Dela's Hunters (The Harem House Book 1) by Charissa Dufour

Author:Charissa Dufour [Dufour, Charissa]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2017-11-13T16:00:00+00:00

Mason trailed behind the new army, glancing back every once in a while. He had no doubt the other Hunters expected Dela to follow them. He hoped Josie’s contraption would help keep her locked up, but knew the chances were barely fifty-fifty. He also knew Dela. She was a fighter. Mason squeezed his eyes shut, becoming more and more aware of the stirrings within. The thing was, he refused to go it alone. He’d done that once.

Never again.

The question was, what did the others think about her? Obviously, Gareth liked her, in some fashion or another, but Mason doubted it was enough to change Gareth’s lifestyle. And Lath did whatever Gareth did. But Adrian? Mason knew Adrian didn’t consider himself worthy of a woman. Not a real woman, anyway. He didn’t know why, but whatever Adrian’s reasons, they were weakening each day he spent with Dela.

Mason wanted it. That much he knew, but he wouldn’t risk it without all of them. This was something he couldn’t do alone. As much as he hated the idea of sharing Dela with the other Hunters, it was too dangerous to be alone in the dark, post-Great-Extinction world.

Before he could start imagining such a life, the head of their army came to a stop. He tried to look through the heads of the other mounted soldiers to see what the holdup was. Slowly, he realized where they were. They had reached the outskirts of the Dead Zone, where they planned to meet the children—something they had refrained from telling either family.

Hearing voices from ahead, Mason urged his horse around the line, trotting up to the head where Gareth and Lath were talking to the leaders of the families.

“What do you mean ‘kids’?” asked Leroy.

“There is a group of kids who have escaped from Angel. They live in the Dead Zone. They want to help us sneak in.”

“Sneak in?” demanded Greg.

“Sneaking in is better than charging in full throttle,” added Mason. “We have to be smart about this.”

Gareth nodded. “Let’s at least see what the kids suggest. They may have a really smart idea.”

“When have you ever seen a kid do something smart?” asked one of the other older husbands.

No one replied, all knowing that most kids took a few years to mature. Mason searched for an argument, but couldn’t come up with one. Thankfully, a little head peeked out from behind a dilapidated building, catching their attention. A second later, the child turned and ran.

“What now?” demanded Greg.

Gareth dismounted his horse. “We wait. The boy’s going to get his leader. We agreed upon it.”

“We wait?” demanded Leroy.

“Yes. Give it twelve hours. If they haven’t come to us in twelve hours we’ll head out.”

Mason chimed in, trying to support Gareth’s leadership. “It will give us time to rest the horses and maybe do a little scavenging. After all, when was the last time any of you were in the Dead Zone.”

“Exactly,” replied Leroy. “It’s the Dead Zone. We should be trying to avoid it, not taking a damn siesta.

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