Davis, Liz - Under His Spell (Siren Publishing Classic) by Liz Davis

with you. He was only using the portfolio as an excuse to get inside your house. He’s very devious, you know. I hope you understand that. I don’t want him ever coming around you again, you understand?”
    “You have no right to order me around like that. I’ll do as I damn well please.”
    “Will you?”
    “Yes, I will.” Her eyes stared intensely into his without blinking.
    Takoda willed himself to remain calm, but his wolf was threatening to emerge. He’d already claimed her, so she was undoubtedly his, but he couldn’t stand the thought of her being around David. Takoda didn’t want her anywhere around this other man, not after the stunt he’d pulled in Lynn’s bedroom.
    Recalling the events of the previous night, Takoda angrily recalled David’s presence in her bedroom, and he began to feel the anger rise inside of him.
    The memory of David’s hands upon Lynn’s personal underthings caused him to boil with rage. Just the thought of another man’s hands upon her body was enough to send him over the edge. If anyone ever tried to touch or harm her, he would personally see to it that they were ripped apart. As thoughts of David ran through Takoda’s mind, he realized that the only way to completely get rid of Lynn’s coworker was to hunt him down and kill him.
    As dark thoughts formed in his mind, a dangerous glint passed through Takoda’s eyes. The presence of Lynn, however, pulled him away from his plans and as he came back to the present moment, his eyes began to once again soften.
    “Have it your way, Lynn. You can do as you please, but that won’t stop me from watching over you.”
    A comfortable silence fell between them as they both became lost in their own thoughts. The sound of light rain pattered against the living room window and as Lynn glanced outside at the cloudy sky, she found herself recalling the first day she’d met Takoda.
    “I knew there was something different about you when we first met. Your gaze was so strong that as soon as I looked into your eyes, it felt as if you were pulling me further in. It was almost impossible to look away from you.
    Sliding a finger beneath her chin, he tilted it up, then leaned his face in closer to hers.
    “I was testing you, Lynn. I wanted to see how receptive you would be to my advances. You liked the way I looked at you though, didn’t you? I know it turned you on.” His thumb tenderly stroked her cheek. The heat between them grew as he touched her, and his keen senses immediately picked up the scent of her arousal.
    “I was curious.”
    Takoda’s lips tugged upward into a smile. “I know you were, and so was I. From that very first moment that we locked eyes, I knew we would be together.”
    As his fingers slid across her silk-clad chest, her body instantly responded. He felt her nipples harden beneath his touch and her breathing began to quicken, filling him with excitement and need. “You are all mine, aren’t you, Lynn?” Takoda pressed his lips against her ear and gently began sucking upon the tip of her earlobe.
    “No, I’m not,” she breathily murmured.
    As the lie left her lips he felt his smile widen and he removed his mouth from the flesh of her ear, “Of course you are. It’s what you wanted from that first day we met.” Peppering kisses against her neck, he moved his mouth down toward the pulse point of her neck. As his lips rested upon it, he felt the beat instantly quicken, indicating that her arousal for him was increasing.
    “I can feel your excitement for me.” He breathed against her neck.
    Moving his lips back up to her mouth, he pressed them lightly against her lips, just barely brushing against their softness. The first kiss he gave her was light, a tender peck. Then he followed it up with a deep, passionate one.
    As their tongues brushed together, Lynn expelled a moan. She was willing her body not to respond beneath his ministration, but the feel of his mouth and hands upon her was almost too much for her to