Page 60 of Fight
His nodded reply was lost in the bounce from another dip of the tires.
A few minutes later, Devon pulled to a stop and set the brake.
By the time we'd shifted, and headed out across the desert, it was nearly dark but I had no trouble seeing.My wolf's enhanced vision could see almost as well as in full light, though it was different.Colors were different, more muted, as if there wasn't enough light to show them at their full potential.
Can you hear me?Devon's voice interrupted my thoughts.
I shook myself back to the present.Yeah, I got you.I turned to find him standing in front of the truck, watching me.
Are you all right?
I'm fine,I assured him.just lost in thought for a moment.
So we're here, what do you want to do now?
I'm not really sure.I just know that the last time I was so antsy and restless, Caden told me that a run would help, and it did.
Who did you go with?Devon knew I never went for a run alone.I might be the only one who shifted, but I wasn't alone.
Gabriel.Devon growled at the name.I rolled my eyes, finding that it was more difficult to do in wolf form.
Anyway,I thought over his growl.we went for a run.It worked, it seemed to burn off the nervous energy.
What did you do on the run?Did you hunt something?
I snorted.Eww.I found the idea of hunting and eating something raw, even as a wolf, more than a little distasteful.No!We played.We chased each other, tried to pounce on each other.We just had a little fun.
He didn't look happy.So what do you want to do tonight?
I tilted my head to one side and watched him for a few seconds.Let's just walk for a bit, maybe something will come to me.I started toward the desert, passing him standing in front of the truck.He fell into step beside me and we walked for several minutes.We were moving up hill into the base of the small mountain Devon had parked near the base of.
I looked around, and not seeing anything out of place, I turned my nose into the breeze and inhaled softly, looking for any intriguing scents.Something interesting to follow.
I smell water.I sent to Devon.
He was quiet for a moment.I think there's an artesian hot tub near here.
Really?I didn't know there was one around here.
There are a few scattered at the base of these mountains.But they're not as well cared for as others in the valley, and fewer people know about them.
Which means the odds of finding them empty are good, right?
True.he sounded intrigued.
Do you know where it is?
Not exactly, but I have a good idea.
Let's check it out.We should be able to smell someone there long before they'll be able to see us.I turned and headed into the breeze carrying the scent.Devon hesitated for a second before following.
I weaved in between bushes, and around patches of cactus, following the scent for a little over half a mile, before I stopped.I tilted my head to one side and listened.I could hear water bubbling in the distance.It was faint, and hard to distinguish, but there.I turned my head another direction, trying to get a more accurate idea of where the sound was coming from.After a moment, I took off in another direction.We went for another quarter mile or so, before I saw a small stone tub in a clearing at the bottom of the small hill we stood on.There was no one around, not that I could see.
You see anyone?I turned to Devon a few seconds after he stopped beside me.
He looked carefully around the small valley in front of us.No, no one.
Good.I took off running down the hill to the tub.Instead of winding my way around the bushes and shrubbery, I hopped and jumped over the smaller bushes and bunches of cactus, only dodging the plants and rocks that were too big to leap.I heard Devon behind me, I could tell from the sounds that he was being a little more careful.
