Waking the Beast(43)

“I love him,” she whispered, feeling suffocated by the guilt weighing her down like a blanket.

“I know you do, Abby,” he said with a sigh and the anger dimmed in his eyes. “It’s the only reason I’m not pushing him when it comes to you. I can see how much you love him. I can see the worry and the fear for him on your face. And I know that losing you would kill him.”#p#分页标题#e#

“Losing him would kill me, too,” she whispered, wrapping her hands around her waist and holding tight.

He nodded. “I can see that too. This has just caught me off guard, and I’m worried. Really worried.”

“Me too,” she whispered. “Me, too.”

* * * *

Tah sensed Abby’s pain easily and made his way silently back toward her. It was easy to hear the conversation between her and Logan. Part of him wanted to rip Logan apart for accusing her of doing something to him, but he could sense his friend’s worry just as he could feel Abby’s. And he wanted Logan to accept Abby and be her friend. If anything happened to him, then he needed to know Logan and Reno would see to Abby.

As they went back to arranging the supplies they’d have to carry, Tah turned and grabbed the first few limbs he saw on the ground and began dragging them back toward the truck.

“Jesus, Tah,” Logan grunted as he saw him. “I thought you were bringing limbs not the whole damn tree.”

Tah turned and really looked at what he was pulling. Apparently his strength was increasing as well as everything else. He’d have to be careful not to be careless and accidentally hurt Abby.

His body was already burning for her again. Her scent tickled his nose and had his cock throbbing with the need to be back inside her. What the hell was going on with him? He’d always had a lot of stamina, but nothing compared to how he was with Abby. His cock had been hard since he woke up this morning wrapped around her, and no matter the number of times he’d taken her today, it showed no signs of settling down.

His clothes were itching the hell out of him too. He wanted nothing more than to strip to the skin and stay that way. Preferably with Abby beside him just as naked. And he needed to get those thoughts out of his head, or he’d never make it the last few miles without having to stop and take her again.

He was at the point where he believed Abby. The idea that there was a lion inside him was the only thing that made sense at the moment. What else would account for all the changes happening to him? The change in his teeth and cock were the biggest two as far as he was concerned. He was damn glad Abby seemed to like the swelling ridges or bumps all over his cock. Honestly, though it felt like heaven when he was inside her, it freaked him the fuck out.

All of it was freaking him out. He shouldn’t be able to focus and hear the things he could. His vision, always above par, shouldn’t reach the limits it now did. And his skin was beyond sensitive. He’d done his best to keep Abby as close as possible. Her touch seemed to be the only thing he could stand.

“I’d say that’s enough,” Abby’s voice interrupted his thoughts as he dragged a few more limbs in to help hide the truck.

Logan had a pack thrown over his shoulders. The thing had to weigh at least a hundred pounds. Abby had a smaller pack on her back that still appeared too heavy for her to be carrying, and a third pack sat on the ground in front of them.

Tah walked over, took the remaining pack, and pulled it on before holding his hand out to Abby. “I’ll get that for you.”

“The day I can’t carry my weight is the day I’m dead,” she responded, and he couldn’t stop the growl of displeasure that rumbled up through his chest.

“And you can stop that right now,” she said. “I’ve got this.” She leaned in and nuzzled her nose against his chest. “I appreciate the offer though, and I promise I’ll tell you if it gets too heavy.”

He nodded. She knew just what to say to keep him from losing it.

“All right, Abby,” Logan said. “Which way do we head?”#p#分页标题#e#

“This way.” She pointed toward the right. “We go this way for a few miles. There will be a tree with an old tire swing rope hanging from it. We turn there and the house is a mile further.”

Logan nodded and took off, leaving them to follow behind. Tah made Abby go in front of him and then wondered if that was wise as he watched her ass twitch in her jeans. It shouldn’t be possible for his cock to get any harder.

Logan set a quick pace, and Abby had no trouble keeping up.

Tah did his best to watch everything around them, but he mostly watched Abby’s ass. God, the things he wanted to do to her ass. If she could read his thoughts, she’d be running as far and fast in the other direction as she could. And that thought conjured up ideas of chasing her and what he’d do when he caught her. He was seriously fucked up and had no idea how to fix it.