couldn’t
let the deity down, so the long, totally unnecessary version it
would be.
“So what did I do?” she asked as she walked
over to a tree and leaned up against it, crossing her arms in front
of her chest—might as well get comfortable. “I trek my happy little
butt up into the forest, in the dark, where it is beginning to get
cold. The whole time I’m marching along I’m thinking my pregnant
little friend―well not little. . .because let’s face it, the girl's
butt has expanded. Anyways, I’m thinking she better have brought
something warm to wear, because as you can see,” she said as she
pointed to herself, “I did not come prepared to take a leisurely
stroll through the cold mountain terrain. But then, knowing Jacque,
and what a planner she is not, I’m figuring she probably didn’t put
on a coat so I started to pick up the pace. I didn’t realize how
far I’d gone until I happen to look around and notice all the big
boulders and crevices in the mountain. This is where you,” she said
looking at Decebel, “contacted me about my breathing. Truth be
told, babe, I was having some flashbacks to a certain time when a
nut job pushed me into one of those crevices.”
Decebel growled and took a step toward here.
Jen held up her hand. “Chill, big guy, I lived. I’m here. It’s all
good.” Jen had yet to open the bond completely back up, and she
felt Decebel’s very powerful push and finally dropped it.
“Are you truly
okay?” he asked and the tone of his voice
had her wanting to crawl up in his lap and reassure him that
memories weren’t enough to have her falling apart.
“I’m fine, B. It just caught me by
surprise.”
He watched her intently before finally
nodding.
“Not to interrupt but could you please just
get to the part where you tell me where Jacquelyn is?” Fane asked
and Jen could tell he was trying very hard to keep the growl out of
his voice.
“Right,” Jen said turning back to him. “So,
after dealing with that minor setback I continued on my mission to
figure out where Jacque was and why the crap she’d gone so far into
the mountains at night.”
Fane paused in his pacing
and closed his eyes. Okay, Jen, she thought, maybe I
should tone it down about his mate being alone in the dark cold
mountains full of predators.
“Maybe you should just get
to the point,” her mate helpfully
added.
She shot him a
glare. “I have a reason for doing what I’m
doing.”
“Naturally,” he huffed.
“Not too long after the boulders, I picked
up a scent that didn’t belong in the forest.”
Fane’s head snapped around and his eyes
narrowed on her.
Jen held up a hand. “Whoa, hold it together
a little longer wolf-man. It was the Great Luna.” Jen inwardly
growled at herself for not having a better plan. Man, it was
embarrassing to have to resort to the truth, especially since
giving him the truth wasn’t really going to help. Regardless of
what the Great Luna had told her, she still didn’t have a clue
where Jacque was, and that was not going to make the already pissed
off wolf any happier.
“What did she say?” Fane practically
snarled.
Decebel took several steps closer to his
mate; his natural instinct to protect her, no matter who it was,
taking over. Jen knew she was going to have to tread carefully.
Male werewolves were touchy about their females on a good day. Fane
did not know where his mate was and could not communicate with her.
It definitely wasn’t a good day.
“You know how she can be,” Jen hedged. “She
said a whole lot but very little of it was any use. Basically, it
was a whole lot of Jacque needing to learn a lesson about
something―blah, blah, blah― and she might have mentioned something
about needing me to distract you for a bit so that she would have
time to teach Jacque said lesson. So naturally because she is a
deity and all and could basically zap my ass out of existence if
she wanted to, I did as I was told and I provided a distraction.
let the deity down, so the long, totally unnecessary version it
would be.
“So what did I do?” she asked as she walked
over to a tree and leaned up against it, crossing her arms in front
of her chest—might as well get comfortable. “I trek my happy little
butt up into the forest, in the dark, where it is beginning to get
cold. The whole time I’m marching along I’m thinking my pregnant
little friend―well not little. . .because let’s face it, the girl's
butt has expanded. Anyways, I’m thinking she better have brought
something warm to wear, because as you can see,” she said as she
pointed to herself, “I did not come prepared to take a leisurely
stroll through the cold mountain terrain. But then, knowing Jacque,
and what a planner she is not, I’m figuring she probably didn’t put
on a coat so I started to pick up the pace. I didn’t realize how
far I’d gone until I happen to look around and notice all the big
boulders and crevices in the mountain. This is where you,” she said
looking at Decebel, “contacted me about my breathing. Truth be
told, babe, I was having some flashbacks to a certain time when a
nut job pushed me into one of those crevices.”
Decebel growled and took a step toward here.
Jen held up her hand. “Chill, big guy, I lived. I’m here. It’s all
good.” Jen had yet to open the bond completely back up, and she
felt Decebel’s very powerful push and finally dropped it.
“Are you truly
okay?” he asked and the tone of his voice
had her wanting to crawl up in his lap and reassure him that
memories weren’t enough to have her falling apart.
“I’m fine, B. It just caught me by
surprise.”
He watched her intently before finally
nodding.
“Not to interrupt but could you please just
get to the part where you tell me where Jacquelyn is?” Fane asked
and Jen could tell he was trying very hard to keep the growl out of
his voice.
“Right,” Jen said turning back to him. “So,
after dealing with that minor setback I continued on my mission to
figure out where Jacque was and why the crap she’d gone so far into
the mountains at night.”
Fane paused in his pacing
and closed his eyes. Okay, Jen, she thought, maybe I
should tone it down about his mate being alone in the dark cold
mountains full of predators.
“Maybe you should just get
to the point,” her mate helpfully
added.
She shot him a
glare. “I have a reason for doing what I’m
doing.”
“Naturally,” he huffed.
“Not too long after the boulders, I picked
up a scent that didn’t belong in the forest.”
Fane’s head snapped around and his eyes
narrowed on her.
Jen held up a hand. “Whoa, hold it together
a little longer wolf-man. It was the Great Luna.” Jen inwardly
growled at herself for not having a better plan. Man, it was
embarrassing to have to resort to the truth, especially since
giving him the truth wasn’t really going to help. Regardless of
what the Great Luna had told her, she still didn’t have a clue
where Jacque was, and that was not going to make the already pissed
off wolf any happier.
“What did she say?” Fane practically
snarled.
Decebel took several steps closer to his
mate; his natural instinct to protect her, no matter who it was,
taking over. Jen knew she was going to have to tread carefully.
Male werewolves were touchy about their females on a good day. Fane
did not know where his mate was and could not communicate with her.
It definitely wasn’t a good day.
“You know how she can be,” Jen hedged. “She
said a whole lot but very little of it was any use. Basically, it
was a whole lot of Jacque needing to learn a lesson about
something―blah, blah, blah― and she might have mentioned something
about needing me to distract you for a bit so that she would have
time to teach Jacque said lesson. So naturally because she is a
deity and all and could basically zap my ass out of existence if
she wanted to, I did as I was told and I provided a distraction.
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