**This is a CLIFFHANGER short novella and part of a serial. This is NOT a full-length book.**Curvy museum worker Lenore Kimble’s life has been turned upside-down over the course of a single night. She’s met the man of her dreams, gorgeous alpha billionaire Maxwell Walters, who tells her she’s his fated mate. She’s been caught up in a robbery of her workplace, and she’s been chased by attackers pursuing Maxwell.And that’s nothing compared to the shock of discovering that shifters exist and that Maxwell himself is a tiger shifter!Now, whisked away to his country home, can Lenore come to terms with all these changes, and the threats that hang over Maxwell, his family, and anyone who associates with them?Part two of a four-part paranormal romance story – the story is completed in part four with no cliffhanger and a happy ending. No cheating.words : 21526