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Desire floods his gaze, and he glances around us. We’ve passed over the top of the wheel, slowly descending to Earth. I’m hot and wet and achy for more, and his hands are still on me.
“We don't have time.” His voice is rough. “When we get down, I’ll take you to my truck.”
“Yes.” I nod, slipping off his lap to the side and fastening my bra before buttoning the front of my dress.
He buttons his jeans, turning to face me and sliding his hand beneath my skirt again. His palm is warm against my inner thigh, and his voice is possessive. “I’m ready to get off this thing now.”
I lean forward, stretching higher to cup his cheeks and kiss him again. As we glide lower, we take another nip of the lips, another slide of his tongue against mine. Our clothes are restored, and on the outside, we appear calm and collected. On the inside, I’m a raging inferno of lust and desire.
Two cars below us, a couple steps out appearing slightly disheveled as well. I glance at Aiden, and he gives me a little grin. “It’s what you do at sunset on the Ferris wheel.”
“When in Rome.” I lean closer, my chin touching his shoulder.
The next car goes down, and the tension twists hotter in my stomach. We’re almost off the ride, and I wonder if it would be noticeable if we ran all the way to the parking lot.
It’s almost our turn to exit when a loud roar of people echoes from the direction of the kids’ area to our left.
Aiden’s brow furrows, and he looks over my shoulder. “What the hell?”
The change in his tone startles me, and I turn to see what’s the matter. A crowd is surging, carrying their children and rushing away from the hay maze, panic on their faces. Aiden’s body tenses, and he grips my hand tighter. Our car is at the bottom, and as soon as the door opens, he’s out, helping me across the deck quickly.
“Looks like something happened in the hay maze.” The kid operating the Ferris wheel stares in the direction of the mob.
“Stay close to me.” Aiden’s voice is at my temple briefly as he leads us straight into the swirling crowd.
Half the people are running away while the other half are running towards the maze. Some are parents with desperation in their eyes, and my stomach drops.
“Owen and Ryan!” I grip Aidens arm, and we’re both moving faster.
My chest is tight, and sickness filters through my stomach. Aiden’s doing his best to make a path through the bodies. His brow is lowered, and tightness holds his jaw.
“Adam is with them.” Authority is in his tone, but it’s laced with fear.
I struggle to breathe when we look up, and our eyes meet golden hazel.
“It’s them!” I cry.
They’re moving towards us as quickly as we’re closing the gap to them. Owen breaks ahead, running to meet us with Edward at his side on the leash. Ryan is right behind them, and Aiden drops to his knees, scooping his son into a firm hug. My heart aches with relief. I’ve never been so frightened, and I’ve definitely never seen Aiden afraid.
“What happened?” He looks up to his brother.
“You’d better get Doug and call the guys from Beaufort.” Adam’s face is lined with worry. “There’s a dead body in the back of the corn maze.”
CHAPTER21
AIDEN
“Who discovered the body?” I left Owen with my brother, and Britt is by my side leading Edward.
We both switched directly into work-mode, and Dave Watkins, supervisor of the kids park, gives us the details as we walk straight through the chest-high corn maze.
“Thankfully, it was a parent.” Dave pushes the corn stalks aside as we walk. “His toddler had thrown a ball outside the maze, so he was searching for it deeper in the rows when he discovered the body.”
We reach the back of the grid, and a man is standing to the side with his chin tucked, holding a little girl with a mass of dark brown curls all over her head. Another man is beside him with his arm around his shoulders, and it appears they’re a couple.
“Where are they from?” I glance at Dave.
Eureka’s so small, I’m pretty sure I’d know them if they were locals.
