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The male leopard closed the distance between them in a single leap, its larger, heavier body protectively
close. He didn't want her to get carried away with her exuberance. She had undergone a terrible ordeal,
and even if she thought she was strong enough, he couldn't take the chance of her being injured. Not
even a stubbed toe. Not a chipped fingernail.
'I'm reading your thoughts, and you're being silly. I'm whole! Isn't it so great to be alive?'He could
hear her excited laughter as she leapt up on a thick tree branch and lifted her muzzle to the wind and rain.
He was catching her joy. How could he not? She was bathing him in her warmth, her light, her total
pleasure in the moment. He would have soared to the moon and pulled it out of the sky if she asked him.
He prowled below her, his ears and eyes alert for danger, yet he was merged deeply with her, immersed
in her childlike happiness.
Corinne leapt from the branch because she could. There was untold power in the cat's body. She
wanted to use it, try it out, see what it felt like to be a leopard. Dayan was unbelievably sensuous in the
body of the male leopard. She realized, with a slight shock, that she was taking on the attributes of the
animal. It was amazing to her. She rubbed against the tall fronds of grass, enjoying the sensation.
'Baby, be careful here. We both are very heightened sexually. In this form, sex is possible between
us, and you might trigger both of our instincts, but I am not certain it would be entirely enjoyable
to you. Leopards are very dangerous at any time. When they mate, the male must hold the female
in a submissive position for his own protection. You need much more experience to control animal
passions. On the hunt this form is extremely difficult to control.'
Corinne was tempted to discover what he was talking about. The female leopard certainly wanted to
mate, but, merged as she was with Dayan, she could easily read that he was worried, even though the
male shared the same desire. She immediately controlled her impulses and took off running again,
stretching out her sleek, muscled body. She was silent, her leaps taking her over fallen tree trunks and
even wider streams. She loved the sensation and wanted it to go on forever.
'We can do this at any time?'
'Of course. You should practice with me often. There is much to learn, honey, and I can see you
will take to it easily.'
'Can I fly?'
His laughter was a soft joyful sound in her head.'It is raining. Birds don't like to get wet.'
"This bird likes it. We can fly to see Lisa and Cullen.'
In the body of the leopard, Dayan shouldered her around, turning her back toward the shelter of the
house.'It is too soon. Lisa knows you were very ill and you have had the baby. She would expect
you to take a few days to recuperate.'
'It has been a few days.'
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Iwant you, Corinne. All to myself. I want to taste every square inch of your body. I want this
rising and the next and ten more to make love to you.'
Her answering laughter was tender.'Really? So why didn't you just say so?'
Chapter18
Corinne looked around the crystal chamber with its steaming pools and flickering candles. Water lapped
at the large rock formations and reflected colors from the various crystals along the curving walls and
ceiling. This underground cave with its network of tunnels and large rooms was beginning to feel like
home to her. The baby was growing stronger, gaining enough weight that Shea was certain they would be
able to remove her from her protected environment soon. Corinne held her daughter for small blocks of
time, very aware of the dangers outside the incubator. Both Dayan and Corinne often merged with the
infant to comfort and soothe her. They wanted her to know she was loved and wanted and they couldn't
wait for her to be out with them.
Desari and Julian were frequent visitors, and Corinne really liked them both. She found Julian's sense of
humor a good counterbalance to his intimidating demeanor. She knew Desari didn't find him in the least
intimidating. Desari had a sweet personality, and she welcomed Corinne as a sister. It was taking a bit of
time, but Corinne was beginning to feel as if she might fit into Dayan's family. All of them seemed excited
about the baby, even Darius, who was by the far the scariest man Corinne had ever met.
"Darius is not in the least scary," Dayan denied, moving up behind her to rest his head on her shoulder so
he could look at the infant. "Jennifer's color looks better today."
"You're reading my mind again." Corinne leaned back, pressing her body into his much harder frame. At
once his body stirred to life, tight against her bottom.
Dayan was always in her mind. He would always be in her body, too, if he could manage it. He didn't
want to leave her side. Corinne caught the echo of his thoughts and laughed softly. "That will look good
when you're playing with the band on stage. A little kinky, though. I'm not certain the censors would let
us get away with it."
Dayan allowed relief to wash over him. Several times in the course of the last few days, Desari had
gently made references to traveling on the road with the band, but Corinne had never answered one way
or the other. When Dayan touched her mind in an attempt to gauge her mood on the subject, he always
found she simply avoided thinking of it. "You are not opposed to traveling with musicians from town to
town? Leaving everyone you love behind?"
Corinne moved her body provocatively against his. "Everything I love is right here with me. And Lisa. I
can't stay home for her. Lisa has the money to travel, if she wants to visit us. If she really is in love with
Cullen, as I keep hearing from everyone, then my guess is she will want her own home."
Dayan lifted the hair from the back of her neck to press a series of little kisses against the warmth of her
skin. "Cullen will decide what to do."
Corinne savored the feel of his mouth for a moment, then bent to put little Jennifer in the incubator. The
action pressed her bottom tightly against Dayan, who took advantage, catching her hips to drag her even
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closer. She took her time, her happiness spilling out as she gently kissed her daughter and enclosed the
sleeping baby in the incubator. She stood up, still looking down at the baby. "Isn't she beautiful, Dayan?"
His hands moved slowly up her body from behind, sliding from her hips to her tucked-in waist,
traversing her narrow rib cage to cup her breasts in his palms. "She is truly beautiful, Corinne, just like her
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