Prey (41 page)

His eyes almost rolled back in his head. Fuck. Shit. Yeah, she could still do that to him, blow the top of his head off with pleasure. His entire body twitched with anticipation; he enjoyed the anticipation, but he’d rather save the twitching for when they were alone.

Then she broke off a very small piece of the slice of cake they’d carved together, and popped it into his mouth. It was all very neat, very dignified. Dare made a rough sound in his throat. Angie Callahan could feed him any time.

Angie Callahan
. Damn, that sounded good.

He leaned down and whispered in her ear. “You look good enough to eat. Later.”

“Back at you,” she said smiling, and damn if he didn’t start twitching again.

L
INDA
H
OWARD
is the award-winning author of many
New York Times
bestsellers, including
Veil of Night, Ice, Burn, Death Angel, Up Close and Dangerous
, and
Drop Dead Gorgeous
. She also writes a paranormal romance series with Linda Jones. They have recently published
Blood Born
. She lives in Alabama with her husband and a golden retriever.