Why he didn't want a wandering Katagari female for a mate…
Why he tolerated his brothers even when they drove him insane…
Why he had freed her sister and the other women to travel with her…
And why he had given her Donatello's ring.
Closing her eyes, Pandora conjured up an image of Dante.
Dante was watching the acid metal band on a TV monitor. But his mind wasn't really on the act or the handouts and CDs on the table in front of him.
It was on the fact that he should never have let Pandora go.
You can't keep her…
He should have at least tried.
But at least she wasn't out there alone. He'd made sure that she would have her sister with her.
A warm hand touched his arm.
Grinding his teeth, Dante turned, ready to rebuff yet another woman coming on to him. He was really getting tired of telling them he wasn't interested.
But as he opened his mouth and his eyes focused on the beautiful face of his latest admirer, all thoughts scattered.
It couldn't be.
Not this soon.
"Pandora?"
"Hi," she said with a smile that made him feel sucker-punched. "I missed you."
This had to be a dream. His pantheress couldn't be back.
He wanted to tell her that he'd missed her too, but the words wouldn't come. All he could do was react.
He pulled her into his arms and kissed her fiercely, letting her feel that every part of him wanted her never to leave him again.
Pandora laughed at his heated welcome. "I think you missed me too."
Dante left her lips to take a deep whiff of her hair so that he could memorize and savor it. "You have no idea."
Actually, she did. She hadn't doubted the twins before, but this thoroughly confirmed their story.
She nuzzled his neck, inhaling the warm spicy scent of his masculine skin. "Want to get naked?"
He laughed. "Yeah, but not here."
Pulling back from her, he took her hand and led her to a secluded corner so that he could flash them into his room.
They were both naked and in his bed three blinks later.
Dante couldn't breathe as he felt the impossible softness of Pandora lying beneath him.
Nothing felt better than her caresses. The fact that she was warm and welcoming. He slid himself inside her, and groaned at just how good she felt.
Pandora savored his hardness inside her and now more than ever she was glad she was human and not a real panther. Her Katagaria cousins only sought sex when they were in heat.
