Chapter Fifteen

The next day, Javier picked Pamela and Paulie up and drove them to New York City to see the Rockefeller Center tree and to go ice skating.

It was a spectacular day for it! The sun was shining, and the streets looked like they were etched in frosting. Lights, sparkles, giant Christmas decorations New York was famous for decked out every street and corner. Javier handled himself expertly in the bustling city and always had a protective hand on Pamela’s back and on Paulie’s shoulder. She shouldn’t be so moved by it, but she was.

The she-Tiger inside of her loved the open display of affection and, yes, possession, too. Her beast wanted to belong to him. Hell, she already did, but Pamela was a modern woman and wasn’t sure she should like that sort of thing.

Who are you kidding?