Free Along Came a Tiger (Tiger Shifters) by Kat Simons Page A

The power he gave her was heady and erotic. She could do what she wanted with him, and he’d let her.
    He always did.
    No one would know if they broke the rules of the Run. No one even knew they were here, except for Alexis and Victor. And they’d hardly say anything. She and Daniel could fuck to their hearts content and no one had to know.
    So tempting. So very hard to resist.
     

    CHAPTER EIGHT
     
    Sarah leaned closer, arms at her sides, flattening her breasts against Daniel’s chest. If she kissed him, she wouldn’t be able to stop, not like earlier. Her emotions were too raw, her need too powerful. The comfort and release she’d find with him would give her a peace she hadn’t had since her friend’s murder. Sex …no, making love with Daniel would remind her she was still alive. She’d been living with so much sorrow, she craved life.
    “No one would know,” she murmured, only realizing she’d spoken aloud when she heard her own voice.
    “We’d know.”
    “Do you care?”
    “I want you enough, I’d forget to care for the next few hours.”
    He paused as his gaze darted over her. The look in his eyes quickened her pulse.
    Yes, she thought, yes. A few hours of passion. Stolen. Healing. She wet her lips and smiled when he groaned. His chest rose and fell with his hard breathing and the movement rubbed against her breasts, tightening her nipples into tight peeks and sending a spear of desire down to her core. It would be so very easy to give in, to let go, to forget everything but the passion she’d find in his arms.
    He was still staring at her lips when he said, “But I would eventually care again, because if anyone does discover this, we’ll be forced apart.”
    She instantly sobered at his words. The fact that he was still concerned about them being separated gave her hope. Maybe she hadn’t completely ruined things between them. She’d damaged the trust they’d developed, but if he still wanted her, if he still wanted a future with her, she could repair that damage.
    So long as she didn’t kill Williams.
    She stepped away. “You’re right. We can wait a few more days.”
    At least she hoped they could wait. She hoped three nights from now, when she Ran, he’d still want to catch her.
     
    By the time they returned to the house, she was hungry again. The fact that she was able to eat at all was both surprising and a relief. She knew it had everything to do with being with Daniel. She felt so damned comfortable and safe with him.
    “Sit,” she ordered when they got back to the kitchen. “I’ll make you something this time. You’ve waited on me enough.”
    He raised his brows, but did her bidding.
    It took her longer to get a meal together than it would have Daniel, but she made the effort. When she set a bowl of tomato soup and a bacon sandwich in front of him, he smiled a relaxed, sexy smile. The one that always made her pulse race. She hadn’t seen that smile since the last Run.
    They ate in silence and she was reluctant to disrupt the peace. If they spoke, they’d talk about tonight, they’d argue about Williams, they’d have to consider the future. Right now, she wanted to live in this quiet moment and just be. She could imagine a life full of these moments with him. She wanted that life as much as she wanted Williams dead.
    And there was the problem. She couldn’t have both.
    Once they cleaned up after the meal, he broke the silence.
    “You should try to rest. We have plenty of time before we have to leave.”
    She wasn’t particularly tired, but he was right. “What will you do?”
    “There’s a TV. I’m sure there’s sports on somewhere.” He grinned when she rolled her eyes.
    God, she loved him.
    “You need to rest, too,” she reminded him. She had no idea how much sleep he’d gotten, but she’d bet it wasn’t nearly enough.
    “I will.”
    Reluctantly, she went to the bedroom and lay down, not thinking she’d really sleep.
     
    When she woke to a dark room, she