Chapter Nine
DAMON
My heart was still pounding heavily beneath my shirt as I approached my men.
I regretted my foolish impulse to ride with Cass as soon as I felt her small frame settle in my arms. She’d been so distracting I’d struggled with the simple task of sterring the horse in the right direction. The scent of her hair, the softness of her thighs pressed up against mine... It was all far too tantalizing.
Pull yourself together.
The voice inside my head, cold and stoic, sounded remarkably like my father.
He was probably right. I couldn’t afford distractions; not today. Not any day.
I let out a deep sigh and walked on.
Cass trotted up alongside me as we drew closer to the stone quarry. “Can I walk down there and get a better look?”
I shook my head, frowning at the very idea th
