with a groan. “I thought we agreed on our course of action.”
He looked into her eyes. “We did, but you seemed to be having trouble with your boots, and I couldn’t stand watching you struggle to get them off.”
“I appreciate that, but now they’re off.”
“And your feet were icy.”
“They were?” She found that hard to believe.
“Well, chilled. Definitely chilled.” He continued his massage.
He had very talented hands, and she was rapidly losing all interest in being strong, good, and true to the cause. For one irresponsible moment, she considered inviting him to join her in the bedroom so he could put those hands to good use elsewhere on her body. The thought of that made her damp and achy with needs that hadn’t been satisfied in too long.
But she’d hate herself later. Summoning what little willpower she had left, she pulled her foot away. “That was terrific. But it needs to end, and I think you know why.”
He sat back on his heels and gazed up at her. “Kate, while you’ve been talking on the phone, I’ve been thinking.We’ve already made a pledge not to reveal what’s happened here.”
“As in what happens in the cabin stays in the cabin?”
His gray eyes flashed with amusement. “Believe it or not, that expression has made it over to Scotland. Aye, that’s exactly what I mean.”
“I think I know where you’re going with this.” Her heart thumped crazily at the implied suggestion. She was so tempted to say yes and scratch this maddening itch. But then she’d have to live with herself, and she wasn’t sure she could do that.
“The answer is no.” She stood and walked away from him.
“I know what this is all about.” He got to his feet and swung to face her. “You think it’s time some female rejected me, for my own good.”
“It’s not about that, but now that you mention it, perhaps it will do you some good. However, I’m saying no for me, because I am the leader of Honoring Our Werewolf Legacy, and that means I need to display some dedication and backbone.”
He sighed. “I was afraid you’d say that. I admire you for it, lass, but it’s going to be a very long and frustrating night, I’m afraid.”
“Think of it as character building.”
“Aye.” He glanced down at his trousers. “But try telling that to my wee man.”
“Wee man? Surely not, Duncan MacDowell, seducer of females.”
His smile nearly undid her. “Not so wee, then. But you won’t be finding out about that, will you, now?”
Chapter 4
WERECON 2012:
STILLMAN AND MACDOWELL SNOWBOUND!
Exclusive Wereworld Celebrity Watch report
by Angela Sapworthy
DENVER—Following a harrowing auto accident in the midst of the worst snowstorm to hit the city in decades, HOWL leader Kate Stillman and WOOF leader Duncan MacDowell have taken refuge in an unoccupied cabin several miles from the conference site. This reporter talked with a visibly shaken Elizabeth Stillman, Kate’s grandmother and the Stillman pack alpha.
“I’m so relieved they’re all right,” Elizabeth said. “This is a killer blizzard and I feared the worst. Thank goodness they found a safe haven.”
Other conference attendees echoed that sentiment, although several wondered whether a storm might take place inside the cabin as well asoutside! After a summer of battling online, these two are face-to-face at last, with no referee! Emma Wallace, Aidan Wallace’s lovely mate and a fellow writer, was heard to say that she would love to be a mouse in the corner of that cabin. This reporter would, too! With luck, Kate and Duncan will inform their followers of the details on Sniffer!
Duncan had made his case and lost. As he’d unlaced Kate’s boots, he’d been struck by this new thought—that the snowstorm had isolated them completely. No one could barge in on them to interrupt…whatever might be going on. He had some vivid mental images of what could be going on if they allowed themselves full rein.
They’d already vowed to
He looked into her eyes. “We did, but you seemed to be having trouble with your boots, and I couldn’t stand watching you struggle to get them off.”
“I appreciate that, but now they’re off.”
“And your feet were icy.”
“They were?” She found that hard to believe.
“Well, chilled. Definitely chilled.” He continued his massage.
He had very talented hands, and she was rapidly losing all interest in being strong, good, and true to the cause. For one irresponsible moment, she considered inviting him to join her in the bedroom so he could put those hands to good use elsewhere on her body. The thought of that made her damp and achy with needs that hadn’t been satisfied in too long.
But she’d hate herself later. Summoning what little willpower she had left, she pulled her foot away. “That was terrific. But it needs to end, and I think you know why.”
He sat back on his heels and gazed up at her. “Kate, while you’ve been talking on the phone, I’ve been thinking.We’ve already made a pledge not to reveal what’s happened here.”
“As in what happens in the cabin stays in the cabin?”
His gray eyes flashed with amusement. “Believe it or not, that expression has made it over to Scotland. Aye, that’s exactly what I mean.”
“I think I know where you’re going with this.” Her heart thumped crazily at the implied suggestion. She was so tempted to say yes and scratch this maddening itch. But then she’d have to live with herself, and she wasn’t sure she could do that.
“The answer is no.” She stood and walked away from him.
“I know what this is all about.” He got to his feet and swung to face her. “You think it’s time some female rejected me, for my own good.”
“It’s not about that, but now that you mention it, perhaps it will do you some good. However, I’m saying no for me, because I am the leader of Honoring Our Werewolf Legacy, and that means I need to display some dedication and backbone.”
He sighed. “I was afraid you’d say that. I admire you for it, lass, but it’s going to be a very long and frustrating night, I’m afraid.”
“Think of it as character building.”
“Aye.” He glanced down at his trousers. “But try telling that to my wee man.”
“Wee man? Surely not, Duncan MacDowell, seducer of females.”
His smile nearly undid her. “Not so wee, then. But you won’t be finding out about that, will you, now?”
Chapter 4
WERECON 2012:
STILLMAN AND MACDOWELL SNOWBOUND!
Exclusive Wereworld Celebrity Watch report
by Angela Sapworthy
DENVER—Following a harrowing auto accident in the midst of the worst snowstorm to hit the city in decades, HOWL leader Kate Stillman and WOOF leader Duncan MacDowell have taken refuge in an unoccupied cabin several miles from the conference site. This reporter talked with a visibly shaken Elizabeth Stillman, Kate’s grandmother and the Stillman pack alpha.
“I’m so relieved they’re all right,” Elizabeth said. “This is a killer blizzard and I feared the worst. Thank goodness they found a safe haven.”
Other conference attendees echoed that sentiment, although several wondered whether a storm might take place inside the cabin as well asoutside! After a summer of battling online, these two are face-to-face at last, with no referee! Emma Wallace, Aidan Wallace’s lovely mate and a fellow writer, was heard to say that she would love to be a mouse in the corner of that cabin. This reporter would, too! With luck, Kate and Duncan will inform their followers of the details on Sniffer!
Duncan had made his case and lost. As he’d unlaced Kate’s boots, he’d been struck by this new thought—that the snowstorm had isolated them completely. No one could barge in on them to interrupt…whatever might be going on. He had some vivid mental images of what could be going on if they allowed themselves full rein.
They’d already vowed to
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