by Dakota West
He also had a really nice butt. Sloane felt herself start to blush, and then shook her head furiously.
Concentrate on the guy with the neck-syringe in the middle of the woods! she thought.
Naked Guy was kneeling next to the fallen tree now, looking over at the kid in the blue shirt. He frowned.
“This is really weird,” he said.
“I know,” Sloane responded.
“He’s on some kind of sedative, looks like,” he said.
Then he put one hand on the log and vaulted over, landing on the other side of the kid, kneeling.
“We’re about half a mile from the Double Moon Ranch,” the man said.
He stood, holding the kid in his arms like a rag doll, and stepped back over the log, toward the trail. He almost acted as if the kid was weightless.
It dawned on Sloane why he was naked.
He’s a shifter, stupid, she thought. You’ve been hiking through Cascadia for a week.
“Don’t forget your pack,” he said. “You headed to the ranch?”
“Yeah.”
He nodded once, his gaze flicking to the kid’s closed eyes.
“I’m going to get back as quick as I can with him,” he said, his beautiful voice still perfectly calm. “Just stay on the trail. You can’t miss the ranch.”
“Thanks,” said Sloane, lifting her pack to her shoulders.
“See you in a few,” the naked man said.
Then he half-hiked, half-jogged away, his long legs carrying him much, much faster than Sloane could have hiked.
The breeze blew behind her, cooling the sweat still coursing down her neck.
Being indoors had never sounded better, so she buckled the strap around her waist and got a move on.
So this ranch has hot guys, she thought, and hiked a little faster.
I hope that kid is okay, she thought.
But I also hope I see Mr. Naked again. Clothed or not.
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About the Author
Dakota West is the paranormal romance writing alter-ego of contemporary romance author Roxie Noir.
Roxie lives in California with one husband, two cats, and several bookshelves crammed completely full of stories.
