Redtail Rise And I felt his blood pour fast and hot,

One minute he was diving for Masque’s toes while she cambered atop him — the next, she was wild-eyed and bristling, having dashed several yards away with her fur on end.

Riley’s slack-jawed grin fell away. He’d noticed, of course, their proximity — even her body heat against him had sent electric currents through his fur. But he was no hormone driven adolescent, and had done his best to ignore the instinct that thrummed under his skin.

Now she was staring at him distrustfully. The Redpath adverted his gaze, ears pulled back as his tongue passed over his lips and his eyes fell to the ground.