desire-filled eyes. The bond she felt was instantaneous. She
wasn’t one of those New Age Californians who believed in destinies and karma, but
there was no denying that something weird was happening between them. Something
cosmic she couldn’t explain. Something she wasn’t sure she wanted the answer to at this
moment.
I know you feel it. Every time you look at me, the blue of your eyes deepens, your body heats
and begins to ache in a way that only I can assuage.
“Yeah, right. You and any fifty-dollar eight-inch dildo. Rape is still rape, don’t try to
justify it with some kind of ‘woo-woo we belong together’ crap.” Katy’s pulse raced as
the words left her mouth. She knew this man would beat any dildo on the market, but
the last thing she wanted to do was encourage him. Right now, if she could, she’d
pummel him.
His cheeks darkened and his eyes narrowed to green slits. For some reason, his
expression reminded Katy of the cat. She snorted. What was she thinking, that this guy
somehow turned into a mind-reading saber-tooth? The music from that trippy TV show
played in her head. Katy vowed that if she made it out of here alive, she’d head straight
to the hospital and check herself in.
I assure you that a toy cannot replace the real thing. His cock throbbed against her
stomach, searing her skin right through her shirt. In the end, you will come to me willingly.
No force needed.
“Tell me what you’ve done with the cat and I promise I won’t prosecute you for theft
after you’re arrested.”
In due time I shall reveal all.
“It has to be the drugs. This cannot be happening. None of this is real and that
includes you and your, your mind-reading thingy.”
His nostrils flared and he smiled, then licked his sensuous lips like a cat cleaning its
whiskers. His green eyes sparkled in the low light, showing promises of things to come.
Think again, my pet. There is nothing foreign in your system to disrupt your senses. I’m real, very
real and I shall prove it.
“That won’t be necessary. I’ll take your word for it.”
Oh, but I insist. He jumped off the truck, pulling her up suddenly, before tossing her
over his insanely broad shoulder like a caveman. Katy found herself hanging upside
down, staring at his perfect ass. And oh, what an ass it was. She pressed her lips together
to keep from drooling. She should be screaming and beating at him in an attempt to
escape.
Her mind stayed indignant, while her body had other ideas. It liked the feel of his
muscles shifting beneath her palms, the hot glide of his skin as he walked to the door
that led into her kitchen, and the supple cat-like movements he made when he stepped
silently on the tile floor. Everything about the man screamed sex and sensuality.
“Where are you taking me?”
Somewhere more comfortable. Which way to your sleep paddock?
“My what?”
He paused, tilting his head from side to side as he scented the air. Then he moved
unerringly to her bedroom.
“How did you?”
I simply followed your ripe scent.
“You can’t… I mean… ” It wasn’t possible, was it?
He didn’t answer as they stepped through the doorway into her bedroom. He
scanned the room, taking in her meager furnishings, before proceeding forward. He did
not put her down until they reached the bed, then he laid her gently onto the covers like
she was fragile. Her heart clenched in response to his caring. Katy didn’t want to think
about how that made her feel. She couldn’t allow feelings into the equation. The truth
was he’d been part of the deception and the dangerous game they were playing hadn’t
ended yet.
Instead, she scrambled out of his reach. She made a move for her gun, remembering
at the last second that he’d disarmed her. Her gaze shot to his handsome face. His lips
twitched as he began to stalk around her oak bedframe, his eyes lazily tracking her jerky
movements. For a second his gaze flashed red, then just