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I made the bastard pay.
After that, he’d broken into her house.The first time. No security system had kept him out. And, being like she was, getting a dog—a really big, mean-ass dog—hadn’t been an option.
Not that a dog would have stopped him. Or even slowed him down.
Erin wanted to drop her gaze and because she wanted to, she didn’t. Lifting her chin, she stared into Jude’s eyes and said, “Things escalated from there.” The scar seemed to burn.
Tell him.
“And you ran.” Flat. Jude shook his head and drummed the fingers of his left hand against the steering wheel. “No cops?—”
“Lillian isn’t like Baton Rouge.” Too small. Not quite the atmosphere and size most paranormals craved. “The cops there wouldn’t have had the first clue about how to deal with this guy.”
The drumming fingers stilled. “I’ve got a clue.”
Yes, she knew that and Jude had given herhope.Maybe the nightmare would finally end. Maybe.
Not alone now.
She reached for him, skimming her fingers down his cheek. She loved the soft sting of the light stubble on his skin.
Jude stilled. His gaze held hers. Then his head moved, a graceful curl into her touch, just like a cat seeking a good rub.
The truck’s cab suddenly seemed very, very small.
Tell him.
But he was looking at her with hunger and need and such lust on his face. In his eyes.
I want him.Just like before. No holding back. No worrying about hurting him. They were alone out there. Far away from prying eyes and listening ears.
Alone.
One more time.She wanted him again. Couldn’t she be greedy? A little greed never hurt anyone.
Her tongue swiped along her lower lip, and she wished that she could taste him.
Do it.
She leaned toward him and heard the hard rasp of his breath. Her lips hovered over his.
“Don’t you know”—the words were a growl, so deep and rough they sent a shiver over her—“not to play with a tiger?”
Oh, but a tiger shifter was exactly the kind of lover she wanted to play with. “I can’t hurt you.” The words slipped out and after a second, she jerked back, horrified. No, she’d said?—
His head tipped back and his brows lifted. “Ah...makes sense.”
What?
He caught her hand, pulled it between them. “The humans didn’t like it when you played rough, huh?” The tips of her claws had just begun to appear.
“I have a...hard time holding back.”
“Not gonna complain over that.” His hold on her hand tightened. “Not gonna complain one bit.”
“You’d be the first who didn’t.” Could she not keep her mouth closed? Erin tried to tug her hand back.
No dice. The tiger wasn’t letting go. Shecouldforce the issue but...
