Prey
“She must have made a sound, because the big hand resting on her stomach gave her a comforting pat.
“Ankle bothering you?” The mutter, in Dare’s gravelly voice, came from just behind her ear. He sounded as if he were barely awake.
“Just when I move it,” she answered groggily. Her head was so filled with fog she could barely form the words. Her body was still heavy with fatigue, her muscles like noodles. She managed to crack her eyes open a slit; the small space was gloomy with dark gray ...shadows. She knew where she was, but she didn’t know when she was. Was it twilight? Dawn? Had they slept around the clock?
“How long have we been asleep?” she asked on a sigh, her eyes already closing as she nestled deeper into the delicious warmth.
“Couple of hours.”
“ ’Zat all?”
He grunted. There was an upheaval behind her and chilly air rushed under the sleeping bag, making her hunch her shoulders as he sat up.MoreLess
“Ankle bothering you?” The mutter, in Dare’s gravelly voice, came from just behind her ear. He sounded as if he were barely awake.
“Just when I move it,” she answered groggily. Her head was so filled with fog she could barely form the words. Her body was still heavy with fatigue, her muscles like noodles. She managed to crack her eyes open a slit; the small space was gloomy with dark gray ...shadows. She knew where she was, but she didn’t know when she was. Was it twilight? Dawn? Had they slept around the clock?
“How long have we been asleep?” she asked on a sigh, her eyes already closing as she nestled deeper into the delicious warmth.
“Couple of hours.”
“ ’Zat all?”
He grunted. There was an upheaval behind her and chilly air rushed under the sleeping bag, making her hunch her shoulders as he sat up.MoreLess
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