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“You look pretty hot.” I smile up at him, and he gives me a kiss.
“Good, now let’s catch up.” He starts walking in front of me, giving me a great view of his ass, and apparently the only part I didn’t cover with my shield. Well, I hope nothing happens to that! I’ll have to get that in a few. I’m wiped for now. Thankfully, he has the Demstone and its protection.
We make it out of the woods fairly quickly, and it’s become pretty obvious why it’s called the Blood Slick Road.
“Oh shit. This is worse than I thought,” Ryker gags, pulling his shirt up over his nose. Dead bodies in various states of decay litter the road.
I pull my hair down out of its ponytail and proceed to pull my hair under my nose and start braiding a relaxed fishtail mustache. Once I’m finished, JP and Knox take one look at me and start laughing.
“Shut up. It’s the only thing I have,” I manage to get out as I start coughing from the stench.
“You look like you could give Rip Van Winkle a run for his money,” Zeke says.
“How do you even know who that is?” I demand.
“He’s famous here,” he admits.
“Yep. The only hybrid Supe to sleep through his twenty years on Earth.” Ryker pipes up.
“Talk about time wasted. He got drunk, and his Sloth Demon slept so he easily got pulled back when his time was up,” Zeke laughs.
“Here,” Levi says, pulling out a black bandana from inside his leather jacket. “Does anyone else need one? I can conjure up more,” he asks the group and hands one to Zissa and Ryker as well.
“Thank you ” I say, and just pull my hair up and over, not caring how it looks. I’m going to be lucky if I can get the stench of death out of it as it is.
CHAPTER 27
Ravenous Ravine
Knox
Our progress is slow but steady as we pass a few scavenger Demons picking at some of the bodies. Zissa has us give them a wide berth while we pass, since we’re not sure if they are friend or foe. I catch a few eyeing us hungrily, but they don’t make a move. I believe we should err on the safe side and treat everything as a threat, but that’s also how I was raised. Shifters are a different breed, more aggressive and tend to attack first and ask questions later.
‘Yes, and that’s why we tend to get a bad rep,’ Baron says.
‘No. It keeps us alive and teaches others not to fuck with us,’ I correct my pompous Gryphon.
“Why didn’t we stop?” Moni asks after we’re out of sight range of the last of them.
“I’m sure they would have tried to kill us if we weren’t as heavily armed,” Zissa assures us. “No need to make ourselves an unnecessary target.”
‘See,’ I point out to Baron.
‘Whatever you need to say to make yourself feel better about being an asshole. I’m going to preen. This atmosphere is doing nothing for my feathers.’
Moni turns pale white and tucks herself back into Chester’s side. He leans down to whisper into her ear. She nods, standing up straight, and pulls back her shoulders to walk beside him. I have to admit, I wasn’t sure how I felt about the lemur Shifter at first, but he seems to be a good fit for Moni. I’m glad she has a responsive and loving mate, but if he steps out of line, he’ll answer to me. Zeke passes her and smiles down at her as he ruffles her hair. Not to mention answering to her other brothers.
We come up to a shady area with a small pond, where a couple of lizards are drinking, and Zissa calls for a break. “Let’s take a quick break and hydrate.”
I pull out a water bottle and a protein bar, worried that we should have grabbed more than this since we didn’t eat breakfast. As I approach Rez, she leans against a small tree trunk and removes her bandana mask. My kitten looks more like a cougar prepared for war with all the gear she’s wearing. Dressed in all black except for her top, she looks good enough to eat. It kinda turns me on. Yet, there’s that tiny part of me that just wants to protect and keep her safe. I wouldn’t be against keeping her pampered, barefoot, and heavy with my cub. One day… maybe.
“Thanks,” she smiles up at me, taking my offer. I sit down and grab my own drink and bar, gulping down half the bottle as I feel eyes on me.
“How are you doing?” Rez asks, taking a bite of her protein bar.
“Good,” I reply, before taking a bite of my own.
“Do you regret mating with me?” she asks, and I choke on my food.
