Along Came a Tiger (Tiger Shifters) Read Free

Joseph locked away for years “for their own good”.
    He had to convince her to give up her need for revenge, or at least find another way to get it, because killing Williams was not an option.
    As they approached Daniel’s truck, he listened for traffic on the side road. Only the faint whoosh of cars on the distant highway reached him. One less thing to worry about. They reached the truck without Williams following, and Daniel allowed himself a moment to relax his guard.
    Then anger and fear for what could have happened reared. He spun Sarah to face him and took her face between his palms. “I don’t want you anywhere near that psycho again. Do you understand me? If he was able to kill Su-jin, he could kill you.”
    Daniel’s heartbeat hammered. Sarah had been alone with that man. What if Daniel hadn’t reached her in time? What if he hadn’t learned of her and Joseph’s plan? What if Williams had done to Sarah what he’d done to Su-jin?
    The thought shot a bolt of terror through Daniel so strong he could barely breathe.
    “He deserves to die for what he did,” Sarah said, her eyes narrowed to slits, her voice rough with emotion.
    She trembled with rage. He couldn’t blame her for that, but knowing the danger she’d been in swamped him, overwhelming every other sensation, even his own anger.
    “Yes, he does,” he murmured. “But we have to let the humans take care of him. Do you understand?”
    “No! No, I don’t. He killed one of our people and we let it go? We let him get away with it? Do you know what he did to her, Daniel?”
    “Yes, damn it, yes. I know exactly what he did to her.”
    Rage and fear made his own voice tight. He’d been charged with recovering Su-jin’s body from the morgue before the humans could do their autopsy. He knew first hand exactly how much Bradley had tortured her. And in that moment, all he could think about was that very thing happening to Sarah. His chest tightened along with his hands on her face. He had to work to relax his muscles.
    Sarah was alive and safe now. He rubbed his thumbs gently along her cheekbones, affirming her skin was warm and she was okay.
    Tears filled her eyes. “How can you let him go?”
    Her tears tore at Daniel and churned his emotions into a completely different kind of pain. “Oh, love.” He pulled her against him, wrapping his arms around her. “I would like nothing more than to break him into little pieces. If he were a tiger, he’d already be dead.”
    For just an instant, she let him comfort her. For just a breath, she softened in his arms. He closed his eyes and absorbed the sense of rightness he always felt with her.
    Then she jerked away, forcing him to drop his hold.
    She swiped at the tears leaking across her cheeks. “I want him dead .”
    “I know.” And he did. More than she would ever understand. “But I want you alive.”
    Before she could do anything rash, like bolt back toward Willams’ house, Daniel lifted her into his arms.
    She grunted and smacked him on the shoulder. “What the hell are you doing? Put me down.”
    Instead, he adjusted his hold on her so he could open the truck door, then he set her inside, fastening the seatbelt around her while she continued glowering at him.
    “I’m not a fucking child.”
    “Believe me; I’m very well aware of that.” Though he’d made the effort to keep his attention on the situation, he allowed himself to finally look her over.
    She wore a tight dark-colored tank top that revealed the soft swell of her breasts, the curve of her waist, and tight blue jeans that accented the sexy but slight flare of her hips. She was a small, slim woman, almost delicate looking. But he knew for a fact the strength and passion beneath her seeming delicacy. She might appear easily breakable, but for the last seven Runs, she’d taken everything he’d had to give and returned it. With Sarah, looks were deceiving.
    His gaze lingered on her lips as memories of their last Run danced through