Chapter 3

Standing there by the marker, he shook out a shirt, jeans, socks and a pair of athletic shoes. Before Carl’s startled gaze, the strange man proceeded to get dressed. Carl almost regretted that move. Nude, the man was lean and muscular with the build of a long distance runner. He radiated a fierce strength and power. Clothing diminished that effect, although it did not totally conceal it.

Responsibility jerked Carl out of his near-trance. He shoved away from the wall and stalked across to confront the man. All at once he was angry. Just who was this weird dude and what was he up to in Carl’s domain? Despite a tingle of attraction sizzling along his nerves, he could not let a stranger invade this special place.

“What the fuck do you think you’re doing? The zoo has been closed for over an hour, and the public has all left. How did you manage to evade the guards? And why were you running around with nothing on?”