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off, I’m thinking she was afraid she might be the next course.”
Kay glared at him.
Gideon laughed softly, amused by her embarrassment. She was something else, he thought—a werewolf who blushed like a schoolgirl. He hadn’t been this enchanted by a woman in a long time, nor wanted one as badly. It surprised him to realize he was going to miss her when she was gone.
When they left the restaurant, Gideon suggested they take a walk, and Kay agreed.
She took a deep breath, inhaling the fresh clear air. Even though she had been imprisoned for only a few days, it seemed much longer.
They walked in silence for a few minutes before Gideon said, “I guess you’re in a hurry to go home.”
“Well, sure,” she said. “I mean, I have a job and … why do you ask?”
“I was kinda hoping you’d stick around for a while.”
Kay’s heart skipped a beat. “Oh?”
He shrugged. “I feel like I owe you a good time, you know? Or at least a new cell phone.”
“You don’t have to buy me anything else.”
“Didn’t we already have this conversation?”
She arched one brow. “Just because you can afford it doesn’t mean I want you spending your money on me.”
“Listen, Kiya, money’s the least of my problems. What do you say? Can you hang around for a few days?”
“I don’t know,” she said with a saucy grin. “When you buy me that new phone, I’ll call my boss and see what he says.”
As it turned out, Kay had three weeks vacation coming. It took some fancy footwork on her part to explain why she hadn’t come in to work or called. In the end, she wasn’t sure Dr. Saltzman believed she’d been in a car accident and spent the missing days in a hospital with amnesia. The tone of his voice seemed to imply that he suspected her of indulging in a casual fling, but he finally agreed she could take her vacation early, minus the days she had missed.
Kay’s second call was to Wanda.
“So, where have you been?” Wanda asked. “Last time I saw you, you were dancing with that good-looking guy at the club. Have you been with him all this time? And why didn’t you call me?”
Kay took a deep breath. What on earth was she going to say? She looked at Gideon, and then she knew.
“I’ve been with a good-looking guy, but not the one you saw me with. Listen, I’m taking my vacation now. Would you water my plants and collect my mail until I get home?”
“Sure, but …”
“I have to go. He’s waiting for me. I’ll tell you all about it when I see you,” she promised, and hung up before Wanda could ask any more questions.
“Is that other ‘good-looking guy’ me?” Gideon asked with a wicked grin.
“Oh, get over yourself,” Kay said. She slipped her new iPhone—apparently Gideon bought nothing but the best, whether it was boots, bags, or phones—into her new handbag, then looked up at him. “So, you’ve got me for two weeks, give or take a day,” she said with a saucy grin. “Now what?”
Gideon rubbed a hand across his jaw as he considered her question. Two weeks. Not a vast amount of time in his world, he mused. Nevertheless, she was lovely. She was desirable. And he wanted her.
“Now what?” he drawled. “How about this?” And so saying, he drew her into his arms and covered her mouth with his.
There was nothing tentative about his kiss, nothing gentle, or tender. It was a bold declaration of his intentions. He figured if she was willing, she would kiss him back, and if she wasn’t, he was prepared for a good hard slap.
She tensed in his arms and for a moment, Gideon thought he had misjudged the undeniably potent attraction between them, but then, with a little sigh, she wrapped her arms around his waist and melted into his embrace.
Holding her close, Gideon willed them to his lair in New York City, which was located in a renovated loft on the top floor of a ballet studio.
Still enfolded in Gideon’s arms, Kay looked up at him, her brow furrowed. “What just
Kay glared at him.
Gideon laughed softly, amused by her embarrassment. She was something else, he thought—a werewolf who blushed like a schoolgirl. He hadn’t been this enchanted by a woman in a long time, nor wanted one as badly. It surprised him to realize he was going to miss her when she was gone.
When they left the restaurant, Gideon suggested they take a walk, and Kay agreed.
She took a deep breath, inhaling the fresh clear air. Even though she had been imprisoned for only a few days, it seemed much longer.
They walked in silence for a few minutes before Gideon said, “I guess you’re in a hurry to go home.”
“Well, sure,” she said. “I mean, I have a job and … why do you ask?”
“I was kinda hoping you’d stick around for a while.”
Kay’s heart skipped a beat. “Oh?”
He shrugged. “I feel like I owe you a good time, you know? Or at least a new cell phone.”
“You don’t have to buy me anything else.”
“Didn’t we already have this conversation?”
She arched one brow. “Just because you can afford it doesn’t mean I want you spending your money on me.”
“Listen, Kiya, money’s the least of my problems. What do you say? Can you hang around for a few days?”
“I don’t know,” she said with a saucy grin. “When you buy me that new phone, I’ll call my boss and see what he says.”
As it turned out, Kay had three weeks vacation coming. It took some fancy footwork on her part to explain why she hadn’t come in to work or called. In the end, she wasn’t sure Dr. Saltzman believed she’d been in a car accident and spent the missing days in a hospital with amnesia. The tone of his voice seemed to imply that he suspected her of indulging in a casual fling, but he finally agreed she could take her vacation early, minus the days she had missed.
Kay’s second call was to Wanda.
“So, where have you been?” Wanda asked. “Last time I saw you, you were dancing with that good-looking guy at the club. Have you been with him all this time? And why didn’t you call me?”
Kay took a deep breath. What on earth was she going to say? She looked at Gideon, and then she knew.
“I’ve been with a good-looking guy, but not the one you saw me with. Listen, I’m taking my vacation now. Would you water my plants and collect my mail until I get home?”
“Sure, but …”
“I have to go. He’s waiting for me. I’ll tell you all about it when I see you,” she promised, and hung up before Wanda could ask any more questions.
“Is that other ‘good-looking guy’ me?” Gideon asked with a wicked grin.
“Oh, get over yourself,” Kay said. She slipped her new iPhone—apparently Gideon bought nothing but the best, whether it was boots, bags, or phones—into her new handbag, then looked up at him. “So, you’ve got me for two weeks, give or take a day,” she said with a saucy grin. “Now what?”
Gideon rubbed a hand across his jaw as he considered her question. Two weeks. Not a vast amount of time in his world, he mused. Nevertheless, she was lovely. She was desirable. And he wanted her.
“Now what?” he drawled. “How about this?” And so saying, he drew her into his arms and covered her mouth with his.
There was nothing tentative about his kiss, nothing gentle, or tender. It was a bold declaration of his intentions. He figured if she was willing, she would kiss him back, and if she wasn’t, he was prepared for a good hard slap.
She tensed in his arms and for a moment, Gideon thought he had misjudged the undeniably potent attraction between them, but then, with a little sigh, she wrapped her arms around his waist and melted into his embrace.
Holding her close, Gideon willed them to his lair in New York City, which was located in a renovated loft on the top floor of a ballet studio.
Still enfolded in Gideon’s arms, Kay looked up at him, her brow furrowed. “What just
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