In Heat (In Heat Shapeshifter Romance Series #1) Read Free Page B

wary of him. It wasn't at all like he'd been told it would be. She was supposed to know. But then, he was supposed to know her face in the visions too, but she'd always remained a mystery until today.
    Was something wrong?
    It worried him that she wasn't reacting as he'd been told she would. She recognised him, of that he was sure. Her manner towards him and how open she was around him told him that.
    Wasn't she attracted to him? Didn't she feel the connection?
    He was burning for her, hungry and desperate for her touch, unable to tear his eyes away from her for more than a second. He wanted to see if she felt the way that she did in his dreams, if she tasted and smelt as sweet as she did in them. He was anxious to see if she'd react to him the way she did there.
    He wanted to know she wanted him.
    He growled quietly; a call only she would hear.
    She gasped and raised her head, her pupils dilating as she stared across the table at him.
    He could hear her heart racing, feel her blood thundering through his own veins as it sung to him. He vividly remembered the slide of her legs against his, the way her fingernails dug into his arms as she writhed against him. He remembered the smell of their bodies, their sweat, as they moved against each other. He could still feel the electric sweep of her fingers over his bare flesh, teasing him into a hardness so painful he'd felt he would explode if she only breathed on his length. He held her gaze as he thought about her; the rough glide of her tongue over his neck; the whispered words in his ears; the way her fingers always buried themselves in his hair, holding his mouth against her body. She blinked at him. He sniffed, inhaling deeply as he continued to hold her gaze, not letting her go. He could smell her. She wanted him. She wanted him as badly as he wanted her.
    It was destiny.
    Twenty-seven years of dreaming of her, of searching for her, and now he'd finally found her.
    Long hot nights spent tantalisingly close to her in his visions. Countless hours of touching and torturing her body as she explored his own. It had all been worth it because now he'd found her.
    She swallowed hard.
    He smiled.
    He'd found her, now he just had to show her how good they could be together.
    From where he was sitting, she looked as though she was going to take a lot of convincing.
    But he could do it.
    He'd make her realise that the dreams they'd shared were just the beginning.
    The best was yet to come.

CHAPTER 3
     
    K im dumped her bag down just inside the door and turned to shut it. She put the safety chain on and flicked the latches. Heaving a sigh, she plodded into the lounge of her apartment. Dinner had been dreadful. She tried to erase the sound of her parents bickering about anything and everything from her mind, and found it wasn't that difficult this time.
    It was probably because she hadn't really paid attention to them at all throughout the evening.
    All night she'd been thinking about Erik.
    There was no doubt in her mind now that he was the man she'd been fantasising about for the past God knows how long, but she still couldn't bring herself to believe that he was real, or comprehend how he got into her dreams.
    How could he perfectly match her dream guy? The voice, the hair, his build and the way he made her tremble inside with passion. How?
    She rubbed her temples, feeling a headache coming on. It was too insane to think about. She'd never been one to believe in premonitions and crazy things like that. There had to be a simple, sane explanation for it. Maybe she'd seen him once and the image of him had become lodged in her mind? It was reasonable. If she had seen him before, she would never have forgotten him. He was one of those beautiful men who stayed with you and it was easy to recall how they looked, even after years of not seeing them.
    She shook her head and decided not to dwell on it too much. Instead, she tried to focus on work as she opened the window in her bedroom and began