In Heat: Mating Call (In Heat Shapeshifter Romance Series #2) by Felicity Heaton Page B
Authors: Felicity Heaton
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sister was jealous that Erik actually had a full blown housekeeper. Still, it was a little amusing to hear the edge entering her voice at every mention of Rose.
“Yes... I mean no... Sean will be here.” She really hoped that Sean wasn't going to prove to be a complication in her otherwise flawless plan to avoid her sister's world and her own world colliding.
How the hell would she explain a shape-shifter to her sister? Her mind was so fragile right now that the shock would probably put her in a hospital.
Erik knew the drill when it came to her sister, as did Rose. But Sean? A horrible twisting feeling settled in her stomach when the voice at the back of her mind said that he'd probably shift into his lion form just for a second or two of amusement.
“Sean?” her sister said, interest showing clearly in her voice.
She frowned. No way was she going to let Sherry get together with Sean.
She wondered if they could get Sean to go out for the day and then realised it was probably too late for that tactic since she'd already mentioned him. Her sister would think it weird if he suddenly disappeared on some errand or visit to friends. Besides, she didn't think she'd be able to convince Sean to leave anyway. He'd want to stay. He'd want to shamelessly flirt with her poor sister just to make her cringe inside and die a little with the fear of him revealing his other side.
“Yeah, Sean. I'm sure you remember me mentioning him before? He runs the Scottish office of Erik's company. He's down visiting, came to see some friends. We're all going back up to Scotland on Christmas Day.”
“Cool. The more the merrier.” Sherry sounded as though she was smiling.
Cool? The more the merrier? She wondered if her sister would say that if she'd said ‘Come up on Christmas Day, we're having a grand ball with a hundred or so shape-shifters. You and I can play guess the animal they change into'.
Not that she'd ever played guess the animal they change into. Well, only once or twice when she was bored. Normally she was right. It was like that whole dogs are like their owners thing. Shape-shifters in human form seemed to inherit some traits of their animal side. In Erik it was the black hair and honey-coloured eyes. Sean had inherited the hair and the laid back attitude.
“You'll be okay driving up?” she said.
“I'll come up nice and early and we can stay up nice and late.”
She could hear the grin in her sister's voice. She wasn't excited about seeing her. It was the prospect of meeting a potentially available and possibly rich young man. Still, it would cheer her sister up. Now all she had to do was get Sean to behave himself.
“I'll see you then,” she said and waited for her sister to say goodbye before she closed her phone.
“See who when?” a deep male voice said and she jumped, swiftly rolling over onto her side to face the owner of it.
She smiled at Erik as he leaned in the doorway, arms folded across his chest. He looked so damn good in his black roll-neck jumper and jeans. She didn't want to speak, she just wanted to lure him over and slowly unwrap him as though he was her Christmas present.
“Sherry, on Christmas Eve, so please tell Sean I want best behaviour from him.” She sat up and then placed her hands behind her and leaned back.
Her head tilted to one side as her smile turned seductive.
“It's cold in this room.” She looked down at her thin t-shirt, drawing his attention to her hardening nipples.
“You need something to warm you up,” he purred back at her, his voice husky with the desire she could see in his eyes and feel in him.
“Why don't you do just that?” she said, leaning back a little more to entice him into coming over to her.
A smile teased his lips.
“What about Sean?” he said.
She frowned. “No offence to him, but he's not my type and I'd rather it was just us.”
He laughed and pushed away from the doorframe. She jumped when he kicked the door closed and it slammed. He
“Yes... I mean no... Sean will be here.” She really hoped that Sean wasn't going to prove to be a complication in her otherwise flawless plan to avoid her sister's world and her own world colliding.
How the hell would she explain a shape-shifter to her sister? Her mind was so fragile right now that the shock would probably put her in a hospital.
Erik knew the drill when it came to her sister, as did Rose. But Sean? A horrible twisting feeling settled in her stomach when the voice at the back of her mind said that he'd probably shift into his lion form just for a second or two of amusement.
“Sean?” her sister said, interest showing clearly in her voice.
She frowned. No way was she going to let Sherry get together with Sean.
She wondered if they could get Sean to go out for the day and then realised it was probably too late for that tactic since she'd already mentioned him. Her sister would think it weird if he suddenly disappeared on some errand or visit to friends. Besides, she didn't think she'd be able to convince Sean to leave anyway. He'd want to stay. He'd want to shamelessly flirt with her poor sister just to make her cringe inside and die a little with the fear of him revealing his other side.
“Yeah, Sean. I'm sure you remember me mentioning him before? He runs the Scottish office of Erik's company. He's down visiting, came to see some friends. We're all going back up to Scotland on Christmas Day.”
“Cool. The more the merrier.” Sherry sounded as though she was smiling.
Cool? The more the merrier? She wondered if her sister would say that if she'd said ‘Come up on Christmas Day, we're having a grand ball with a hundred or so shape-shifters. You and I can play guess the animal they change into'.
Not that she'd ever played guess the animal they change into. Well, only once or twice when she was bored. Normally she was right. It was like that whole dogs are like their owners thing. Shape-shifters in human form seemed to inherit some traits of their animal side. In Erik it was the black hair and honey-coloured eyes. Sean had inherited the hair and the laid back attitude.
“You'll be okay driving up?” she said.
“I'll come up nice and early and we can stay up nice and late.”
She could hear the grin in her sister's voice. She wasn't excited about seeing her. It was the prospect of meeting a potentially available and possibly rich young man. Still, it would cheer her sister up. Now all she had to do was get Sean to behave himself.
“I'll see you then,” she said and waited for her sister to say goodbye before she closed her phone.
“See who when?” a deep male voice said and she jumped, swiftly rolling over onto her side to face the owner of it.
She smiled at Erik as he leaned in the doorway, arms folded across his chest. He looked so damn good in his black roll-neck jumper and jeans. She didn't want to speak, she just wanted to lure him over and slowly unwrap him as though he was her Christmas present.
“Sherry, on Christmas Eve, so please tell Sean I want best behaviour from him.” She sat up and then placed her hands behind her and leaned back.
Her head tilted to one side as her smile turned seductive.
“It's cold in this room.” She looked down at her thin t-shirt, drawing his attention to her hardening nipples.
“You need something to warm you up,” he purred back at her, his voice husky with the desire she could see in his eyes and feel in him.
“Why don't you do just that?” she said, leaning back a little more to entice him into coming over to her.
A smile teased his lips.
“What about Sean?” he said.
She frowned. “No offence to him, but he's not my type and I'd rather it was just us.”
He laughed and pushed away from the doorframe. She jumped when he kicked the door closed and it slammed. He
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