Cat Week: A New Excerpt From Prey & Prejudice

Somehow the week has flown by, and Cat Week ended up being a two day event. NOT what I’d intended. Sorry! I’ve been bogged down in work and missed a few days. So to make up for it, I’ll continue Cat Week into the weekend.

For your enjoyment, a snippet from Prey & Prejudice, a Cougar Falls story coming this December about–you guessed it–cat Shifters! Check out this brand new excerpt…

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He moved into the bathroom to wash his hands and face, then returned to the bedroom and stepped into his slacks, as if he didn’t still sport a monstrous, aching erection and she didn’t remain standing, watching him. He put on a dress shirt and tie, then grabbed his suit jacket. After running a comb through his hair and glancing at the mirror over a dresser, he turned to smile at her again.

She didn’t speak, just studied him with the eyes of a predator.

“Something you wanted?” he asked and arched a brow. The supercilious mannerism annoyed his family and his new in-laws all too easily. To his gratification, it seemed to have a similar affect on Zoe.

“You going to try to pretend that bar in your pants isn’t for me?”

“Not at all. You’re an attractive feline. Of good stock and breeding potential.” He made a show of checking his watch as he pulled it out of his pocket and put it on. “If I had the time, I’d give you the fuck you’re looking for. Unfortunately, I have business to attend to. Perhaps one of the cats outside can scratch your itch?” he suggested with just the right note of apology.

The fury on her face justified the ache between his legs. “You son of a bitch. Try again. I had you wrapped around my little finger, and you know it. If that idiot out there hadn’t interrupted us, you’d be balls-deep inside me right now. And don’t act like you don’t know what I’m talking about.”

Balls-deep only exacerbated his desire for the angry feline, and his cat yowled at him to take what belonged to him. No, dumbass, he told it. Not mine. Trouble.

The cat hissed at him. Trouble I want.

It figured Zoe would have molded her sexuality into a tool to be used at will. She’d always been a canny cat. Smart, beautiful, scarily sly. She’d only gotten more dangerous with age.

If Miles hadn’t worried about being her next chew toy, he’d have indulged. Several times. But he had to remain focused on more important matters. Ruling the pride, getting out of ruling the pride and managing his finances. He’d be damned if he’d let any woman, even one that looked like Zoe, order him around.

“I know you’re frustrated. But you’re a pretty girl. I’m sure you’ll find a willing partner. Just like I will if the need arises,” he emphasized. As if any other woman could stoke him like she had. As if he’d ever gotten so turned on, losing his friggin’ mind, from an aggressive female before. Miles took charge in bed. Yet Zoe had pulled him in, and he’d nearly succumbed to desire. To his baser needs, despite his brain being a fully functioning organ.

Annoyed with her all over again, he gave her a dismissive once-over, much like the one he’d earlier given Joy. “I hear there’s a dinner for you and your mother tomorrow night. You might want to clean up and put on some nicer clothes.” He winced. “Oh, sorry. If you need money, make sure to see Dana. We take care of our own here, unlike the previous pride leader.”

“You’re a huge dick, aren’t you?” She crossed her arms over her chest, plumping her breasts, but she didn’t sound annoyed. More like impressed, which confused him.

“Yes, sweetheart. I have a huge dick. Thanks for noticing.” Before she could correct him, he checked his watch and walked past her out the door. “See you later, Candace.”

The growl he heard before he left the House was music to his ears. But to his immense frustration, her scent lingered on his skin. He spent the drive back to the pride and his hours until dinner aching from a hard-on that wouldn’t quit. Because every time he closed his eyes, he saw Zoe beneath him.

Prey & Prejudice
Coming to Samhain December 2013