week?”
Caden felt his heart plummet into his stomach. “Of course.”
Rebecca thanked him and headed for her Jeep, her feet crunching on the snow. Talon
nodded at her and Caden shrugged. As if he had a clue how to delay her? He grunted at his
brother’s expression and pressed forward, walking to the driver’s side of the vehicle.
“So you’re heading into the park now?” said Caden.
Rebecca just laughed and nodded. Caden resisted the urge to face palm. Hell, she’d
already told him that…twice!
He looked at her clothes. “Are you sure you’re going to be warm enough? We have extra
gear in the house is you need some. It’s always colder up along the ridge.”
“I’ve got more sweaters and supplies in the back. But thanks for the offer.” She paused,
looking as if she wanted to add something, but then jumped in the Jeep and shut the door.
Caden stepped back, waving as she drove down the driveway, finally disappearing
around a bend. Talon shook his head as he moved beside him, still looking down the road.
“Are you warm enough?” He tsked as he looked at Caden. “Seriously? That was the best
you could do?”
“Well, I didn’t hear you come up with any grand lines that had her swooning at our feet.”
“You saw how taken she was with the coyotes. Why didn’t you offer to take her in the
pen?”
“Oh yeah, that would have been a great idea. Then we could have spent the rest of the
day explaining that the only reason she didn’t get attacked was because we can communicate
with the animals, and that they see us as their alpha males.” Caden kicked at the snow. “Do you
really think she’s ready to know the truth?”
“At least she’d still be here…and maybe if she knew a bit more about us, she wouldn’t be
so damn cautious.”
“Or maybe she’d run screaming down the driveway.”
Talon sighed. “I’m just trying to find a way to break the ice.”
“Then how about the next time you actually suggest it, instead of standing there willing
your erection away.”
“Hey, you’re always saying that you got the brains out of the two of us, so I pretty much
leave the ‘intelligent’ side of the conversation up to you. Don’t worry. I’ll step in when it gets all
hot and heavy.”
“Based on the way you stumbled over here, I’d say it’s already ‘hot and heavy’ with
you.”
“See Caden. That’s your problem. Always thinking with the wrong head, at the wrong
time.” He patted his brother on the back. “Next time, listen to your cock a bit more and that brain
of yours a bit less.”
“Just shut up and get in the truck.”
“Why?”
“’Cause we’re following her.” Caden opened the door and climbed in. “I don’t care how
good she is at taking care of herself, something in the way Carson talked about her dad’s
accident made my skin crawl. I just don’t think we should let her out of our sights for a while.”
“Fine by me.” Talon buckled his seat belt, grabbing the window frame when Caden spun
the truck around and headed for the park. “This is going to involve us shifting, isn’t it?”
“The lady wants to see some coyotes…we wouldn’t want her to be disappointed, now
would we?”
“Have I ever told you that all your ideas that sound great usually end up with us getting
shot at?”
Caden just sighed and picked up speed. He had a bad feeling Rebecca had made a
powerful enemy today, and if she wasn’t careful, she’d be the one on the wrong side of a bullet.
Chapter Three
“Great job, Rebecca! I think you outdid yourself this time!”
Rebecca cursed as she trampled over logs and pushed through bushes, following her
earlier trail back through the thick underbrush. “You couldn’t just take down the information and
keep your distance, no…you had to get all hot and bothered over them— both of them. Thank
god they couldn’t smell how aroused you were. Now that would have been embarrassing. Great
way to start