Animal Attraction by Paige Tyler Page B

and I’ll show you what else I can do with them?”
    In answer, Hunter lifted her up in his strong arms and stepped out of the shower. Realizing that he intended to head directly for the bedroom without stopping to dry off first, Eliza quickly reached out to snatch a towel from the rod as he carried her out of the room. Men.

 
     
     
     
     
     
    Chapter 5
     
    It was almost noon by the time Hunter woke the next day. He didn’t usually stay in bed so late, but considering he and Eliza hadn’t gotten to sleep until dawn, it wasn’t that surprising. Beneath the blanket, his cock stirred at the thought of what he and Eliza had been doing all that time. Had he really only just met her the other day? Being with her felt so natural it seemed like they’d been together for years. He’d never met a woman who could arouse him so much just by being near. Or one with whom he felt such an immediate connection, both in bed and out.
    The corner of his mouth edged up at the sight of Eliza sleeping beside him. She had snuggled closer in her sleep and was lying half on top of him, her arm flung possessively over his chest. Not wanting to wake her, but unable to resist touching her, he reached out and gently brushed her hair back from her face. She let out a soft sigh, but otherwise didn’t stir. She looked so small and vulnerable like that. He frowned suddenly as his mind replayed what else had happened last night.
    Hunter really hadn’t wanted Eliza to go back to her hotel, but the opportunity to track the other werewolf had been too good to pass up. It had never occurred to him that she would follow him. His gut clenched at the thought of what might have happened to her if he hadn’t gotten there in time to stop the other were. A minute or two later and… But he had gotten there in time. That was all that mattered.
    When he’d picked up the other were’s trail back at the house, he had followed in his human form to begin with, but then had changed once he’d gotten off the main road. Not only were all his senses even sharper when he was in wolf form, but he was faster, too. Besides, if he had been fortunate enough to catch up with the other were, he’d definitely wanted to be in wolf form.
    Hunter hadn’t actually held out much hope that the other were would still be hanging around, but he’d figured it was worth a try. He had followed the meandering trail through the warehouse district, not surprised when it had taken him closer and closer to the forest’s edge. He had started to think he was probably going to end up losing the trail somewhere deep in the forest, most likely right beside a fresh set of vehicle tracks. It made sense that the other were would have changed back into human form and jumped into a car or truck to get away the moment the cops had arrived. But Hunter had been amazed when the trail had taken a sharp turn and headed back toward the warehouses again. Afraid the were had been going back for another attack, Hunter had quickened his pace. That was when he’d picked up another scent on the breeze, an extremely familiar one—Eliza!
    Hunter had stood frozen for a moment, unable to believe what his wolf’s nose had been telling him. Eliza had said she was going back to the hotel. But he’d known his nose couldn’t be that wrong, which had meant that she had to be nearby. Terrified at what he might find, Hunter had taken off running at full speed.
    When he had come out of the alley, the scene that had met his eyes had confirmed his worst fears. Eliza had been on the ground, a black were approaching her menacingly. Hunter hadn’t even hesitated, but had launched himself at the other wolf.
    Hunter had known the moment they’d begun to fight that the other were had almost certainly been recently turned. He’d fought completely like an animal, without any trace of human intelligence. That didn’t make him any less dangerous, though, and it had taken all of Hunter’s efforts to back the creature away