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“It’s not bullshit. It’s life.” Cassia shot to her feet and patted her hand on her chest. “It’s my life.”
“Chameleon don’t exist.”
“We do exist,” she insisted. Fucking wolves. Though it wasn’t the first time someone hadn’t believed her, she was hoping the sexy Alpha would be a little more open minded.
She took a deep breath and closed her eyes, sending her magick through her veins. Wards may have kept her from leaving his house but there was no way they’d contain her. She smiled as she transformed, confident in her power.
“I never seen a—” Julian’s jaw dropped open as he turned around and caught sight of the magnificent animal lope across the room. With deliberate cautious steps, he approached the lion. “What the fu?—”
Cassia released a roar. Believe me now?
“You’re a lion?”
She roared in response. I’m anything you want me to be.
“Clever, girl.” Julian smiled and held out his hand to her.
She growled, determined to resist him. But the temptation grew too great as he drew closer. She inhaled his delicious scent, his power caressing her soul. Her beast demanded its due and she bowed her head and submitted to his touch. As his fingers ran through her fur she purred, her beast content.
“Look at how beautiful you are. So you’re a lion shifter … why didn’t you just say so?”
I’m a chameleon. Cassia released her magick and transformed once again.
The small black cat meowed at him and rubbed against his calf. As he began to caress her head, she resisted the urge to purr.
Julian laughed. “Okay, okay I believe you. So you shift into cats?”
I shift into whatever I want. Cassia sent her power one last time, knowing she couldn’t hold form any longer. The wards drained her magick. With a final push, she dematerialized and reappeared as a royal blue parrakeet. Cassia flew around the room and landed near her clothing. Unable to hold her form any longer, she transformed into her human body once again.
Taking care to cover her body, she turned away from him and pulled her sweatshirt over her head. She scooped up the pants and shuffled her legs into them before standing.
“I’m a chameleon,” she declared. It was as much of the truth as she was willing to share. Revealing more vulnerabilities would only come if he earned her trust.
“This is how you got out of the hospital?” He laughed, held up a finger and picked up the paddle. “Gotta check the pizza.”
“It wasn’t easy but I managed to shift to a cat and slipped out of the ER into another room where I changed into scrubs and walked out. I later shifted into an eagle and flew to Seattle to catch a flight. I was afraid the people … the humans …” Demons. “They’d know if I returned to Spokane airport. I had to go further.”
Julian slid out the pie and set it onto the wood block countertop. “It’s ready.”
“Do you cook a lot?” Cassia changed the subject.
“Sometimes. I’m a fan of the culinary arts.” He shrugged. “Although I highly doubt I would make a great chef. I’m infinitely better at eating than cooking.”
“It smells delicious.”
“I do make a mean wood fired pizza.”
“I’m starving,” she confessed.
“So how is it I’ve never seen a true chameleon?” he asked.
“It would be hard to tell if you did. We can change into any animal so…”
“You don’t scent as animal.”
“Perhaps because we are more of an illusion. You really wouldn’t know if you’ve met one or not. We’re a flexible reorganization of molecules … pure shifter magick from the Goddess. We take great care to keep our secret. I hope I can trust you with mine.”
“Of course. Why don’t you have a seat and we’ll eat?”
