Beneath the Skin (de La Vega Cats) by Lauren Dane

Author:Lauren Dane [Dane, Lauren]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Carina Press
Published: 2017-10-31T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

The nerve.

She soaped up, wincing a little as the newly healed slash in her back tugged when she reached up to get her hair lathered up.

He normally did that. He had good hands, and while he was washing her hair, he gave a great scalp massage too.

But of course he was outside being a dick and not in here with her getting lucky. Boys could be so stubborn sometimes.

She wasn’t weak. She didn’t need protecting, though since this was a private conversation in her head, she could admit she sort of liked it when he got all protective. Being his focus like that was...it made her sort of shivery. Gave her butterflies.

On the other hand, feeling like a responsibility or a burden sucked.

She managed to finish rinsing off and get out. Her clothes were in the bedroom so she had to go out.

But he was waiting, on the bed. Her clothes at his side.

If he thought he was going to get in any naked, horizontal fun with her after all this stuff he did, he was out of his furry mind.

“I’m sorry.”

She froze, eying him carefully.

“For what?”

She could see him count to ten in his head. “For hurting your feelings.”

She grabbed a nearby robe and put it on. “Apology accepted. Now go.”

He rolled from the bed, looking stupid gorgeous as he did. Damn it.

“I didn’t say, nor did I mean you were weak.” He got closer and closer, and her anger began to melt away. She shored it up as best she could.

“And when I said you were my responsibility, I didn’t say it all. I mean, I only mentioned part of it. As Bringer, you’re my responsibility because you’re one of my cats. It’s my job to protect you. To protect everyone. I take that very seriously.” He licked his lips, and she didn’t step back once he reached her and tugged on the belt of her robe.

“Stop that.” She slapped his hand but he was undeterred. Probably because she didn’t slap him hard enough. Easily remedied.

“What I didn’t say was that I like you not dead. I like you safe. Because I like you, Mia Porter. I like you in my bed. I like you eating all the Oreos in the package in one go. It’s already hard enough knowing I wasn’t there for you yet again, but now you’re more to me than one of my cats.”

Well, it wasn’t a declaration of love and she wasn’t expecting that anyway. But it was a genuine apology. And for a male like him to be so sincere and open meant a lot.

“How am I doing?”

She snorted. “Keep going.”

He sighed. “Please stay with me. Or with someone else if you don’t want to be with me. This place is exposed on three sides. Dario found a nest across the street on the roof. They’ve been watching you. Which means they know where you are. My place is fortified and well guarded.”

“Fine.”

“I’m forgiven?”

“You have a lot to learn about females.

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