Take Me — Crystal Jordan

Ex-model and fashion designer Andrea Cruz doesn't need anyone—she had to make her own way in the human world after her Panther Pride leader father rejected her and threw her out. She's spent over a decade away from her own kind, hiding the feline within her.  But her father died and her older brother took over as leader and has demanded she return home to swear fealty to him. As much as she dreads returning to the San Francisco Pride den, she has no choice. Even worse, the moment she arrives she senses her fated mate. Miguel Montoya, her brother's second-in-command. The man brings out the submissive nature she's tried so hard to suppress, but he tempts her mind with daring games and teases her body with dark, forbidden pleasure she can't resist…  Note: this story was originally published as part of the On the Prowl anthology.