Iron Flats Rebel by Elle Thorne

Author:Elle Thorne [Thorne, Elle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Barbed Borders Press

Chapter Eleven

Jared stepped outside and around the back where the ATV awaited. Next to it stood Gabe. He hadn’t told her Gabe had brought it back. She seemed uncomfortable about the big man’s presence, so he’d thought she didn’t need to hear anything which made her feel that way when she should be recuperating so she—

What? So she could return home?

The thought saddened him. Not that he didn’t want her to get better, but the idea she’d leave… It didn’t sit well with him. Because if she returned to Oregon, she’d probably end up finding a mate up there. Silver Peaks shifters tended to mate within their own ranks. He was surprised a beautiful shifter like her hadn’t already been snapped up.

“What’re you doing?” he asked Gabe. “I told David to bring the ATV.”

“Yeah. I ran into them there. Let them know I’d be helping you out.” Gabe planted himself in the passenger side. Adjusted his hat, then peered toward Jared. “You’re driving, right?”

“Yeah.” Jared threw Vix’s lunch into the back in a large rear rack open cargo container.

They rode in silence, traversing the flatlands. In the distance, the Iron Flats Mesa made a stark backdrop. A solitary wolf on top observed them. Even from this distance, he recognized Luke, watching over the herd, Jared was sure. That shifter loved those horses. At the foot of the mesa, another ATV with a curly-haired blonde was taking pictures of Rocco and his mares. She waved at Jared. He waved back, though the whole human thing made his wolf growl.

He noticed Gabe watching him and turned his attention back to the path. What was on the big man’s mind? Not long after, they were at Seeker’s Spot.

“You coming?” Jared jumped out and grabbed the bag of meat.

“I’m good.” Gabe stepped off the side-by-side and leaned against it.

Again, he was left questioning why the man wanted to ride with him. Was there something he wanted to say? He glanced back, but all he could see of Gabe’s face was his jawline. And it seemed to be relaxed, as though they were just two friends, out in the country, running an errand.

Frowning, he turned away. He needed to take care of Vix and get back to Darby. He didn’t like leaving her alone for long when she was injured. Not to mention, she seemed to have something on her mind, too.

Seems everyone around me’s got something on their brain.

Jared studied the spot where Darby had fallen. The last couple times he’d been up here to feed Vix while she was unconscious at Gabe’s cabin, he’d sat at the very spot they’d crash-landed and reflected on the events from that day. There was something mysterious about Darby. Some secret, of that he was sure. Could he get her to talk about it one day? Hopefully, before she decided to return back to Silver Peaks? He pushed the thoughts away and pushed himself toward the business of feeding the little fox mama and her kits.

He scaled the rocks swiftly and nimbly, his shifter skills enabling him to practically blur up the steep side.

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