passionate, sweaty, low-down and dirty sex.
Lucas loved the scent of both human and changeling women, adored their soft skin and cries of pleasure, but never before had he been drawn to one of the enemy. He fought the attraction even as he traced the shape of Saschaâs body with his eyes.
She was tall but there was nothing willowy about her. The womanâs body had more dangerous curves than should be legal on one of her race. In spite of the black pantsuit and stiff white shirt she wore like corporate armor, he could tell her breasts would overflow his hands. When she bent to examine something on the ground, he almost gave in to the urgings of his beast. The curve of her hip was sensually female, her bottom a heart-shaped enticement.
Her head turned as if in response to his intent gaze, and, despite the distance separating them, he could almost taste the earthy sensuality she tried to bury. Frowning at his own thoughts, he began to walk toward her. The Psy werenât sensual. They were about as close to mechanical as you could get and still remain human. But there was something different about this one, something he wanted to sink his teeth into.
âWhy did you choose these sections?â she asked as he approached. Her night-sky eyes watched him without blinking.
âItâs rumored that the sparks of white light in a cardinalâs eyes can turn into a thousand colors under certain circumstances.â He searched her face for an answer to the puzzle of her. âIs that true?â
âNo. Cardinal eyes can go pure black but thatâs about it.â She looked away from him and he wanted to believe it was because she found him disturbing to her senses. It annoyed the panther that he was mesmerized by her while she remained unmoved. âTell me about this lot.â
âItâs prime changeling real estateâjust over an hour out of the city, in an area thatâs forested enough to feed the soul.â He looked down at her sedate plait. The compulsion to reach over and tug at it was so strong, he didnât bother to resist.
She jerked away. âWhat are you doing?â
âI wanted to feel what your hair was like.â Sensation was as necessary to him as breathing.
âWhy?â
No other Psy heâd ever met had asked that question. âIt feels good. I like touching soft, silky things.â
âI see.â
Was that a tremor he heard in her response? âTry it.â
âWhat?â
He bent a little in invitation. âGo on. Changelings donât mind touch like the Psy.â
âItâs well known that youâre territorial,â she said. âYou donât let just anyone touch you.â
âNo. Only Pack, mates, and lovers have skin privileges.
But we donât go crazy like the Psy if someone unknown touches us.â For some inexplicable reason, he wanted her to touch him. And it had nothing to do with learning about a killer. That shouldâve given him pause but it was the panther who was in charge at this moment and he wanted to be stroked.
She lifted her hand and then paused. âThereâs no reason to do this.â
He wondered which one of them she was trying to convince. âThink of it as research. Ever touched a changeling before?â
Shaking her head, she bridged the remaining distance and ran her fingers through his hair in a wave that made him want to purr. Heâd expected her to back off after a single stroke but she surprised him by doing it again. And again.
âItâs an unusual sensation.â Her hand seemed to linger before dropping. âYour hair is cool and heavy and the texture is similar to a satin-silk I once touched.â
Trust a Psy to analyze something as simple as touch. âMay I?â
âWhat?â
He touched her plait. This time she didnât react. âCan I undo it?â
âNo.â
The panther in him froze, sniffing a hint of panic in her
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