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Lucien scoffs and reaches down to grope himself. “What I’m packing leaves Meira gasping, but I don’t wear fancy pants to draw attention to my ammunition.”
“Hmm, don’t bring me into this,” I murmur as we walk faster.
“Babe, you are completely in the middle of this sandwich,” Lucien answers.
While Bardhyl still laughs, he glances over his shoulder. “Later, you can try on my pants and then we can let Meira judge who looks best in them.”
“Um, no,” I respond.
“Deal!” Lucien answers.
I roll my eyes. “Seriously, I’m not sure why guys are so obsessed with the size of their penises. You don’t see females going around flashing their… their flowers for comparison.”
“There’d be nothing wrong if they did,” Bardhyl responds. “I wish you would.”
“Yes, finally we both agree,” Lucien adds.
I glare at Lucien, who winks at me, and while the discussion is absurd, my knees wobble slightly at how easily he affects me.
The path curves to the left and only once we clear it does a small light come into view from up ahead. I’m suddenly bouncing on my toes. “A way out!”
A whistling wind curls around us, and relief washes over me. “We’ve reached the end. That’s the best sight in the world.”
I’m moving faster, the men right there alongside me.
“Feeling better?” Lucien murmurs.
I turn toward his smiling face, and it takes me a few moments to really understand what he’s talking about. Then it collides into me like an avalanche. “You orchestrated that whole conversation about Bardhyl’s pants to distract me, didn’t you?”
He blows me a kiss while Bardhyl faces us, and those delicious eyes narrow seductively.
“You bastards,” I tease. “Here I thought you both had major jealousy issues. Though I will admit, those pants are super tight.” This time, it’s me who laughs about the fact that they so easily fooled me. “Thanks.” I move to hug them both, and for a few moments, we hold each other. How in the world did I get so lucky to score these smartasses as my mates?
Finally, we take a step out of a gaping hole and into an oversized cave, with its opening at least twenty feet away. I hurry forward, never wanting to be in another tunnel ever again.
The sight of the woods stretching out before us, the fresh smell of pines and rain fills the air… I missed it. I can’t see exactly where we are, but we are definitely outside the compound.
“It wasn’t that terrifying,” Lucien murmurs as he pushes the strap of the backpack higher up his shoulder.
Bardhyl walks toward us, his nostrils flaring as he takes in a deep inhale, his chest rising. “Do we remain here until the right moment to sneak back for Dušan?” he asks.
“No. I mean, yes to finding Dušan, but we can’t stay here,” I answer before Lucien gets a chance. “There’s a cave up on a hill near the settlement and my friend Jae is waiting for me, I hope. It faces away from the compound. With the rain, we shouldn’t be detected. I just don’t know how to get there from here.” I’m speed-talking, wanting to get away from here, as I hate the open tunnel. Mad and his men could be barreling after us right now.
“What side of the settlement is your cave?” Bardhyl asks.
“The same side where we were attacked by Mad.”
Lucien pulls out a blade from his boot and winks. “So we’ve got a bit of walking to do. Let’s join your friend while we wait then.”
Bardhyl straightens his posture before offering me his hand. “You run with me and lead the way once I get us to that side.”
“Okay. I’m ready.”
His hand grips mine and we hurry into the pounding rain. Its coldness leaves my skin covered in goosebumps, and I duck my head as we dart into the forest
I’m freezing and my heart beats overtime that we might bump into Mad’s men. Or Shadow Monsters. It’s not me I worry about, but my two wolves, and I just pray we make it safely.
Rain assaults the forest around us, thunder growling in the sky, and we don’t stop. I’m pretty sure if I do, I’ll fall asleep in seconds. Though I’m also starving. My thoughts keep going to the cheeses and dried meat and bread we took from Kinley. I can’t even remember the last time I ate. Starvation drives me to run faster.
