Page 28 of Cats and Dogs

Chapter 13

Perspective

“Iwarned you,” Hunter said, doing his best not to laugh his ass off.

"You didn't warn me nearly enough. You didn't say that your dumbass animal would lick me. I have saliva all over me."

She was adorable when she was grumpy.

"Sorry?"

"That doesn't work when people say it while grinning like idiots," Vivicia thought it necessary to interpret.

They reached the border of the woods, and Rain was waiting right in front of the pride house with their clothes.

"What did I miss?"

"Nothing," Christine lied.

"Hunter chased her through the woods," Vivienne said. "Then he jumped her, licked her, and let her go - gave her a head start. And chased again. My wolf wanted to play, too, but I might as well have been invisible. And when I tried to join in and play with Christine, he growled. Trust me, you don't mess with his wolf when he growls."

Accurate recap. Hunter had expected that his wolf, who'd found Christine so fascinating from the start, would want to play with her, but he hadn't expected that the beast would feel quite so protective. Telling the wolf that Vi was a friend of Christine hadn't helped. He hadn't wanted her anywhere near his kitty.

His.

A dangerous word in their world.

It was considered rude to stare at someone after shifting back, entirely naked, but Christine was a fucking vision, with her ample breasts and curvy hips. She was also a real redhead, unless she actually dyed her pubic hair. He didn't think so. He would have smelled the dye.

To force himself to stop looking at her, he'd walked ahead, but he gave in one last time as she was getting changed. Hunter caught her while she stared at his ass and winked.

They got dressed and walked towards the house. Realizing that they'd shortly be surrounded by too many shifters with good hearing, Hunter went for it. "So, where's the house where Mike and I are staying?"

"Near the lake," said Christine. "That's where Ace lived before we arrived last year. Easy to find; just go for the biggest place - and maybe the only house that doesn't smell of disgusting slime."

Rain was rolling her eyes, and Vi bit back a grin, as Christine carried on, "But Mike can stay with the kids if he wants. We just don't typically allow people who aren't pride in the pride house overnight. Ari, Luke, and Theo stayed there before we included them in the pride, too."

"Interesting. But nonetheless, those directions are dreadfully lacking. I think you should take me there after dinner."

Her mouth popped open, and her eyes widened, as her friends chuckled.

"Oh. Yeah, sure. I... I guess I could totally do that."

"My, Christine Taylor, are you rambling? I think I make you a little nervous."

She narrowed her eyes. "Not even a little bit," she lied.

"Yeah?" Hunter asked, cupping her chin and tilting her head to look her right in the eyes, as the others passed the threshold of the house.

The girl stared right back at him for half a beat, before dropping her eyes and biting her lips.

A submissive reaction, he realized. Everyone else he’d interacted with for years would have taken it as a challenge and stared right on; instead, she looked away and blushed. It was fucking hot, coming from this confident, teasing woman. He had no other choice but to cover her plump lips with his and playfully nip at her bottom lip.

“Weren’t you told lying’s naughty, kitten?”

“Weren’t you told licking is gross, doggy?” she countered playfully.

Hunter laughed. “Yeah, right. Gross. We’ll see what you say later.”

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