Enchantment (85 page)

Meeka
a
l
m
ost
dropped
the
plate
she
held
in
her
hand.
His
e
y
e
s
spoke
volumes.
H
unger. D
e
sire.
Pa
s
sion,
furious
and
hun
g
ry.
Meeka
could
al
m
ost
feel
the
heat
of
his
touch
through
his stare.
“
G
o
to
the
cave…tonight
,
”
he
com
m
a
nded in
a
low
growl.

She
couldn’t
s
peak.
With
a
nod,
she
continued
collec
t
ing
the
plates
off
the
table,
concerned ever
y
o
n
e
m
a
y
have
noticed
their
private
exchange
of
wor
d
s.
But
Todd
and
St
r
y
k
er
were absorbed
in
their
conversation,
Pad
d
y was
busy
with
cleaning
up
the
clutter,
and
Threeo
was
too engro
s
sed
with
consu
m
ing the
rest
of
the food.
Perhaps
they
were
safe.

Safe!

Meeka’s
knees
were
s
haking.
Her
heart
was
beating
a
hundred
miles
an
hour,
and
she couldn’t
stop
the
feeling
of
antici
p
ation
from
overwhe
l
m
ing
her
bod
y
.
Paddy
w
a
s
speaking
to her,
but
she
had
no
idea
what
s
he
s
aid.

“You
m
ust
be
tired,
sweetie.
You’ve
had
a
long
da
y
.
I
don’t
think
y
o
u
heard
one
thing
I’ve said.”

Meeka
blushed
profuse
l
y
.
“
I
’m
sorr
y
,
Pad
d
y
.
You’re
right;
I
am
tired.
Would
y
o
u
excuse
m
e?

“Run
along,
Meeka.
We
can
catch
up
to
m
orrow.”
Paddy
s
hooed
her
out
with
kn
o
wing expression
on
her
face.

“Thanks,
Pad
d
y
.
Supper
was
wonderful.
You’re
wonderful.”
M
eeka
placed
a
kiss
on
her little face
and
exited
the
roo
m
. She
decided
to
go
up
and
check on
Catz
before
m
aking
her way
to the
cave. It
was
unusual
for
her not
to
eat.

Q
uiet
l
y
,
Meeka
pushed
the
bedroom
door
open.
Catz
was
curled
up
in
a
ti
n
y
white
ball
on the
bed.
Meeka
tiptoed
over
to
look
down
at
her.
S
he
w
a
s
sleeping,
or
so
s
he
thought.
Loving
l
y
, Meeka
placed
a
ki
s
s
on
the
top
of
her
head.
While
she
was
tiptoeing
back
to
the
door,
Catz
s
poke.
“Meeka,
is
eve
r
y
t
h
i
ng
oka
y
?
”

“Oh,
s
hoot.
I
didn’t
m
e
an
to
w
ake
y
o
u, Catz.
A
re
y
ou feeling oka
y
? I’m
worried
about
y
o
u
.” “I’ll
be
oka
y
, Meeka.
I’m
just
tired.
I
haven’t
had
enough
cat
naps.”

“Can
I
bring
y
o
u
s
o
m
e
thing
?
”
Meeka
said
s
oft
l
y
.

“No,
I’ll
get
so
m
ething later.
Where
are
y
ou going
?
”

“I’m
u
m
m…
j
ust
going
to
have
another
bath
down
in
the
cave.
D
on’t
wait
up
for
m
e
.
” Meeka
walked
back
to
her
and
placed
another
kiss
on
her
head.

“Have fun.
Tell
Kerrigan
to
behave
hi
m
self
.
”
Catz
purred,
tucking
her
nose
beneath
her
tail, her
breathing
evening
out
quick
l
y
.

Meeka
left
the
room
and
followed
the
lights heading
back
to
the
cave.

W
h
a
t
did
she
mean
by, ‘have
fun?’

A
nticip
a
tion
filled
every
step
s
he
took.
The
fabric
of
her
dr
e
ss
rasped
over
her
se
n
sitive nipples,
irrita
t
ing
in
the
slow
slide
until
th
e
y
were
hard,
erect.
S
he
could
feel
the
pr
e
ssure,
the heat
pooling
low
in
her
bel
l
y
,
and
closed
her
e
y
es.
The
ache
built
into
a
pulsing,
throbbing
need that
consu
m
ed
her.

* * * *

“Thank
goodne
s
s,
he
hasn’t
arrived
y
e
t
.
”

Meeka
opened
the
door
of
the
closet.
“
S
o
m
e
thing
sex
y
…
p
ale
lilac
with
silver
flecks.
Short, teasing
the
curve
of
my
behind,
with
m
a
t
ching
panties.”

I
can’t
belie
v
e
I’m
wearing
this.

The
full
-
length
m
irror
caught
her
image,
and
s
he
gasped.
Nervo
u
sness
elbowed
its
w
a
y
into her
thoughts.

W
h
a
t
if
he
still
doesn’t
want
me?
H
ow
will
I
possibly
get
over
it?
I’ve
never
wanted
anyone
s
o
fully
in
my
whole life.
W
e
ll,
it
won’t
be
for
a
lack of
trying on
my
p
a
r
t
,