Secrets by Lynn Crandall

Author:Lynn Crandall
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: F+W Media
Published: 2014-10-06T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

After leaving Madeline with Lara, Casey had called a meeting of his colony, Lara included. Since it was mid-morning and most of the cats worked, he’d decided to have lunch at his house. It would be the second meeting he’d called about Michelle. Last night they’d met at Lara’s house to let everyone know about Michelle. It wasn’t a discussion. He’d tried to make it clear that as the leader, he aimed to guide the colony into a sustainable future, one that would possibly have new rules and new ways of doing things. He’d announced that he was getting emotionally close to a human, Michelle. That announcement met with some disdain and some tentative acceptance. Today he was taking things a step further.

Pulling up to the curb where Michelle stood, a lump formed in his throat. She stood there, all bright and shiny and perfect, not knowing what was ahead of her. Longing to protect her and not scare her away filled every cell of his body.

She waved and climbed in the car. Before she had time to speak, Casey pulled her close to him, as close as the console would let him, and held her tight. “I missed you, sweetheart.”

Her embrace felt like coming home. He breathed in the scent of her hair, all warm and flowery, and let his muscles relax.

She pulled back and studied him. “I missed you, too. You okay?”

He turned back to the wheel as she relaxed against the seat. “I’m just happy to see you.” It was true. It also was only part of the truth. Nerves were jangling loudly in his ears. He wasn’t afraid, but he knew full well how ominous things were right now. Not the least, introducing Michelle to his colony.

“Where are we going?” Michelle rested her hand on his leg and warmth pushed his pulse higher.

“My house. You haven’t been there, have you?” He took in her profile as they drove along. Her nose, a nose that turned up just enough to be cute. Her lips, full and tempting. Her hair, flowing in the breeze from the open windows, dancing like gossamer.

“No.” She ran her fingers through his dreads, tempting his senses. “Hmm … I wonder why I haven’t. Not even before when we were dating.”

He ducked his head, his eyes on the road. “I think it will all make sense to you very soon.”

“Ooh, that sounds mysterious.”

Tension fired between them and as much as he wanted to tell her everything, he now wanted much more to take her to bed for the day. He licked his lips at the thought.

“Yesterday was really nice.” She dropped her gaze to the floor. “I know I’ve been difficult. Thank you for understanding.”

“We’ve both had our personal issues. Thank you for not running away and screaming when you saw me as a lynx.” He covered her hand with his, and she looked up and smiled. The air felt thick with emotion—real, honest emotion.

He pulled into his driveway and hit the garage door opener.

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