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Then he found it.
The thrashing current whipped through his body and shot up his shaft as he exploded, filling her with all he had.
When his release finally subsided, he pressed a kiss to the back of her shoulder. “You good?”
Panting, she made a committal sound. “Feel free to do that again any time you want.”
He smiled. “That’s the plan.”
CHAPTER TWELVE
Jerking away from the woman sniffing her, Quinley frowned. “What are you doing?”
“You smell like Isaiah, but it’s not that his scent is embedded in your skin like with imprinting,” said Raya. “It’s more like he rubbed himself over every inch of you before you left the house.”
Quinley returned to scrubbing the bath of her grooming station, which she’d just used to bathe a wild-dog shifter. “I didn’t get a shower this morning, since I had one last night. He likes me to wear one of his tees for bed, so…” And yes, there’d been some rubbing.
It had been subtle—his cheek grazing hers, a nuzzle to her neck, a long stroke of her hair. But it had been obvious that he was scent-marking her.
She hadn’t minded. Her cat liked it a lot. In fact, the animal had wanted to return the favor. But Quinley hadn’t had enough time to shift and let her cat spend time with him.
Raya leaned back against the wall. “You all done with your Christmas shopping yet?”
“Pretty much.” Quinley gave her the side-eye. “Are you still sulking that I went without you last weekend?”
“Well, it wasn’t fair.”
Eye roll. Considering it was now Wednesday, you would think that the woman had gotten over it by now. Particularly since… “I asked you and Adaline to come. You were both busy.”
“I know, but I feel left out.” Raya pouted. “And neglected.”
“I’ve already said that the three of us should go shopping together sometime soon. You sniffed and said, ‘No thank you.’”
“It’s not like I really meant it.”
Quinley sighed at her. “Can you not be happy for me that I’ve managed to make friends within my new pride?”
Raya lifted a finger. “Okay, first of all, it was inevitable that you’d make friends. You do that without trying. Like it’s your super power. Second of all, yes, I’m happy for you. It’s a huge relief to me that you’re settling in so fast so well.”
“But?”
“But I like to whine. It makes me feel alive. You know this already.”
Quinley plopped the scouring pad at the side of the bath, teasing, “And you wonder why Adaline loves me more.”
Raya gaped. “Hey!”
Quinley chuckled. “I’m kidding, I’m kidding. You know I’m kidding. You’re just taking the opportunity to whine. Again.”
“Can’t help it.”
Wiping her hands on a small towel, Quinley said, “That’s me done for the day. My last client had to cancel.”
“She was also meant to have her hair and nails done, so we’re all finished. But Lori’s taking the opportunity to have her roots sorted while Adaline’s got time. You might as well head out, though. No point in you hanging around for no reason.”
“I can sweep and stuff.”
“Already done. I’d leave, too, if I wasn’t waiting for Lori.” Raya pushed away from the wall. “Now go. Shoo. Spend some quality time with your pallas cat.”
