A Pack for Winter (Cozyverse, #2)

by Eliana Lee

Sometimes the idea of having a strong, manly alpha do physical labor for you just made sense.

James Chen was a vet, Rome’s longtime partner and from what little I had seen of him around town — the perfect, charming counterpoint to Rome’s darker intensity.

“You think a lot of yourself, don’t you, Rome?” I teased him lightly. His answering smile made my chest flutter peculiarly. “You should try it sometime, Ivy.”

You’re just Ms. Winter. Wrangler of children, and — I glanced down at my shapeless woolen sweater — sexless caterpillar.

Felix was watching me. Looking outrageously smug. This was getting out of hand. I bent down, getting eye to eye with him so I could lay down the law. Man to…cat. Only to be hit with a burst of Ivy Winter’s delicate gingerbread scent. Fuck. It had been months since I first scented her and it hadn’t lost its allure. Not one bit. In fact, I think it was getting worse.

The familiar chime of the door rang out and Ivy Winter stepped in. Or rather, was blown in from the buffeting wind outside. For some reason my ass was almost out of my chair to do god knows what — shield her? Help her get her hair off her face? Punch nature itself? I was a goddamn moron.

All I knew was that when Ivy looked at me, I didn’t feel the need to hide.

“I can recommend some TikToks for you if you think women do not like a gruff man who’s good with his hands,” James offered.

“There’s something else I’ve been dying to taste anyway,” James said, kissing his way down my front. “Well, at least properly. Licked off Rome after the heat doesn’t count.”

“Logan, sometimes your inside thoughts should stay that way,” James said after a beat.