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I did think of her as a sort of prey, one to catch, claim and keep, but my tail’s only function was as a weapon, and I’d never use it on her. “I’m happy.”
“Manticores purr like kittens and wag their tails like puppies. Cute!”
I frowned at her description. It didn’t make me sound very fearsome. “We are also known to be terrifying man-eaters.” I puffed out my chest.
“Yes, yes. Terrifying.” But her eyes were now locked on my face, and her hands were running through the hair on my chest, and I knew she was trying her best not to stare at my rear appendage.
I reached over and flipped off the light switch, depriving her of the light her human eyes needed to see.
“Hey, I need that.” Her hands went to her hips. She was wearing another silky nightie, but this one was blue, to match her eyes. “I’m still looking for a midnight snack.”
“You can have one of my protein bars.”
She made an unimpressed sound. “No, thanks.”
“I don’t have anything else.”
“I noticed. There’s nothing snackable in here. Not even a cracker.”
“I will pick up some snackable food tomorrow. For tonight, I can make you something.”
“No, please don’t bother. It’s late and I’m not really hungry. I was just having some trouble going to sleep and thought a little snack would help.”
That got me thinking about how I’d helped her nap earlier today, and my cock sprang to attention. I was glad I had turned off the light. I wondered if she realized I was completely naked with so much of her attention on my monstrous form. Had she noticed anything else besides my terrifying tail?
“I’ll just get back to bed.” She took a few steps forward and kicked a chair. “Ouch. I’m sorry.” She patted the chair seat.
Did she just apologize to a piece of furniture? I grinned. I stepped forward and swooped her into my arms. A small squeak escaped her lips.
“I’ll take you back upstairs. I can see perfectly in the dark.”
“Thank you.”
I was halfway up the stairs when I noticed her surreptitiously sniffing at my chest. “Are you smelling me?”
She froze. “Maybe?” Then she leaned in again and inhaled, not trying to hide it this time. “Okay, yes, I am. You smell good.”
Earlier I’d gone upstairs and straight to bed without a shower. If anything, I was worried I stank. “Do I really?”
“Yup! And since I’m already caught red-nosed…” She buried her face in my chest and inhaled. She raked her fingers through my furry chest and sniffed again, moaning. She moved across my chest, and by the time I was ready to put her down, she was straight-up trying to burrow her nose into my armpit.
She sputtered and coughed. “Ahh, too much,” she said, in an exaggerated holding-her-breath voice. She went back to the middle of my chest as if to dilute the smell.
I was smiling so hard my face hurt. She was cute and kind of weird, and I was all for it. I set her down on the bed, only to realize I’d taken her to my bed. In my room. Oops.
She squinted and felt around. “Oooh! Satin sheets?!” Then she sprawled out on my bed like she owned it. “You’ve been holding out on me.”
I was about to explain that the satin helped prevent fur breakage in the dry winters, but her nightie had hiked up her body, revealing a pair of matching panties. Fuck. That was hot.
Realizing she wasn’t going to relinquish my bed to me any time soon, I decided she would have to share. Outside the window, the clouds that had been hiding the moon were drifting slowly apart, and the night brightened. I hurriedly mumbled the words to my illusion spell.
I’d used it for so long, since the day The Wall fell, that it came naturally. But this time, when listing what I wanted to be hidden, I only mentioned my tail. I had never done this before, though I’d gone as a plain old lion-man with no wings or tail for Halloween once, and that had gone over well.
The moon lit up my room, and she didn’t react, except to my cock, which was now outlined against my body.
She bit her bottom lip, and her eyes grew wide. Then she was reaching for me, her hands taking away my ability to think.
“Yes indeed, you really have been holding out on me.” Her fingers stroked down my length, and she sucked in a breath.
