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in that ill-mannered chest. He was still curt to the point of rudeness, yet he touched her with nothing but gentleness.
    He’d gone out of his way to cook her the best damned meals she’d ever had. His skill in the kitchen amazed her. So why would a man who could cook like that visit the Fox’s Henhouse so often? It couldn’t be for the company, not when he didn’t associate with anyone much. Sarah often ate at the diner, so as not to have to face her nights alone at a solemn kitchen table. She didn’t think that was the case with Cullen, not with three brothers and his mother here waiting for him.
    She wasn’t sure when she’d begun to trust Cullen, but she knew deep down he’d never hurt her. Nor could she imagine him spreading rumors about her in town. Hell, the man was more isolated from the clan than Sarah. And attacking Mike and Jenny wasn’t the best way to influence new friendships. He hadn’t taken advantage of her stay, and he hadn’t forced himself on her at all. Unlike the men in town who promised forever, Cullen promised nothing, which made her want him all the more.
    After her debacle with Will had died down, or so she’d thought, some of the raptor men had proven to be friendly, though she couldn’t find it in herself to trust them. A few of the women befriended her, while other clans didn’t spare her much attention, sensing the dissent toward her in her own clan. Still, life could have been worse. At least in Cougar Falls she had people who knew what she was, if not who she was.
    Being a Shifter out in the world of humans would be a scary place— but a necessary place, she reminded herself.
    The one and only true friend Sarah had was up to her neck in trouble in the state of Washington. Julia, a silver fox and legal assistant, was working like mad to hide her sisters from a bunch of rogue hunters who knew about the Ac-taw.
    With the threat of their existence a constant danger, most Shifters chose to remain in Cougar Falls. A magical totem protected the town from outsiders, and only those with a connection to the land and Shifter ancestry could even find the place.
    But when Sarah considered the rest of her life, when she saw families playing, husbands and wives kissing, she ached deep inside. Leaving Cougar Falls was her only option. Mike Shaw and Rob Jenkins only represented what most of the raptor clan thought but didn’t say. Then again, she was staying with a man who didn’t say much, yet she knew he didn’t think of her as a woman of loose morals. Confusion filled her as she stared at Cullen’s handsome picture on the dresser.
    He baffled her. Who was Cullen Whitefeather? As much of a predator as he was, he hadn’t made a move on her until tonight. And he’d given her a room with a lock, as well as the only two keys to the door.
    Cullen did his best to show her she was safe here, until she’d catch him watching her with those eagle eyes, eyes that missed nothing. Had he seen her unwilling attraction to him? Did he know how many times 25

    she’d gazed at his mouth, wondering how he’d kiss? She wasn’t sure if her eager response to him was the result of chemistry or an awakened need for physical intimacy.
    She wished she had more to go by when it came to sexual experience. If she was half the slut she’d been painted to be, she’d have thrown him to the ground and jumped his bones. Instead, pathetic nobody that she was, Sarah blushed every time she caught him looking at her.
    God, even her subconscious was confused. She’d spent the past few days dwelling on the innuendos about her sexual promiscuity, yet she lusted after the man who’d saved her.
    Disgruntled that she couldn’t seem to dwell on anything without Cullen’s face clouding her thoughts, Sarah changed into the flannel pajamas she’d packed, turned out the light, and curled up in bed under the heavy blanket Cullen had given her. She should have been tired, but she couldn’t sleep.
    She’d spent the day