Lara opened her eyes. Green leaves fluttered in the wind above her, and the blue sky shone above. When the face of a mountain lion peered over her, she screamed and rolled over. Shit, shit, shit. Her heart dropped to her stomach. For protection, she covered the back of her neck and waited, her breaths coming out way too fast. Once I shift into a mountain lion, I won’t be able to communicate with you. He had to have been teasing her. Shifters don’t exist. Shifters don’t exist. Then what in the hell had she just witnessed? She dared to peek out from under her arm. The lion was on all fours, as calm and casual as could be. He then did the absolute unexpected thing. He rolled over onto his back as if he wanted to show her that he was no threat. For a split second, she was tempted to pet him, but that would be beyond stupid.
