Animal Instinct by Michelle M. Pillow

Author:Michelle M. Pillow [Pillow, Michelle M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Publisher: Samhain Publishing, Ltd.
Published: 2010-07-06T04:00:00+00:00

Viktor was the perfect gentleman during dinner, all except his gaze, which seemed to devour her every move. Eve found she quite enjoyed his company and they had several things in common. She liked the fact that he wasn’t a doctor. He had a quick wit, an easy smile and eyes that seemed to stare into her soul. He was laid-back, spoke to her with respect and treated her like a lady. And, to her amazement, he seemed to know more about big cats than she did.

After dinner, he drove her back to the preserve. Eve wasn’t quite ready for the night to end, but she was too nervous to invite him inside, knowing all too well what she’d be asking for. After the night before, it seemed silly that she would be nervous about it, but she was.

“Are you tired?” he asked, holding open her door for her.

Eve shook her head. “Not really. I don’t sleep too well at night.”

Viktor gave her a look that seemed to say, I know. “Want me to come in? We could play cards.”

“Cards?” Eve giggled, though she did play solitaire on many occasions to pass the time and to sort her thoughts out.

“Yeah.” Viktor grinned. His eyes dipped over her. “Strip poker?”

“How about just poker?” Eve asked, stepping back.

Viktor sighed, looking properly disappointed, but he nodded in agreement. “Poker it is.”

Once inside, Eve got out the deck of cards and sat on the floor across from the couch. Viktor sat on the couch facing her. Every time he looked at her and grinned, Eve felt her heart skip a beat.

“I have to confess, I really don’t know how to play poker.” Eve giggled, feeling light-headed. Her eyes began to travel over his handsome body as they had all night. Suddenly, she didn’t feel like cards.

“Hum,” Viktor mused. “Well, I don’t know about America, but in Russia it’s much better with your clothes off.”

“Yeah, right.” Eve chuckled. “Isn’t this the same country that has a bunch of people jumping naked into icy lakes to swim?”

“Have you ever tried it?” he countered.

“What? Ice swimming? No. I like being warm too much for that.” Eve busied herself shuffling the deck.

Viktor lifted his arms and placed them over the edge of the couch. “In Russia, we have many ways for staying warm.”

“How long have you been gone?” Eve asked. “From Russia, I mean. You seem like you miss it.”

Viktor’s eyes dipped down. “Ah, it has been many years.”

“Oh.” Eve detected he was uncomfortable talking about it so she changed the subject. “Well, you know, in America, we have ways of keeping warm too.”

Viktor glanced up, meeting her eyes. His brow arched on his handsome face.

Eve set the unused deck of cards aside and began crawling around the table on all fours. She couldn’t stop herself. She just loved being with him. He was comfortable and for some reason being around him made her confident.

She pushed the light coffee table out of her way and crawled between his knees.

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