concentrated on sorting out the pack.
A definite advantage of having Oliver with her was that he was interested in the movie business and perfectly content to stand around holding cables or whatever was needed, as long as Ramona was nearby.
Ramona suspected Oliver was the fittest man she’d ever met. Nothing seemed to make him out of breath. Today he was with her, sitting behind a fake wall, while she operated an extra camera. Nicholas and Curtis would be doing the main filming, but they wanted a few extra shots from the side, which was what Ramona was to do. Basically it was even simpler than that. She’d film the entire sequence, and they’d just pick a few seconds out of it to add into what the main cameras were filming.
Nicholas was a wolf, although very few humans knew that, and Curtis was a Dom, and again that was kept fairly quiet. When Autumn had convinced her to go to a Carnal Connections BDSM event, Ramona had not only met and fallen in love with Javier, but she’d also seen Nicholas and Curtis there. Autumn had insisted on being introduced to them, and Ramona had sensed the three of them forming a connection. Although whether it was possible for a cat and a dog to develop a relationship together was an interesting question. Still, it was surprising how often Nicholas and Curtis seemed to be found at Carnal Connections these days, like when they set up the lights and filming as a defense against a rogue panther attack.“It was a pretty neat trick them filming the rogue panthers at Carnal Connections that night. Now they’ll be mighty easy to pick out of a lineup if they do break in or something,” Oliver said.
“Oh, yes. I couldn’t believe how they had all those spotlights set up and everything. It must have taken them hours to do. It would’ve been too bad if the rogue group didn’t come after all.”
“Not a chance. They were bound to turn up, and sooner rather than later, as well.”
“So what’s your tip for the future? Do you think they’ll try again?” Ramona asked.
“Yep. I agree with the group that says they’ll break in from the back, over the fence line somewhere unexpected, and filter into the main compound slowly the back way. Likely have grabbed someone before anyone raises the alarm. That’s why Sam’s so paranoid about Leticia and won’t let her out of his sight. The woman can’t even go to the bathroom without him standing at the door, calling out to her to tell him she’s all right.”
Ramona laughed, but she wouldn’t be surprised if Oliver wasn’t even exaggerating. Sam could think of nothing but his daughter. He even slept on a mattress across the doorway of her room in the main house at Carnal Connections. “It’s a shame there isn’t a man she’s interested in. Having her mate or marry is the obvious solution,” she said.
“Well, I think it’s just as well she doesn’t have her eye on anyone. Her old man would never agree to his little princess moving out from under his control. He doesn’t see her as an adult at all. I mean, sure she’s smallish in size, but she’s a grown woman and the old man just can’t—or won’t—see it.”
Ramona wondered if Oliver was interested in Leticia but had no more time to think, as just then she saw the cloud of dust that indicated the horses were coming. She made sure the tripod was steady and switched the camera on, focused it properly, and began filming. She tried to shoot from angles that the others wouldn’t be able to get, such as focusing on the leg muscles of the horses up really close, but mostly just made sure she kept the camera on the entire group instead of a single horse. Only after they were all past and it was no longer worth filming the dust in the distance did she realize she’d recognized one of the riders as not one of their own people.
“The leader of the rogue panthers was riding one of the horses. A man with longish, dirty-blond hair.”
“I noticed. He’s a damn good rider for a
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