HE WONDERED THAT TOO. They should have already been here long before he’d darkened the doorstep. Unfortunately, he was starting to believe that like him, they’d run into trouble.
“Good question. Might have to find a way to check on them.”
They walked along the ATV trail, into the stand of trees, surrounded by overgrown Alaskan brush. “You really don’t have to come with me. I’m sure it’s something I can handle on my own.”
He looked at her face, reluctantly noting the smooth column of her neck and the perfect placement of her features in profile. Hell’s f*****g bells, she was beautiful. The monster inside raked its claws down the inside of his chest. Dammit! He was wound up like wire. He couldn’t allow himself to think like that. His attraction to her was dangerous for everyone. He shook
