Chapter 9
Dawn was merely a sliver of silver on the horizon when Dazi awoke again. As before, it was his sense of smell that roused him. The scent of the jaguar had diminished. Mateo was human once more. Dazi returned to his own human skin and put his boxers back on. Mateo hadn’t woken up, and Dazi had enjoyed sleeping next to him, so he took a chance and resumed his place on the bed. Mateo murmured something, but didn’t wake up. Dazi smiled and closed his eyes. With a tremendous yawn, he went back to sleep.
What seemed like five seconds later, someone above him cleared their throat. Dazi blearily opened one eye. His first reflex was to stretch all his muscles. However, in doing so, he not only realized he had his arm around Mateo’s waist, but his morning hard-on was pressed against the
