Hot SEALs: Her Special Alpha (Kindle Worlds) (X-OPS 3.5) by Paige Tyler

some more info for us, do you want to go grab dinner?” Eden asked.
    “Dinner sounds good,” he said. “But I’m fine if you want to stay here and order room service.”
    Travis didn’t mind going out, but he’d much prefer to hang out with Eden alone.
    She smiled. “I’ve eaten off the room-service menu a couple times already. It’s not very good.”
    He didn’t really cared what they ate—or if they ate at all. He grinned. “That’s okay. The company will make up for it.”
    Travis expected her to laugh at what probably sounded like a really cheesy come-on line, but instead she regarded him seriously. “Do you mind if I ask you a question?”
    He wondered where this was going, but nodded nonetheless.
    “Why aren’t you bothered by knowing what I am?” she asked quietly.
    Of all the things he’d expected her to come out with, this hadn’t been one of them. “What do you mean, knowing what you are? You’re a beautiful, fearless woman who knows how to kick ass. Why would any of that bother me? Is there some other aspect to your shifter nature you haven’t told me about yet? Do you get all furry during a full moon and shed all over the couch?”
    Eden laughed and shook her head. “No, I don’t get furry, thank God. And as far as other aspects of my shifter nature, you’ve seen the obvious stuff. I can run fast and jump from heights regular humans can’t. And as you’ve probably already figured out when I was fighting that other shifter, I’m pretty strong for my size.
    Yeah, he’d definitely figured that out. “What about the not-so-obvious stuff?”
    “Well, I heal from wounds quickly. I can see in the dark. And I can hear a person’s heart beating from across the room. But none of those things really matter that much. For most people who learn my secret, it’s all about the claws and fangs.” She gave him a sad smile. “Those are the things that tend to freak them out.”
    Damn. He couldn’t believe Eden was insecure about her unique gifts, especially since she was so amazing. Although, now that he thought about it, he supposed it wasn’t so difficult to believe. It had to suck not being able to tell anyone about a secret like the one she was carrying around. Hell, she hadn’t even told her family. And while society as a whole liked to think they were accepting of those who were different, there were people in the world who’d treat Eden like shit. The thought alone was enough to piss the hell out of him.
    “You know what?” he said. “If your claws and fangs freak people out, screw ‘em. They’re stupid, and you don’t need them.”
    She eyed him skeptically. “So, you’re telling me that my claws and fangs don’t bother you even a little?”
    Travis took Eden’s hand and pulled her out of her seat, then tugged her forward until she was sitting astride his thighs. “Your claws and fangs don’t bother me even a little. Is that so hard to believe?”
    She wiggled around until she got comfortable in his lap, then draped her arms around his neck. Of course, all that gyrating went a long way to making him uncomfortable, but he’d survive.
    “Actually, it is a little hard to believe,” she admitted softly. “You’re the first man who has ever kissed me after knowing what I look like when I shift. The only other people who even know what I am are the people I work with, and most of them never look at me the same after the fact.”
    He grasped her hips and tugged her higher up on his lap until her jean-covered pussy was pressing against his hard-on. She obviously noticed the piece of lumber he was hiding in there because her eyes widened a bit.
    “I’m looking at you the same.” He slid his hand in her long, dark hair. “And if you haven’t figured it out yet, I’m interested in doing a lot more than kissing you.”
    Eden’s lips curved into a sexy smile. “I noticed. Kind of hard not to.” She rotated her hips, grinding against him and doing crazy things to his cock.