"Leo is such an adorable gentle giant," Kira said, still smiling as they came into the bedroom.
Derek said nothing.
She pulled the blanket from her shoulders, folded it, and set it on the armchair. When the silence stretched, she turned around.
He was still by the door. Not moving. Just watching her with those amber eyes, steady and intent, and the quality of his attention was different from how it usually was. It had weight to it.
Kira felt her lower lip tremble slightly and pressed her teeth into it.
She could feel his pheromones shifting the air between them, his citrus scent deepening and concentrating until it was less a scent and more a physical presence.
Her body responded before her mind had finished catching up, heat pooling low, her thighs pressing together without her permission.
