect her

thoughts. The last few months had been a whirl of activity leading up to the joining

ceremony between her brother Gio and his chosen mate Jenna. The ceremony would

bring together two species of shapeshifters. Gio was alpha male of the Valde lupine

pack and Jenna was the sister of Leon Muldrew, the alpha of the feline pride. Of course,

her birth was proof of the fact that the breeds had come together before. She was a half-

breed but it wasn’t something she discussed. It was hard growing up as a half-breed in

an orphanage. It would be different for Gio’s children—they would be accepted and

loved.

She huffed as she scanned the crowd below looking for Leon. The big feline was the

reason was hiding in the library. Since she’d first seen him, he’d been on her mind and

in her dreams. He disturbed her in a way no other male had ever managed. It wasn’t

purely physical, though tall, muscular blonds were on her to-do list, or would be, if she

had a to-do list. No, it was something else, something primal, elemental that drew her

to the feline. Breeds believed that the first time you scented your mate, you knew them

for what they were. While the thought crossed her mind when Leon was near, she knew

it couldn’t be. Even though Leon liked her and appeared to be attracted to her, he didn’t

react as if he thought she was his mate.

No, Leon was a player and he treated her like any other available bitch. She needed

to get a grip on her wayward hormones. Leon was a sexy, attractive male and she was

just reacting to him as any normal unmated female would. Lusting after him was as far

as she could allow it to go. It wouldn’t do to have an affair with Jenna’s brother. It

might make things uncomfortable. Besides, Gio would go through the roof if he found

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out. He expected her to be a virgin for her mate. If that was going to happen, she

needed to find a mate and quickly. It was getting harder and harder to seek her solitary

bed. Especially when she knew what was going on most nights in the community hall.

The sounds and scents of the couplings nearly drove her up the wall. More than once

she’d considered joining the fun. If she did, she’d be marked for life and considered a

pack bitch, fucked by one and all.

At twenty-one, she wasn’t over the hill but most lupines her age had a mate to ease

the ache of a heat cycle. She was tired of being alone but, with her heat cycle drawing

near, she thought it best if she steered clear of Leon, at least for now.

As if her thoughts had conjured him, Leon appeared. As it was to the lion within

him, stealth was part and parcel to his nature and he’d entered the room without a

sound. He had a natural athleticism and grace, no matter what he wore. Today, he was

dressed for the occasion and his elegantly tailored clothes emphasized his broad

shoulders and lean hips. His sheer presence stole her breath. His size overshadowed

everything. “Hiding, Riza?” he purred as he stalked across the room.

“No. Just taking a break.” She smiled hesitantly, the hair on the back of her neck

bristled in awareness. “What are you doing up here?”

“Looking for you.” The whiskey-rough timbre of his voice shivered along her spine,

settling in a quake between her thighs.

Riza laughed, knowing better than to take Leon seriously. Her brother had already

warned her about the “randy feline”, as he called him. Gio had sensed her interest in

the other male and told her that he liked and respected Leon. He was, after all, Jenna’s

brother and they had been friends for years but… Riza shivered as she remembered

what Gio had said about Leon. Leon’s a great guy but he has a way with the ladies, if you

know what I mean. There’s always one around and sometimes two or three. He wouldn’t set out

to hurt you, but he would.

Leon’s quick stride carried him around the big oak desk to within inches of her. His

warm, musky scent hung in the air. A predatory air followed him, his deep-set eyes and

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