Page 27 of The Hunt

She let out a gasp and he laughed.

“You cannot be complaining right now.I can lift you and hold you in my arms without any worry at all.We’ve got to find a lake, or they could actually send us a first aid kit.”

They waited a second and Jaxson spun around with her in his arms, and she hoped a kit would be provided ...but nothing.

It was up to them to start looking for some water.

“Maybe I can walk,” she said, trying to be as helpful as possible.

“Shut up.”

She rolled her eyes and didn’t have a choice as Jaxson began walking her within his arms.Calliope couldn’t help herself from stealing glances in his direction.He was still naked.She was aware of his cock within touching distance.She didn’t even know why she was thinking this way.Just that last night, they had enjoyed quite a few passionate kisses, and she knew she loved when he touched her.When his lips were on hers, it was the best feeling in the world.

“Here we are,” Jaxson said.

She glanced past him, and sure enough, she saw the lake, only there appeared to be steam coming from the water.

“Ugh, Jaxson, I don’t think this is a good idea,” she said.

“I’ve got to clean your wounds, and we’ve got to find some way to bind them.”He placed her down on the earth, several feet away from the lake.

Calliope couldn’t help but look out across the lake, and she had to wonder if there was something inside the water.

“Stop thinking,” Jaxson said.“Just ...allow me to take care of you, and stop that other nonsense.”

She nodded her head.“You’re right.You’re right.”She pressed her lips together, and then just waited.

Jaxson walked toward the lake, and she held her breath as he looked down at the water.He needed something, and she had no choice but to remove her shirt and toss it over to him.He thanked her and dipped the shirt into the water.

Calliope thought the worst was going to happen, only nothing did.Jaxson wrung out the water, then came back to her.He tore the shirt up and started to clean her ankle.

Jaxson took care of her.

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Calliope shouldn’tturn into a wolf, he knew this.That wolf hadn’t been real, but part of their imagination.Nothing that was make-believe could set off the transition.It hadn’t been a wolf, as they also didn’t just blow up into dust either.

Killing wolves was a very messy business, and not one he recommended.Binding her ankle, and then her arm, he saw the bites were incredibly nasty.They didn’t look good.This didn’t remind him of any of their games, and he told her so.

“It was, remember?”Calliope said.“We only played it once.”

Jaxson frowned, because he couldn’t remember.

“This game was, ‘attacked by a killer wolf.’I got bit, and it was up to you to save me.The only way to save me was to mate me.”Calliope looked at him and nibbled her lip.“I got bit, and you had to save me by mating with me.”

“And back then, we figured mating was just kissing.”

She nodded.“I guess this time it was done backward, right?I mean, we didn’t have sex or anything like that.”

They were not saying what was a real worry—that Calliope, within their game, nearly died.It was up to him to save her.

He stared at the wounds, which did not look good.This couldn’t be happening.Why had they gone to one of their last games?It had to have been because he could barely remember it.

“This was not one of our favorite games,” she said, confirming his suspicions.

After wrapping up her arm and ankle, he waited, not liking where this might lead.

“I’m fine,” she said.

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