Mouse Games by Lynn Townsend
The master of the house had set out the cheese tray. A nice ring of crackers surrounded an inner ring of square-cut cheeses, and those in turn encircled the bowl of grapes. The candles guttered, near but extinguished now as dusk crept into the room. All in all, a simple but appetizing display. A more curious cat might have wondered where the master was now.
Oliver, Lady Caterly’s Lover—or Ollie as he was more affectionately known to his owners—was not a curious cat. He was, however, hungry.
And patient.
He could smell the tiny, warm creature that lurked just behind the stove in the kitchen. He could taste her eager fear, the pulse point where desire blended with terror. Ollie would taste that himself, yes, he would. He curled his tail around his paws, the t
