Forever At Dawn: The Blood Keeper Series (The Blood Keeper Series, Novella Book 1) by Larissa Emerald

Author:Larissa Emerald [Emerald, Larissa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Castle Oak Publishing
Published: 2016-10-19T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

The weather was messing up his whole timetable. As the mating hour drew closer, he wondered if he could trace far enough away to resist it. That would mean he’d have to leave her alone in the woods, not to mention delay his cobine procurement even longer. He didn’t have that kind of time.

Connor scanned the bend in the road lined with lofty ponderosa pine, glad they were alive. Yet, he couldn’t stop the sliver of thought snaking through his mind, telling him that if he were dead, at least he wouldn’t have to worry about doing her harm, about binding her to him without her consent. He disregarded the voice in his head, glanced around, and identified their exact location. The nasty weather had made progress slow and obviously treacherous. They were less than halfway to their overnight stop.

And the rain continued, though not with the downpour they had encountered when they left the station. Still, it was a long way from pleasant . . . or dry.

“I’ll unhook a pair of horses and we can ride the rest of the way,” he explained as he climbed in the back of the buggy for supplies. They could only take so much with them on horseback. He glanced from her baggage to the basket of food he’d packed. Yes, food and some fresh clothes and bedding. Stephanie had declared she was resourceful, after all.

Grabbing one of his satchels, he undid the leather bag. He pulled out everything except a change of clothes. Good thing he believed in being prepared. Stephanie twisted around in the seat and watched him. He pointed to her bags. “Which one has something you can wear while riding in it?”

“The travel case to your left.” She paused. “Wait. I can get it.” She stood, hunching over so her head wouldn’t hit the canopy cover.

“Sit back down.” When she didn’t move he repeated the order. “Sit.”

She glared at him as she eased back down. A pretty crimson blush flooded her cheeks. “I can find it if you’d let me.”

He realized her predicament and chuckled to himself. She didn’t want him rummaging through her personal belongings. “I’ve seen my share of ruffles and lace. You don’t have to be embarrassed.”

“I’m not embarrassed.”

But her hazel eyes sparkled and flashed, contradicting her words, and her white teeth sunk into her lower lip. He pulled out a pair of bloomers, heard her soft moan, and couldn’t resist placing them in his satchel. Then he withdrew a pair of men’s trousers. He looked over them meeting her flustered gaze.

“I wear them under my skirts when I ride.”

“Really?” He felt his voice catch and swore under his breath. Was she taking a lesson from the future? He thought of all the skinny jeans woman wore in his time, and immediately conjured up an image of her shapely curves in a pair of them.

“I suppose you only partner up with the flirty-girl type.”

He didn’t want to talk about the kind of woman he

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