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Her sultry voice broke through my thoughts. “You know, it would be nice if I could call you something other than detective.”

“Dom.” My voice came out low and husky. “It’s short for Dominick.”

“Well. Dom.” Her tongue poked out and licked her lower lip. “Where would you like to eat?”

I glanced at the kitchen table and the vision of her on her back, legs open, popped into my head. “Right here looks good enough to me.”

She batted her blue eyes, and Jon’s voice came from behind me. “Here you go, Detective.” He pulled the chair out. “Your seat is ready.”

“You, uh, can call me Dom.”

“Dom.” His voice purred. “Would you like another drink?”

“Please.” I nodded over my shoulder and then turned to take my seat.

Anna spun on her toes and went back to the stove. Her movements were graceful as she reached for plates and filled them. She served me first, and then set a place for Jon and finally made her own plate.

She sat across the table from me, and when Jon came back, he sat at the head of the table and set my drink down by my plate. We all tucked into our plates and my first bite of the steak melted in my mouth.

“This is amazing!” A small moan followed my words.

“Thank you.” Her smile felt like a shot to my heart. A woman who liked dirty sex, talked dirty and could cook like a Michelin star chef. She felt too good to be true. “Tell me, Dom, how is a handsome man like you still unattached?”

I chuffed out a laugh. “Just lucky I guess.” My right shoulder lifted in a shrug. “Long hours don’t sit well with most women.”

“Fools.” Jon shook his head.

We ate in companionable silence, and when we were done, Anna cleared the dishes. “You look tired. I bet a good night of sleep will do you wonders.”

“Storms like this are good sleeping weather.” Jon winked.

Tilting my head, I looked over at him. What is he? Right now he looked human, no sign of the tail I saw earlier. Maybe you were hallucinating?

“Good idea.” I pushed back from the table. “Thank you. Your hospitality is a welcome change.”

Anna stepped closer to me and wrapped her arms around my neck, pressing her body against mine. My arms wrapped around her in return, and I felt her lips brush against my neck. “Sleep sweet, Dom.”

A shiver ran through my body and the overwhelming urge to sweep her up in my arms and take her to bed with me made it difficult to step back. I’m not sure how long we stood there, but it must’ve been longer than I thought when I heard Jon speak.

“A nightcap for you, sir.” He held out a fresh drink.

I released Anna and accepted the drink as I left the kitchen and went back to my room.

Chapter Seven

Anna

The jeans Dom wore only highlighted his ass better than the slacks from earlier. My tongue ran along the bottoms of my teeth as I pictured biting into it and tasting his sweet blood.

Jon stood behind me and wrapped his arms around my waist. “You know, he saw us earlier.”

“Good.”

He leaned closer to my ear. “Do you wish to hold off on tonight’s playtime?”

Laughter bubbled up from my chest. “Don’t be absurd. The moon is full. She’s ready and you know I don’t miss my beauty treatments.”

“You should rest for tonight.” His forked tongue tickled my ear. “Go on.”

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