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repairable now. Can’t say that’ll be the case when I’m done with it. Let me out, please?”
    “Um, sure. Okay. I guess.” She felt silly for not responding faster. Of course she wouldn’t keep a grown man locked up in a cage. It wasn’t right. She set the gun down in the truck bed and putting a foot on the bumper, she heaved herself over the tailgate. As she clambered up into the truck, she became aware of the way her large breasts bounced in her t-shirt. If she’d known she’d be facing down a hot, hunky guy, she would’ve strapped the girls in. He’d noticed them too, watching with open appreciation as her breasts jiggled under the thin cotton fabric.
    Audrey pretended the stranger wasn’t looking and admonished herself to not be ashamed. The guy was naked and locked up in a cage, not exactly in a position to be judgmental. Suddenly she went still, struck by a thought. If he was in the cage then…
    “Where’s the wolf?” She retrieved her gun, feeling the need for protection.
    He thumped his chest, the action making a hollow sound. “In here.”
    “Excuse me?” Her grip on the gun tightened. Perhaps she should leave him locked up and call the police.
    “Let me out and I’ll explain everything.” He nodded toward her arm. “That bite of yours is tingling, isn’t it?”
    “What if it is?” Her voice was calm, but her heart pounded in her chest. The bite seemed to know they were talking about it and practically vibrated in her arm. She resisted the urge to put a hand over the wound and press it into stillness.
    “I know the wolf who bit you.”
    She raised an eyebrow. Oh he does, does he? “And?”
    “He’s coming back.”
    “What for?” She gave in and laid a protective hand over the bandage covering her wound. It seemed to beat against her palm, as if it had its own heart.
    The easy charm left his expression, replaced by a grim look. “You.”
    ***
    Tao held the beach towel the woman had given him around his waist and paced her living room. Her small house contained minimal furniture. What the ranch lacked in furnishings, it made up for in cages. Rows of them. The absolute silence that greeted him upon entering the house told him that any animals present had picked up his scent and were trying to hide.
    Unfortunately, the air was filled with their smells. His nose automatically cataloged them one by one. The birds. The squirrels followed by the rabbits, which were his favorite snack while in wolf form. His stomach growled with hunger as their musk filled his nose. The old man who’d trapped Tao hadn’t fed him, and the cat food Audrey gave him the night before had reeked of chemicals. Thank the moon, his wound had finally healed enough so he could shift and get his own damned food.
    After the menagerie in the house, there was the issue of the woman’s scent. It hung heavy in the air, coating his skin and the inside of his lungs, making him hungry for other, more carnal pleasures. He couldn’t stop drinking it in. If he could’ve rolled in it, he would’ve dropped to the floor and done so.
    God, she smelled good. Someone should make a perfume of her scent.
    “Are you okay?” She stood by the front door, as if wanting to stay close to an exit. She crossed her arms and watched him closely.
    Tao sighed and ran a hand through his hair. “Yeah, I just don’t know how to start.” She’d asked him where the wolf was and now he had to explain he was the wolf. He really did not want to have that particular conversation this way. The towel wasn’t just pink, it had mermaids. On him, it looked ridiculous and he needed her to take him seriously. He took a deep breath. Here goes nothing.
    “My name is Tao.”
    “Audrey,” she said with a small, regal incline of her head. She had a glorious case of bed head framing her face and her hazel eyes, almost caramel in the morning light, regarded him calmly.
    She’s wonderfully delectable , Tao thought. Rounded curves and soft flesh a man could