Protecting His Mate [The Vampire District 9] (Siren Publishing Everlasting Classic ManLove) by Marcy Jacks

Author:Marcy Jacks
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romance
Published: 2013-06-09T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

It was hours before they stopped. Though Lowell could probably keep running and not stop until they made it to their destination with his wolf stamina, Alex wasn’t as strong as that. Even with the blood he’d taken in, and being in pretty decent shape, he couldn’t run nonstop for several hours at a time. For that, they were occasionally forced to slow down their pace to a brisk walk so that Alex could catch his breath before they started running again.

The entire time, Lowell kept his nose to the air, sniffing out any possible threats.

It made Alex wish that he could be more useful to the man.

It was dark by the time they stopped, for real stopping, and Alex had his daylight mask off for a good while now. The moment he was able to withstand the heat and the sun was down almost entirely, leaving the sky a pretty navy blue with stars making their appearance, he’d taken it off.

It was getting hot trying to breathe in the thing anyway.

“I haven’t been away from home this far before,” Alex said, still panting heavily, but he was smiling and glad. “It’s amazing.”

He sat down on a fallen log and leaned his back against another perfectly healthy tree. The air was cooler now at least, and that took away some of the discomfort from how thirsty he was.

Not for blood, but for water. He was getting dehydrated.

“I think we’re safe for the moment,” Lowell stated. “I don’t smell anyone or anything having come by here recently.”

“That’s good, my feet are killing me.”

“We’ll get you out of those bad habits your pampered lifestyle instilled into you soon enough,” Lowell said, but it was clear from the smile on his face that he was joking. At least partially.

Alex grinned back at him and wiped away the sweat on his brow. “I’m told living off the land builds character, though everyone who told me that growing up never tried it themselves before.”

“Well, that’s changing for you now,” Lowell said, and then he really looked at him, his smile leaving. “Are you thirsty? We’ve been running a long time and your heart is still thumping.”

Alex was still getting used to the fact that Lowell could hear his heart beating just as clearly as Alex could hear his.

He wasn’t going to lie about this. He nodded. “My mouth is so dry. You didn’t happen to bring any water with you?”

“No, but I’ve purposely kept close to a stream in case either of us needed it to drink, or run through to lose our scent.”

“There’s a stream near here?” Alex asked, sitting up a little straighter as his excitement came over him.

When Lowell held out his hand, Alex took it and stood up. “It’s just this way. I made sure that I could always hear it while we moved,” he said.

“How long have you been thirsty?”

Now the man was starting to worry. He didn’t need that on his plate if he was going to be keeping the both of them safe.

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