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have never been around shifters before. Well, not this many. I was already in heat without being tempted with males that could calm the fire in my blood.”
    “Would you care to go for a walk in the moonlight?”
    She snickered at the hopeful tone in his voice. “I would like that. I haven’t seen any of the Crossroads yet.”
    “Then, please allow me to show you.”
    They got to their feet, and he swiped his charm over the pay station so they could leave.
    “You didn’t have to do that.”
    “It was my pleasure for the husky caress of your voice.” He made it sound like a good thing.
    She blushed again. “Right, well, this way.”
    She led him to the door, and when they walked outside, he slid an arm around her waist. She wasn’t complaining.
    He showed her the restaurant, the new salon and the general store.
    “I know the store. They set me up with this dress. I didn’t bring anything that wasn’t practical.”
    “The dress is lovely. It makes you look like liquid moonlight.”
    She ducked her head. “I just wanted it because it was loose enough to get out of if I needed to shift. Since this is all very new to me, it is a practical concern.”
    “Well, you managed to cross lovely with practical. It is not a skill that many women pull off with such flair.”
    The compliments were throwing her. She was too used to doing all the pursuit, and being on the receiving end was sending her dizzy.
    Her pussy ached and she clenched her thighs as they walked. She could feel the slick heat at the join of her thighs spreading with every step.
    She kept herself tucked against him, enjoying the flex of muscle against her with every movement.
    He walked slowly through the town, and then, he paused and faced a huge, open meadow with cabanas set up along one side.
    “This is the shifter meadow. When you want to let your beast out, you can change over there and come out in your other form.”
    Amira smiled. “I like the idea of privacy. I have never been able to change if someone can see me.” She qualified it. “Well, not a complete change.”
    “You can do a partial shift?”
    “Yes. More often than anything else.” She was enthralled by the empty meadow, the stars above and the moon rising. She wanted to transform and howl but that wasn’t going to happen. Her howl had not made an appearance for eighteen years; it was not going to start now. “It frightens wildlife.”
    He chuckled.
    Lorr’s hand was slowly moving on her back, and she turned to him, pressing her hands to his chest and going up slightly on her toes to press a kiss to his mouth.
    He slid his hands up her back and held her tight, keeping her in place as he joined her in the first exchange.
    She could smell the heat coming off her own skin, and it mingled with the musk that was rising from his. Amira rubbed against him in a slow caress, taking a measure of the muscle and bone of his body. There was nothing missing as her body sought his. To her senses, his body was ideally suited to satisfy her.
    Her inner wolf snarled and bit, trying to get her to put Lorr in a position where her dominance could be asserted. Amira held her wolf back, but it was hard when he groaned and bent her back in his embrace.
    His hand in her hair held her as he turned into the aggressor. She released the tight hold on her beast and her own savagery kicked in.
    He lifted her in his arms, and she lashed her legs around his waist, grinding her hips against his in insistent invitation.
    “Let her go, goat.”
    Amira came out of her lusty daze as another voice rang in the air. She turned her head slightly, pressing her cheek to Lorr’s. A man was standing a few feet away, and he was bristling with fury. A quick sniff told her that he was a wolf, but she had no idea why he was here. She hadn’t even danced with him.
    “Uh, who are you?” She tried to drop one of her legs to stand on her own, but Lorr’s grip was firm on the backs of her thighs.
    “The alpha promised you to me,