those few hadn’t lasted beyond physical entertainments. When Ty eventually mated, he’d take a fox as wife. But not now. Now he wanted to play and have fun.
Except he had to keep reminding himself of that fact, because lately, he wanted something else.
Not a soul-deep connection. That was Gerald’s thing. The idiot lawyer wanted a woman to marry. Ty just wanted a girlfriend he wouldn’t tire of after three dates. They’d have dinner, spend time together, and yeah, indulge in red-hot sex.
Julia could give him all that and more. But she wouldn’t give it up easily. The chase fired his blood, and he grinned when she squirmed in his hold. He grew harder just thinking about outfoxing her.
“Let me go.” She huffed when he did and turned around, glaring at him.
Ty smiled and began unbuttoning his shirt. Most Shifters treated nudity with a casual regard. Ty didn’t much care if anyone saw him without clothes, and he admitted to liking the look of a female without encumbrance. But he normally didn’t get a hard-on around anyone but Julia.
Her gaze was glued to his fingers, he noted with satisfaction.
“Wh-what are you doing?” she asked.
“What does it look like?” He stripped off his shirt and moved to his belt buckle. With slow movements, he undid his belt and unbuttoned his jeans. The pull of his zipper sounded overly loud in the sudden silence.
Julia cleared her throat. His little fox looked wild around the eyes.
He toed off his boots, then bent down and took off his socks before straightening again. Hell of a thing with a hard-on the size of Montana.
With a grimace, he forced himself to behave and continued to watch Julia as he undressed. Her full lips opened on a gasp as he pushed his jeans and underwear to the floor.
“Why are you, ah…? That is, what do you…?”
Gratified by her rapid breathing, Ty stood there letting her look her fill. This is what you’ve been missing, honey. All this is yours. All you have to do is ask. He could feel how hard he pulsed, knew there had to be some precome there at his tip. The woman had a powerful hold on his sex drive, no doubt.
“Julia? You okay?” he teased, liking this side of her. At work she always seemed so put together. Her clothes just right, never a hair out of place. Classy, pristine. Right now she seemed anything but. Her jeans and large denim shirt were rumpled. Her hair was wild, framing her face with the untamed look it deserved. And her breathing definitely told him she was anything but calm.
“I’m fine.” She exhaled on a whoosh. “Just worried about my sister.” Her gaze continued to stray to his cock.
When she licked her lips again, it was all he could do not to start stroking himself, willing her to go down on him.
Instead, he waited for her to meet his gaze again. When she did, she turned scarlet.
He gave her a wicked grin. “I’m going to turn and check out the surrounding woods. Wait for me here, would you?”
“Ah, yeah. Sure.” She tried to shutter her gaze, but Ty knew she wanted him. He could smell her desire. He needed some space before he took advantage of her. God forbid he actually give her what she really wanted. She might not speak to him for a year.
“Oh and, Julia?”
“Yeah?”
“When I get back, we’ll take care of this.” He gripped himself, stroking a few times to entrance her. “And that sultry scent of yours, begging for some attention.”
Satisfied when she gaped in shock, he flowed into the body of his animal spirit, a silver fox, and trotted to the door.
“You’re a real pain in the ass, Ty. You give me a headache.” Julia swore under her breath and opened the back door a crack. He slipped through and laughed when she slammed it behind him. Outside, the world beckoned. But his heart raced more for the stubborn vixen inside than all the wonders nature had to offer.
Julia fanned herself, wondering if she had time to take care of her desire before Ty returned. She’d never been so