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“Can’t be avoided,” Jameson said. “Ready?”
Marc rose easily with me in his arms. I knew the exo-suit in his armor helped, but he was strong without it. It made a girl think of him lifting her in other ways, touching her?—
“Wren? You ready?”
I blinked and slid my arm along his wide shoulders. “I just have to hold on. You guys have to trek up the hill.”
“Don’t worry.” He flashed me one of his smiles. “I won’t drop you.”
The squad set off.
Howls and other strange noises echoed in the distance. My fingers clenched on Marc’s armor.
Hunter Squad moved fast. Like a well-oiled machine. They were all alert and ready for anything.
I blinked my eyes a few times. I felt dizzy, and more than a little spaced out.
“I’m glad you came for me,” I murmured.
“Of course I came. We all came. We weren’t leaving you out here.” He was quiet for a second. “I was worried like crazy about you.”
I grinned. “Yes, if I got eaten by a monster, who’d argue with you?”
He met my gaze. “Exactly.”
I felt a funny flip in my stomach. He was strong and handsome in a rugged way. He had a strong jaw, brown skin that was so lickable.
“You have a little mole right here.” I touched high on his cheekbone.
He grinned. “I like you a little loopy, wren.”
“I don’t like that name.”
“Raven?” he suggested.
“No!”
“Birdie?”
“Hell, no.” I laid my head against his shoulder. “Thanks for coming to rescue me.”
“You said that already.”
“Well, I really mean it. It deserves to be said twice.”
“I’ll always come for you, birdie. You need me, I’m there.”
Warmth swelled inside me. I really wished he was the kind of guy that would fall in love with me.
But I knew Marc liked having a good time more than he liked responsibility.
Finally, we reached the top of the hill, and Jameson paused.
I glanced out, looking at moonlight, shimmering across the Blue Mountains.
It would be pretty, if I didn’t know there were monsters everywhere. The glint of something not far down the hillside caught my eye. Probably the ruins of a town or farm.
“Let’s keep moving,” Jameson waved us on. “We need to get to the landing site.”
