Found in the Lost by Tarina Deaton

Author:Tarina Deaton [Deaton, Tarina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aces Press, LLC
Published: 2019-09-09T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

Shane tugged on the vines and branches, doing his best to cover the Jeep at the end of the so-called road they’d managed to follow that far. “It’s probably two full days on foot from here to the edge of the ruins.”

“Yeah.”

He glanced sharply at Kinley, concerned by her distracted tone. They’d set out before the sun had risen over the horizon and hadn’t said much to each other and definitely nothing about what happened last night. He shouldn’t have let it go so far, but when her lips had touched his all rational thought about doing the right thing had flown out of his head. His big head, because the little head had taken over all conscious thought after that.

Thankfully she appeared engrossed in the maps and imagery spread out on her pack, turning them one way and then the other, glancing occasionally at her notebook in her other hand.

“What’s wrong?” he asked.

“I don’t know.” She turned the map ninety degrees and cocked her head in the other direction. “There’s something…” She shook her head. “I’m missing something, I just don’t know what it is.”

He squatted next to her and picked up a sheaf of papers. A photograph of Mayan hieroglyphs carved into stone was on top. Each page underneath appeared to be different sections of the same carving until he reached the last page, which showed the whole stone.

Shane picked up the LIDAR imagery and compared it to the picture of the carvings. “Huh. They’re the same.”

“What?” Kinley asked.

“The ruins and this carving are laid out in the same pattern.” He held the pages side-by-side. “See?”

“Oh my God.” She dropped her notebook. “Oh my God!” Taking both of the pages, she plopped down on her ass and crossed her legs. “How did I not see that before?”

“Too close to it,” he said. “Sometimes you need to back away or get a fresh pair of eyes on it.”

She looked at him with a huge smile, her eyes bright and happy. He might actually give up his car if it meant seeing that look again. Kinley dropped the pages and lunged at him, taking him down with her exuberance.

Clasping the sides of his head, she pressed her mouth to his. She probably only meant it to be a quick thank you kiss, but as soon as he felt her lips, Shane got carried away again.

His arms wrapped around her waist and back and he plunged his tongue into her mouth. A moment’s hesitation and she groaned while circling her tongue around his. Shane’s hand slid down her ass and his fingers dipped between her cheeks.

Her legs fell to the sides of his hips and she rocked against him. Only the loud growl of a howler monkey brought him back to reality.

His arms flopped out to the side and he dropped his head into the dirt. “Fuck.”

Her head pressed against his breast bone. “I didn’t mean for that to happen,” she said.

“I know. It was my fault—I got carried away.” He stared up at the thick canopy.

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