reached downward to dab lightly between her thighs, feeling herself positively dripping from the dream. Jazzy felt slightly bewildered as to why she'd dreamt so deeply about her new photographer. Just what was it about those stunning amber eyes and that hardened look that he gave her? It'd sent her away with excited chills yesterday, whatever it was.
The most that Jazzy knew, however, was that she wanted to feel it again. She wanted those eyes to course up and down her body, and she wanted to feel Mack's touch, whether it was physical or not.
*****
Late in the afternoon, Mack stood in the bathroom of the cabin, fixing up the buttons of his dress shirt. He didn't usually care much for professional attire, but he did want to look presentable. As he straightened his collar, he found his reflection smiling whimsically, as if he thought of something that made him happy. He supposed he did. He liked Jasmine very much, and had already daydreamed about dating her since yesterday.
It was odd, the electrifying connection that they had between each other, but he knew that he wasn't the only one who felt it. Jasmine had the very same look in her eyes when he'd straightened from the camera equipment to greet her.
Victor's steps paused near the bathroom doorway. "I don't think you should do this."
Mack sighed as he turned from the mirror to look at the other. "You're too late. She's meeting me at the bistro in..." he hesitated, glancing at his watch, "An hour and a half. I need to leave, Victor."
His friend blocked the doorway as Mack headed for the exit.
"You made this mistake in the past, and I'm going to stop you from doing it again," Victor spoke adamantly. Though he was a just a few inches shorter than Mack, he held a face of determination and command.
He was also trying Mack's patience. The other took a couple of breaths, and then gazed at Victor with hard eyes. "Get out of my way, Vic, before I get angry."
Victor smirked.
"I'm serious! This isn't a game!"
He turned from the door and headed for the downstairs. "I'm not making a game out of it, Mack. I'm being as serious as you are. I just think your obsession with this human woman is unhealthy, so I'm going to nip it in the bud before it gets out of hand."
"By doing what?" Mack exclaimed, throwing his hand to the stair railing and following his friend down to the base level.
"Come outside for a minute, would you?" Victor urged. He pushed open the back door and stepped out into the sunlight.
Mack growled a little under his breath, and then did as Victor had asked.
"This, Mack, is your place."
Mack turned to spot Victor just a few feet down the incline, pointing toward the nearby mountains.
"I shouldn't be the one to remind you that you don't fit in to a human's world. Neither of us does. We're monsters to them."
Mack scowled at Victor. He understood what his friend was attempting to teach him, but he didn't need a lesson. He knew the dangers, but he also knew what he wanted. He wanted Jasmine, and he would make it work no matter what it took.
Before he knew it, Mack had reached his limit with Victor. He snarled. "I'm going, Victor!"
"No, you're not!"
Victor leapt toward Mack, and as he did, the monstrous form of a bear took his place; jaws open wide in wild fury.
Chapter 3
Jazzy huffed in impatience and checked the time once more on her dashboard. It was twenty past five, and Mack still hadn't shown up outside Carboni's. To her, that was rather unprofessional. Something inside her didn't settle well. She felt like there should have been a phone call of some kind if Mack was going to be late. Biting her cheek in thought, Jazzy pulled her car out from the parking space and drove back out onto the road, heading north back toward Silver Lake.
As she drove, she gazed at the waning sparkles of light on the river. Just what could have happened? She took her time