you’re sick or something. Then as soon as we get home, we’ll finish this.”
“No.” She took a deep breath for calm. “As soon as we get home, we’re leaving Nowhere. We can shift and run to the nearest town for transportation. You and I are a mistake waiting to happen.”
His eyes narrowed. “What’s that supposed to mean?”
“Just what I said. You don’t need another notch on your bedpost, Ty,” she said nastily but unable to help it. Oh God, I sound catty.
“Notch on my what? Don’t tell me you listen to rumors, Julia. You should know that half the stories floating in town are bullshit.” He scoffed.
“Oh? So Katie Heasting? Reggie Ross? Were they lying when they talked about how hot you are between the sheets?”
The dull flush on his cheeks answered for him. She slowly, deliberately walked away.
“Oh, come on, Julia. That was a while ago.”
“Three months is not a while.”
“You’re keeping track?”
She didn’t turn around to see the astonishment she could clearly hear in his voice. Time to find Jason and leave. And time to convince Meghan about the error of her ways.
Ty stared at the end of a fluffy black tail disappearing around a tree before him. Julia had to be one of the fastest silver foxes he’d ever raced. The minute they’d returned to the cabin, she’d excused herself to her room, where she’d loudly locked the door behind her.
Gabby retired as well, and Meghan left them to spend the night with Jason at their cabin a mile away.
Following Julia, Ty increased his speed, no longer caring if she heard him or not. Who the hell did she think she was to deny their connection? Even if his animal spirit hadn’t demanded he finish this dance between them, he refused to ignore the pull of Julia Easton. Everything about her resonated on his level. He loved her seriousness, the subtle twinkle in her eye that told him when she liked something or not.
The dichotomy of her passion with her family and her stoic professionalism at work further intrigued a man who lived to solve puzzles. Julia was one large riddle he couldn’t resist.
Racing after her, he jumped over tree roots, avoided a huge-ass owl after a field mouse and skirted several large rocks. The thrill of the chase added a dangerous element to his pursuit, as the animal in him began to seriously take over.
Running for nearly an hour, he lifted his head and followed her sweet scent. To his delight, he found a hint of musk that identified his little fox’s intense arousal.
Mindless to everything but capturing and mounting his prize, he let his animal lead the way.
He found her panting in a darkened cave illuminated by the haze of moonlight passing through a natural skylight overhead. Bright yellow eyes glowed in the shadows. She growled as he neared, her ears back, her hackles raised. Yet her scent called to him on another level entirely. She made him hunger in a way he never had for any other female.
With a loud bark he jumped her, accepting the bites and scratch marks of a worthy adversary. Never had the prize been so sweet, and he fought for all he was worth as he gradually subdued the smaller but no less fierce vixen.
Unable to stop himself, and finally assured she’d capitulated, he waited for her to ready herself. She nudged him, lifted her tail, and teased that very hungry part of him. With a soft woof and a purr of victory, he let his desire and his animal spirit take charge.
While mating in animal form, they remained tied as he poured himself into her. He’d swear a solid click locked into place between him and the stubborn woman who made him complete. As one, they both shifted back to their human forms and then they fell asleep, exhausted from their trek through the forest.
Sometime later under the glow of moonlight, Ty roused and turned to Julia, not surprised to find her awake.
He stared down into bright brown eyes glinting in the dark.
“You okay?” he asked gruffly, embarrassed he’d lost
“No.” She took a deep breath for calm. “As soon as we get home, we’re leaving Nowhere. We can shift and run to the nearest town for transportation. You and I are a mistake waiting to happen.”
His eyes narrowed. “What’s that supposed to mean?”
“Just what I said. You don’t need another notch on your bedpost, Ty,” she said nastily but unable to help it. Oh God, I sound catty.
“Notch on my what? Don’t tell me you listen to rumors, Julia. You should know that half the stories floating in town are bullshit.” He scoffed.
“Oh? So Katie Heasting? Reggie Ross? Were they lying when they talked about how hot you are between the sheets?”
The dull flush on his cheeks answered for him. She slowly, deliberately walked away.
“Oh, come on, Julia. That was a while ago.”
“Three months is not a while.”
“You’re keeping track?”
She didn’t turn around to see the astonishment she could clearly hear in his voice. Time to find Jason and leave. And time to convince Meghan about the error of her ways.
Ty stared at the end of a fluffy black tail disappearing around a tree before him. Julia had to be one of the fastest silver foxes he’d ever raced. The minute they’d returned to the cabin, she’d excused herself to her room, where she’d loudly locked the door behind her.
Gabby retired as well, and Meghan left them to spend the night with Jason at their cabin a mile away.
Following Julia, Ty increased his speed, no longer caring if she heard him or not. Who the hell did she think she was to deny their connection? Even if his animal spirit hadn’t demanded he finish this dance between them, he refused to ignore the pull of Julia Easton. Everything about her resonated on his level. He loved her seriousness, the subtle twinkle in her eye that told him when she liked something or not.
The dichotomy of her passion with her family and her stoic professionalism at work further intrigued a man who lived to solve puzzles. Julia was one large riddle he couldn’t resist.
Racing after her, he jumped over tree roots, avoided a huge-ass owl after a field mouse and skirted several large rocks. The thrill of the chase added a dangerous element to his pursuit, as the animal in him began to seriously take over.
Running for nearly an hour, he lifted his head and followed her sweet scent. To his delight, he found a hint of musk that identified his little fox’s intense arousal.
Mindless to everything but capturing and mounting his prize, he let his animal lead the way.
He found her panting in a darkened cave illuminated by the haze of moonlight passing through a natural skylight overhead. Bright yellow eyes glowed in the shadows. She growled as he neared, her ears back, her hackles raised. Yet her scent called to him on another level entirely. She made him hunger in a way he never had for any other female.
With a loud bark he jumped her, accepting the bites and scratch marks of a worthy adversary. Never had the prize been so sweet, and he fought for all he was worth as he gradually subdued the smaller but no less fierce vixen.
Unable to stop himself, and finally assured she’d capitulated, he waited for her to ready herself. She nudged him, lifted her tail, and teased that very hungry part of him. With a soft woof and a purr of victory, he let his desire and his animal spirit take charge.
While mating in animal form, they remained tied as he poured himself into her. He’d swear a solid click locked into place between him and the stubborn woman who made him complete. As one, they both shifted back to their human forms and then they fell asleep, exhausted from their trek through the forest.
Sometime later under the glow of moonlight, Ty roused and turned to Julia, not surprised to find her awake.
He stared down into bright brown eyes glinting in the dark.
“You okay?” he asked gruffly, embarrassed he’d lost
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