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goin’ to rid this beautiful place of buggerin’ flyin’ reptiles. When ‘tis done, we’ll be pickin’ up little bits of dragon shifter for a long time to come.” Conn’s reassurance dropped to a soothing tone. Lestriv’s reaction began with a nod and ended with a yawn. “Too much diggin’ in the garden. Would ye like me to heat enough water for a bath?”
    “That sounds like heaven, but,” she laughed softly, “I don’t think I could stay awake long enough. I’m keeping the offer though. Maybe I’ll ask tomorrow or…”
    “When’er you wish.”
    “So…” she began shyly, “you said you wouldn’t mind sleeping on the floor? As wolf?”
    He was disappointed not to be invited into the warm bed with the curves that were only made more delectable by the swell of her belly, but hadn’t expected it.
    He nodded as he walked toward the hearth. “I’ll just sit here in the chair and tend the fire until I’m ready.”
    Lestriv’s cabin consisted of a main room and a small anteroom just big enough for Lily and her single cot. The double bed sat against the wall opposite the fireplace so that Lessie could see everything in the room when she was turned toward the hearth. She’d changed into a long linen nightgown in Lily’s room, said goodnight to Konochur, crawled into bed, and was asleep almost immediately.
    Although there was nothing to fear in New Elk Mountain, at least there hadn’t been before the dragon shifters arrived, she recognized that she felt more relaxed and secure when Conn was there. That constant tension and unease of single parenthood abated as if on some level she felt the responsibility to keep Lily safe was shared.
    Sometime later she heard a rustle and roused from her sleep. When she opened her eyes, Conn was removing his clothes. She watched in fascination as he stripped down to skin. Like many of the New Elk Mountain males, he’d taken to wearing buttery soft doeskin pants. When he turned to lay them over the chair, he glanced at Lessie and saw that she was awake and staring at his nakedness.
    Konochur, like other werewolves, couldn’t really grasp the human concept of modesty, but he knew he had even less reason to be modest than most. With that thought he turned so that Lestriv could look her fill and see what he had to offer, as a male. Not a handyman or caretaker. As a lover.
    Lessie thought the right thing to do was to look away, but she couldn’t find the will. When he’d made eye contact with her and realized she was watching, she’d thought she’d seen his eyes fire with heat, but it was probably her imagination or the momentary reflection of firelight when he turned.
    She had no doubt that Konochur was the most desirable male on Lunark or anywhere so far as she knew. The combination of his beauty, confidence, and sexy smiles had her constantly wondering why he wanted her. After a couple of minutes, he grinned at Lessie then changed into a wolf so quickly it took her breath away.
    Konochur was as beautiful as a wolf as he was as a man. The fur along his head and back was the same blue-black color as his hair in human form, while his chest and belly were silver. He stalked toward Lessie and, when he reached the bed, bumped her with his nose.
    “What?” she asked. When he did it again, she couldn’t suppress a smile and moved over.
    Conn placed his front paws on the bed and boosted the rest of his body up with a little rear end hop. He collapsed with a masculine huff, lay his head near hers and gave up a mighty sigh of contentment. Lessie’s fingers itched to reach out and touch the fur that was just inches from her hand. After a while her resistance gave way to her overriding desire to know what it felt like. She ran her hand along his back. The top layer of fur was a little coarse, but there was another layer just underneath, that was silky to the touch.
    Konochur turned his head so that he could give her wrist a little lick of approval with a warm tongue. She