Rath’s attention was all hers as she talked to him. Besotted. Definitely infected by the madness. His brother practically melted as she tiptoed and stroked fingers through his thick dark hair, feathered them down his neck and lured him to her for a kiss. He tangled his hands in her chestnut waves at her nape, holding her to him as he kissed her hard.
For a moment, it looked as if he was going to be whisking her away for some afternoon delight, but then his broad shoulders heaved on a sigh and he reluctantly released his mate. She said something, and he nodded and stepped off the deck.
Heading in Flint’s direction.
He waited for his brother to reach him, his focus split between the crowd of cougars as it dispersed, someone helping the loser back to his cabin, and the woods that embraced the creek on all sides. It was a beautiful place, rimmed with mountains that gave the pride the privacy it needed, and he was always jealous of Rath whenever he returned to the creek.
His place up north was open on most sides, with only a few mountains dotted at a distance from the cabins, and the trees were sparser. Rath had it lucky getting to look at such breathtaking scenery year round. Flint wouldn’t say no to swapping places with him, taking care of the cabins and the territory for the pride, whiling away his days fishing and soaking up the beauty of the place.
Although, that would mean giving up the life of carnal luxury he had in his own territory.
He shuddered at the thought.
He could live with a little less beauty outside his cabin when he could have all the beauties he wanted inside it, warming his bed on the cold spring and fall nights.
“…do another perimeter sweep.” Rath’s deep growl of a voice cut into Flint’s pleasing thoughts, shattering them and dragging him back to the creek.
He looked at his older brother, who raked long fingers through his rich brown hair and heaved a sigh that stretched his fleece tight across his broad chest. Flint’s own build was a touch slimmer, and he never had managed to gain the remaining two inches to match Rath’s six-six height, but he had made up for that by packing on muscle, working out during the off-season to keep his strength up.
And so he looked fantastic for the ladies.
Rath’s grey eyes grew golden as he looked off to his right, into the woods. “I’m feeling twitchy.”
“Same here.” Flint ran a glance over the cabins and trees on the other side of the clearing, and the woods that bordered the opposite bank of the river to his right. “Something doesn’t feel right today.”
He had put it down to the fight that had taken place, because it had been more brutal than usual, lasting longer than most battles for dominance and mating rights, which had roused a lot of the cougars from their cabins and tents to watch it play out, and had set everyone on edge as they waited to see who would emerge the victor.
But the crowd had dispersed, the green emptying, and that feeling that something wasn’t quite right had persisted, niggling at him.
“I’ll take a look.” Flint lifted the hem of his navy shirt and hooked his thumbs in the pockets of his black hiking trousers as he pushed away from the tree.
Rath nodded and headed back up the green to his cabin.
Flint had been doing all the patrols since he had arrived. Normally, Rath did them, maintaining security for the pride during the gathering when everyone was caught up in the mating heat. The only thing his brother was sweeping this time was Ivy, up into his arms.
He shook his head as Rath pulled Ivy back against him the moment she was within reach and kissed her again. Definitely besotted. His brother couldn’t keep his hands off her.
And damn, even Flint was beginning to smile whenever she appeared, because he knew Rath would be close to her in a shot, swept up in her all over again.
It was good to see his brother happy at last.
He couldn’t remember the last time he had seen Rath smile so much.
Flint took one last look around the creek, at Rath where he fussed over Ivy, and Cobalt where he stood by the river clearly pining for Ember, and at the other males and females who were giving each other more than just the eye.
A sigh escaped him.
He turned on his heel, heading into the forest to start his patrol.
Yes, the world had gone mad, and he wanted no part of it, was fine with his life the way it was.
There was no damned way he was going to get caught up in whatever fever was sweeping the creek.
No way at all.
Courted by her Cougar (Cougar Creek Mates series #3)
Madness is sweeping through Cougar Creek, and Flint wants no part of it. The fever has two of his brothers in love already, and Flint is damned if he’s giving up the bachelor life to tie himself to one female, but when a perimeter sweep has him running into an exotic and enthralling beauty who rouses his instincts as a cougar shifter and a male, the hunt is on.
All Yasmin is interested in is making sure her friend, Ivy, is safe, but the alluring black-haired man with a wicked smile she meets on the path to the creek has her thinking about other things. When an incident at Cougar Creek leads to her revealing a secret, and Flint’s persistence pushes her to a rash decision, her entire world is in danger of being turned upside down.
With the gathering in full swing, and males determined to prove their worth to Yasmin, Flint discovers he’s not immune to the madness sweeping through the creek, because he’ll do whatever it takes to claim victory and win Yasmin’s heart… no matter how dangerous it is.
Available September 8th 2018
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Felicity Heaton is a New York Times and USA Today best-selling author who writes passionate paranormal romance books. In her books, she creates detailed worlds, twisting plots, mind-blowing action, intense emotion and heart-stopping romances with leading men that vary from dark deadly vampires to sexy shape-shifters and wicked werewolves, to sinful angels and hot demons!
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PARANORMAL ROMANCE BOOKS BY FELICITY HEATON
Stories in the Cougar Creek Mates romance series
Book 1: Claimed by her Cougar - Available July 28th 2018
Book 2: Captured by her Cougar - Available August 18th 2018
Book 3: Courted by her Cougar -
Available September 8th 2018
Book 4: Craved by her Cougar - Available September 29th 2018
Stories in the Eternal Mates romance series
Book 1: Kissed by a Dark Prince
Book 2: Claimed by a Demon King
Book 3: Tempted by a Rogue Prince
Book 4: Hunted by a Jaguar
Book 5: Craved by an Alpha
Book 6: Bitten by a Hellcat
Book 7: Taken by a Dragon
Book 8: Marked by an Assassin
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Book 10: Awakened by a Demoness
Book 11: Haunted by the King of Death
Book 12: Turned by a Tiger
Book 13: Tamed by a Tiger
Book 14: Treasured by a Tiger
Book 15: Unchained by a Forbidden Love
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Book 1: Ares
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Book 1: Covet
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