Page 28 of Purrfectly Mated

He stopped in his tracks, and she almost bumped right into his back. He breathed deep and let out a long rumbling growl that seemed to send bolts of need straight to her sex.

Uh oh.

Hadn’t Uncle Uzzi warned her Shifters could scent things like desire? She better put a damper on those kinds of thoughts.

Focus on the rooms instead, she told herself.

They were quite nice. Done in cool greens and tans. It sort of reminded her of a forest. She could almost imagine his Tiger slinking through, undetected, ready to pounce on some unsuspecting bit of prey.

Ooh yes, please let it be me.

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She squeaked when he took up his pace again, only to stop suddenly right in front of her. Too late for her to slow her steps, Elissa walked right into his back.

His big, sexy, muscular back that smelled of something spicy and delicious.

“Oof,” she groaned, but smiled when he turned and warm hands touched her shoulders, steadying her.

“You okay?” he asked, his eyes warming with concern.

Elissa nodded her reply. His thumbs were moving in tiny little circles on the sleeves of her damp blouse, creating little infernos along her skin through the thin fabric.

That’s kind of nice, she thought.

Elissa leaned into the touch, loving the sensations he was causing. She whimpered when he withdrew his hands and stepped a couple of feet away. He opened a solid wooden door to reveal an enormous bathroom.

“In here.”

She marveled at the size of the bathroom. Heck, it was bigger than her bedroom back home. Dark blue tiles lined the floors and the walls, a sunken tub sat in the center, and a glass enclosed shower was off to the left.

It was big and expensive looking. A luxury she would love to indulge in.

With him.

Would he want to share a bath with her? Did mates do things like that? Her thoughts were positively x rated as far as the man standing next to her was concerned. Still, she couldn’t seem to stop.

Hunter was like a walking, talking fantasy come to life. She just had to look at him and the images of him and her doing the nasty were set to permanent replay, for fuck’s sake.

All that delicious muscle and smooth tanned skin. He was breathtaking. What would it feel like to slide into that tub knowing he was waiting in the depths of that warm water just for her?

Her stomach tightened. She might as well just throw her panties away. Like all of them. What was the point? They would never stay dry around him.

That was assuming he meant it when he’d said she was his mate. Who could be sure? Not her. She was used to being in the friend zone for any of the really good-looking guys she knew. Not that they were in his league.

Neither was she, for that matter. Chubby and cute, sure. But streamlined and gorgeous? She most definitely was not. Hunter was like the blessed offspring of a supermodel and a professional football player, only hotter.Way hotter.

He had more going for him than any one man she’d ever seen. What was he doing contacting a matchmaking service? Even a Magical one.

She sure as hell didn’t know, but she was glad. Otherwise, she might never have laid eyes on him.

Whoa. Was it getting warm in here?

The sound of a rumbling growl met her ears. When she looked at him, she noted he’d moved closer once again. Just a step, but it was enough for her to feel the heat radiating from his body.

Gulp.

His eyes were glowing, a lightning thin line of gold rimmed the translucent teal.

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