That Girl is Poison - Milly Taiden Page 0,19

he noticed goosebumps on her arms. It gave him a little satisfaction knowing he caused such a reaction. A soft purr escaped her, her body leaned back slightly, touching his chest.

“Yes, I’ll be fine. Go ahead and get cleaned up.”

“I’ll be back.” He planted a small kiss on her cheek. “Rest.”

Xeon left her, still gazing out of the window and walked through the master bedroom to get to the bathroom. He turned the hot water on and stepped in the shower. He smiled as he spied the coconut wash and shampoo on the little ledge on the shower wall.

He showered quickly and rinsed. Then he hung his head and let the water run down his back. How would he explain to Mara that she was his mate? Would her panther accept that fact? Wolves and cats were not common on the mating levels, hell, any level. He had to convince her it was true. Besides, they’d added vampire DNA in her too. He wondered how it would all work. Hopefully, she would feel the pull like he did and make it easier for her to accept.

He put on pajama pants and he headed back to the living room where he left Mara.

Mara turned when she heard footsteps coming down the hall. When she saw him, her body reacted in an unexpected way. Her arousal at the sight of his bare chest caught her off guard. He was strong. It was obvious he did manual labor and did a lot of heavy lifting. No, he didn’t have a body that resulted from long hours in a gym, his body was built from work. A scar in the shape of claw marks covered his left pec. That had to have been one hell of a fight to leave that kind of scratch.

“Are you hungry?” Xeon asked as he came farther into the room. Her stomach rumbled despite having eaten just a few hours ago.

“Yes, I am. Something simple would be just fine with me.” She couldn’t stop looking at his tanned, muscular chest. She glanced farther down to his waist. His pajama pants rested low on his hips. Her heart beat faster. She watched his fluid movements. The man was so sexy he made standing still a work of art. Oh, how she would like to ride that.

“Okay, then how about a sandwich. I always have fresh bread and plenty of ham and turkey around.” He motioned her to the kitchen.

“Sure, but I want to help.” She followed him and watched his tight ass as he walked in front of her. She never really looked at a guy’s ass before. She suddenly imagined his naked ass peeking out of an apron while he stood at the stove. Wow, where did that come from, she wondered.

Side by side, they made sandwiches, then sat at the table and ate in silence, taking quick glances at each other.. When they finished, Xeon put the dishes in the dishwasher, and while he finished up in the kitchen, she went into the living room and sat on the couch.

Xeon walked into the living room and sat close to her. The heat from his leg touched hers, a little sigh, almost a purr, escaped her lips. Why did she keep purring? Her panther groaned. She wanted to cuddle up to Xeon and crawl into his lap.

That was me. He just feels so good, her panther purred in her mind.

Mara took a deep breath. He did smell good, good enough to eat. Her eyes scanned his face.

“Xeon,” she said hesitantly. “How do I...” she paused, “how do I exist with a panther and a vampire in my head all the time?” Her hands nervously rubbed up and down her thighs. “What do I do when I change into either of them? I didn’t even know that vampires existed except in books until the other day.”

She nervously bit her bottom lip, her legs bounced frantically, uncontrollably. She couldn’t stop thinking about the alterations to her body. How much would she change and into what? Would the other parts of her completely take over? My God, someone could go crazy thinking about this shit.

He reached over and took her hands in his, stopping the rubbing motion. “I imagine it will be quite a bit harder than it had been for me since I was born this way. Has your panther talked to you yet? If you have a panther and a vampire inside you, both will demand their time to be