Sage made an I-don’t-think-so face and Canyon laughed. “I ain’t helping you if Bruin fucks you up. You’ll deserve it.”
“I deserve everything I get,” Timber said, getting up and going to the grill.
Canyon pulled Sage’s hand to his lips and kissed it. He took her fingers and massaged the knuckles, then the palm, watching Sage’s face. She blissed out, murmuring. His cock stirred.
“You did this the last time…” she said, “And I loved it.”
“Did I do this?” he asked, sliding her hand down his front to his half-hard cock.
She laughed and snatched her hand away, looking toward Timber at the grill. Timber’s back was to them. “Yeah, actually, you did.”
Canyon grinned at her, slouching in his chair, studying her. She looked so pretty and fresh and sweet, but also shrewd and strong. Everything about her enticed him. He liked her in his jacket. He’d like to see her in more of his clothing. He’d like to move her right in and buy her a whole new wardrobe. She caught him staring and smiled coyly.
Sexy,he said,I can’t wait to get you alone later.
And then he remembered she didn’t speakruhi.He leaned over, grasping her nape, leaning to whisper in her ear—
“Steaks’re done,” Timber called.
Canyon growled. Talk about bad timing. He kissed Sage on the forehead.
“Sit tight,” he said. “I’ll serve you.”
84—Served
“Nature calls!” Sage yelled to Canyon, heading for his truck. She grabbed her purse and walked off alone in the bushes to pee, knowing Canyon probably was still watching her. Finished, she cleaned up, then pulled Mina’s phone out and checked for messages from Bristol. There was one. Sage deciphered it:
Spooky here.Vodnot at the Inn but are close. Females with them.Foxenall hiding. Abigail missing.
Ok no,Sage thought, looking up at the campsite. Canyon and Timber had their heads together near the grill. She melted into the underbrush and typed a message back.
Stay away. The vod want Abigail ONLY.
Sage watched the message deliver. She waited for a reply, her heartbeat loud in her ears. No reply. Sage shoved the phone in her purse and took it to the truck, saying a silent prayer to Rhen to watch over her family and keep them away from thevod.
Sage fixed her face, wiping the worry from it, not quite ready to discuss her family with Canyon yet. Soon, but not now.
She sat. Canyon came over with sizzling food on a cutting board. He handed her a plate, then scraped several stalks of asparagus onto it with a giant butcher knife. He sat with the cutting board on his lap, sliced up a steak for her, then scraped it on top of the asparagus.
“Looks delicious,” she said.
He pulled a fork out of his pocket and handed it over, then brought her ice-cold water.
“Thanks,” she said, smiling at him behind her lashes.
“Anytime,” he said, dropping her a wink.
He went back for more food, and within a few minutes, the three of them were eating heartily.
Sage finished the last scrap, then dropped her fork on her empty plate. “That was delicious.”
“Because I’m a master meat maestro,” Timber said. He held up his fork with a hunk of meat on it and pointed it at Wulf. “Hey Wulf, do you eat?”
:Eat? Yes, I like to eat—
Wulf’s screen flared brightly, and red blood spattered across it, while a wild growling came from his speakers.
Timber covered his eyes. “Dang, Wulf, I’m gonna need you to warn me next time. You’re gonna give me nightmares.”
