right position, then quickly entered her. Her body was pure bliss to his feline. Hawk allowed himself to get lost inside his beast so he could feel every sensation.
The joining didn’t last long, but it was long enough to give him a taste of the things to come. It also satisfied his cat in a way it never had been before. He’d had sex more times than he could count, but never with another cat shifter. And never while in his beast form.
Hawk released Opal’s neck and licked her ear. She shot out from under him. As soon as she was free, she whirled around and swiped him with her claws. Pain slashed his chest, but Hawk barely felt it. His brain was still fogged with pleasure.
The pleasure only increased when he saw her roll on the floor. Hawk wondered if Opal realized what she’d done. Cats only did that to increase the chance of fertilization. A powerful emotion welled inside of him when he thought about her carrying his young.
Hawk had never considered the possibility until now.
His blood dripped onto the floor. Hawk never took his eyes off Opal as he slowly licked it up. He’d take several more blows from her sharp claws if it meant he could have her again, but next time Hawk wanted her in her other form, on his rest pad.
Opal cleaned herself, then shifted back into her human form. Naked and trembling with anger, she glared at him. “How dare you!” she snarled.
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Hawk shape-shifted. He was as naked as she was when he was done. Opal’s gaze dropped of its own volition. He was utterly magnificent to view. As usual, his cat form hadn’t done him justice, though it was impressive. She forced her gaze up and found him smiling at her.
“Are you mad because I took you? Or because you let me?” Hawk asked, grinning mischievously. His big hand lazily stroked the front of his chest.
Opal sneered. “You did not give me much of a choice.”
“Are you saying that you couldn’t have gotten away if you wanted to?” he asked, cocking his head inquisitively.
She opened her mouth to say no, then quickly closed it. All she would’ve had to do was shift into her two-legged form and he would have immediately released her.
“Your men are fighting for their lives and you’re in here having sex,” she snapped. “What does that say about you as a leader?”
Hawk’s smile vanished and the color in his cheeks deepened. He opened his mouth to reply. Before he could say one word, a giant scaled shifter appeared behind her and grabbed Opal around the throat.
“No!” Hawk lunged forward as the shifter leveled a blaster and aimed for his chest. At this close range, the alien wouldn’t miss.
Horrified, Opal watched Hawk try to reach her. The fool was going to get himself killed. The thought of Hawk dying sent a wave of pain crashing over her.
The scaly shifter squeezed the trigger, but not before Opal sank her claws into his arm and threw off his aim. Hawk roared as blood blossomed on his shoulder.
Opal only got a glimpse of the wound before the shifter yanked her back. The injury was bad, but Hawk should live. The invader opened a light ring transport beside them—something he shouldn’t have been able to do—and stepped into it, taking her with him.
She and Hawk’s gazes met one last time. So much was left unsaid, but at least Opal knew he was safe. A light flashed, blinding her. In the next instant, Hawk and his ship were gone.
The breath squeezed from Hawk’s lungs as he watched Opal disappear. She’d saved his life. The shifter had him in his sights. By all rights, he should be dead...but his Little Cat had saved him. Hawk wasn’t sure how he felt about that, but there was no time to examine it now. Opal was gone and he needed to get her back.
He rushed into the main cargo hold area. Shadow was toying with the last remaining invader. He saw Hawk, then raised his hand to kill the man.
“Stop!” Hawk bellowed. “I want him alive.”
Shadow’s hand froze an inch from the man’s
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