Loving Leo: Sanctuary, #5

By Megan Slayer

This lion's ready to claim what's his on the day made for lovers.

 

Figuring out what Valentine's Day isn't easy, especially for lion shifters. Until coming to Sanctuary, Leo had never heard of the holiday, but he's not about to let the special day go by without taking notice. He knows his heart and it belongs to Axl. He'll do what it takes to get Axl's attention, but will Axl share his feelings?

 

Axl is the brute of the group and has no need for Valentine's Day. He's tough and takes what he wants—including Leo. He doesn't need a holiday to dictate his actions. That is until Leo bares his soul and his needs. Will Leo's honesty be enough for Axl to come to terms with his feelings? Anything can happen on Valentine's Day.

 

This book has been re-edited for this re-issue.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Megan Slayer
• Release date: Jun 11, 2020
• ISBN: 9781393555681

Megan Slayer

Megan Slayer, aka Wendi Zwaduk, is a multi-published, award-winning author of more than one-hundred short stories and novels. She’s been writing since 2008 and published since 2009. Her stories range from the contemporary and paranormal to LGBTQ and BDSM themes. No matter what the length, her works are always hot, but with a lot of heart. She enjoys giving her characters a second chance at love, no matter what the form. She’s been the runner up in the Kink Category at Love Romances Café as well as nominated at the LRC for best author, best contemporary, best ménage and best anthology. Her books have made it to the bestseller lists on Amazon.com. When she’s not writing, Megan spends time with her husband and son as well as three dogs and three cats. She enjoys art, music and racing, but football is her sport of choice.

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Loving Leo

A Sanctuary Story, book 5

by

Megan Slayer

Loving Leo

Copyright © 2020, Megan Slayer

Edited by Michele Paulin and CJ Slate

Cover Art by WZDesigns

Published by Megan Slayer Publications

Warning: All rights reserved. The unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal. Criminal copyright infringement, including infringement without monetary gain, is investigated by the FBI and is punishable by up to 5 years in federal prison and a fine of $250,000.

Electronic Release: June 2020

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and occurrences are a product of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, places or occurrences, is purely coincidental.

This lion is ready to claim what’s his on the day made for lovers.

Figuring out what Valentine’s Day is isn’t easy, especially for lion shifters. Until coming to Sanctuary, Leo had never heard of the holiday, but he’s not about to let the special day go by without taking notice. He knows his heart and it belongs to Axl. He’ll do what it takes to get Axl’s attention, but will Axl share his feelings?

Axl is the brute of the group and has no need for Valentine’s Day. He’s tough and takes what he wants—including Leo. He doesn’t need a holiday to dictate his actions. That is until Leo bares his soul and his needs. Will Leo’s honesty be enough for Axl to come to terms with his feelings? Anything can happen on Valentine’s Day.

Contents

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

About the Author

More in the Sanctuary Series

For all those who love the lions as much as I do

Also for all those individuals who see things just a little bit differently—variety is the spice of life, so let’s heat things up.

Chapter One

WHAT’S VALENTINE’S Day? Leo sat opposite Axl at the dining room table and toyed with his lunch. He should’ve been eating his sandwich, not playing with it, but he couldn’t concentrate. He stared at Axl, his roommate and fuck partner. Have you ever heard of it?

Axl frowned and finished his sandwich. He didn’t say anything right away and stared right back at Leo. I haven’t, no.

Oh. I figured you’d know. Leo resumed eating. He’d seen an advertisement for a special gathering at the dance club and wondered what the sign meant. Usually, Axl knew stuff—he’d been at Sanctuary longer than Leo and seemed to be an expert on everything. Even if Axl didn’t know what he was talking about, he played as if he did.

Leo shoved a lock of hair out of his eyes. Once, he’d thought being a lion was easy. All he had to do was allow the children at the petting zoo to touch him. Easy. He frolicked in the pen and lolled on the carpet with the kids. When he got too big to be around the children, he’d been pushed out to the open-air pen. He’d thought he’d be killed or disappear like the other male lions, but he’d been lucky. He’d been able to shift. He’d thought the transition between being human and allowing the lion to take over would be simple, but it wasn’t.  There weren’t many people who understood what he went through. Few people could. He had an animal within him, battling to have superiority. He cared about his friends and his partner and never knew when the lion would choose to take over in order to protect his loved ones. He still wasn’t sure how to control the animal—especially around Axl. Axl wanted so much from him and so did the lion. Maybe it would’ve been easier if he hadn’t been able to shift.  

Leo nudged his empty plate across the table and leaned back in his chair. He liked his ability to shift between his human and lion forms, but being a human was hard. Turning into a human showed Leo just how complicated things could get.