The sound of Tiger's approach couldn't be missed. Vicious snarls combined with his boots slapping the ground as he ran hell-bent for leather through the woods, crashing through brush, was loud. He sounded really pissed. She smiled, her gaze scanning for sight of him.

He broke out of the trees to her right and came to a halt with a roar that made her start. His hair had come loose from the ponytail and he'd torn his shirt at some point, probably on a low branch. She hoped he wasn't hurt. The wild look in his eyes when his enraged gaze landed on her would have terrified anyone else. She waved instead.

"Hi, baby."

"Zandy. What are you doing out here with Smiley?" He snarled the words. "I'll kill him for taking you off Reservation and putting you in danger."

Zandy was a little shocked at how vicious and deadly the man she loved looked. He was furious and it wasn't pretty.

"Before you do that, why don't you take a look around? Smiley just helped me set everything up. He's my friend who did me a huge favor, Tiger. I needed help because I couldn't carry everything and I didn't know how to use the air pump to fill the bed. I only left Reservation because this is our special place."

Tiger turned and took in his surroundings. She relaxed, knowing he'd cool down. If not, he could join her in the water. The air mattress was neatly made and a picnic lunch was laid out next to it. A camping lantern and a stack of towels held down the blanket spread out on the ground. It looked nice. She glanced back at him to find him watching her intently.

She smiled. "Surprise. There are officers out in the woods who are far enough away to give us privacy but make sure nobody sneaks up on us. I thought it would be romantic if we spend the night out here together. So, do you want to get naked? I'm getting a little cold in here alone."

Tiger slowly smiled. "I'm sorry. I got your note and only read that you were leaving Reservation. I freaked out. Why are you here?" He paused. "It isn't safe for you to leave the NSO. Smiley knows my standing orders where you are concerned."

"That's why Smiley has probably run to another state by now. I bet they heard you roar for miles."

He laughed and kicked off his shoes. "You really did all this for me?"

She grinned. "Yeah and you better do something great to deserve it too." She walked out of the water naked. Tiger's heated gaze roamed down her body.

He softly growled. "I'm going to be doing a lot of wonderful things to you."

Zandy grabbed a towel and dried off as she watched him strip out of his clothes. She walked to the bed and climbed on it and flipped over. She put her head on the pillow and spread her thighs wide. Tiger glanced up and purred.

"Do you see something you like?"

"Oh yeah, Zandy." He was naked as he stalked toward her.

He put his knee on the bed and purred louder. She smiled and opened her arms, reaching out for him. Tiger climbed up the bed and over her. "What do you want?"

"You. Always you. Only you."

"I feel the same way but we need to have a little talk before we do anything."

Tiger frowned. "Before?" He glanced down her body and snarled in protest. "We'll talk later."

She put her hands on his chest. "Tiger, this is serious. We need to discuss something right now."

"Later." He moved down her body and ran his fingers from her knees to the insides of her thighs.

She closed her eyes and took a shaky breath, desperately wanting him to make love to her. The man has a mouth that... She shook that thought away.

"Tiger?"

His gaze met hers. "What?" He purred.

"I'll tell you later."

He chuckled. "That's good because I think you'd have a hard time thinking and trying to talk in a second." He lowered his head.

Zandy moaned. All thoughts left her head as Tiger licked her until she climaxed. She screamed out his name as he climbed up her body, gasping as he entered her. She wrapped herself around his body while he rode her. They were both satisfied and out of breath afterward.

Tiger rolled them onto their sides to avoid crushing Zandy. "Ready to eat dinner before I wear you out again? You're going to need your strength."

She grinned, lightly running her fingertips along his jawline. "I do need to eat."

He grinned. "Me too. Only you're dessert."

"This is a special occasion, Tiger."

"Every night with you is special, Zandy."

"I really love you."

He grinned. "I really love you too."

"Hey, Tiger?" She peered at him.

"What, little one?"

"You're going to have to stop calling me that."

A confused expression made him look really cute. "You like that name, don't you?"

She nodded, rubbing her body against his, pushing so close to him that they were skin to skin as much as possible. "I love it but I won't be little for too much longer."

He frowned.

She took his hand and placed it on her stomach. "I'm going to probably get really big but you better still want me." Amusement filled her. "Or I'll never have a second baby."

His eyes widened and his expression stilled. "Zandy?"

She nodded. "I just found out today, Daddy."

She saw tears gather in his eyes. He suddenly rolled her on top of him.

"Why didn't you tell me? I could have crushed the baby!"

She straddled him and straightened. "That's all you have to say?"

He sat up, wrapping his arms around her. "No. I love you. This is the best news ever." His hand cupped her stomach. "A baby? You're sure? Really?"

She nodded. "Trisha confirmed it. I threw up twice yesterday at work and again this morning so I went in to see her. I had my suspicions since my breasts were tender. We're having a baby."

Tiger hugged her on his lap. "Thank you, Zandy."

She hugged him back. "For what? Getting knocked up easily?" She laughed.

He chuckled. "That is a bonus but no. Thank you for coming into my life. I am so happy and you're the reason. You're everything to me. You and our baby."

Zandy kissed him. "You're my life too. You make me so happy, Tiger. You really are my angel."

He grinned. "An angel, huh?" He lifted her and impaled her on his cock. "Does that feel angelic?"

She moaned his name. "Actually, I still think of you as my angel. You take me to heaven all the time."

Tiger thrust up into her. "We'll go there together."

About the Author.

I'm a full-time "in-house supervisor" (sounds much better than plain ol' housewife), mother and writer. I'm addicted to caramel iced coffee, the occasional candy bar (or two) and trying to get at least five hours of sleep at night.

I love to write all kinds of stories. I think the best part about writing is the fact that real life is always uncertain, always tossing things at us that we have no control over, but when you write, you can make sure there's always a happy ending. I love that about writing. I love to sit down at my computer desk, put on my headphones and listen to loud music to block out the world around me, so I can create worlds in front of me.

Laurann welcomes comments from readers. You can find her website and email address on her author bio page at www.ellorascave.com.

Also by Laurann Dohner.

Cyborg Seduction 1: Burning Up Flint.

Cyborg Seduction 2: Kissing Steel Cyborg Seduction 3: Melting Iron.

Cyborg Seduction 4: Touching Ice Cyborg Seduction 5: Stealing Coal.

Cyborg Seduction 6: Redeeming Zorus Cyborg Seduction 7: Taunting Krell.

Mating Heat 1: Mate Set Mating Heat 2: His Purrfect Mate.

New Species 1: Fury New Species 2: Slade.

New Species 3: Valiant New Species 4: Justice New Species 5: Brawn.

New Species 6: Wrath Riding the Raines 1: Propositioning Mr. Raine Riding the Raines 2: Raine on Me.

Something Wicked This Way Comes, Volume 1 anthology Zorn Warriors 1: Ral's Woman Zorn Warriors 2: Kidnapping Casey.

Zorn Warriors 3: Tempting Rever Zorn Warriors 4: Berrr's Vow.

Print books by Laurann Dohner.

Cyborg Seduction 1: Burning Up Flint.

Cyborg Seduction 2: Kissing Steal.

Cyborg Seduction 3: Melting Iron Cyborg Seduction 4: Touching Ice.

New Species 1: Fury New Species 2: Slade.

Something Wicked This Way Comes Volume 1 Zorn Warriors 1 & 2: Loving Zorn.

Zorn Warriors 3: Tempting Rever Zorn Warriors 4: Berrr's Vow.

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