Blake must have heard the fear in Justin’s voice. “How long ago did you see her?”
“Maybe half an hour. We ran into her in the woods right before we came home.”
There was a question in Blake’s voice as he said, “I see.”
“Just get over here with a key. You do have a key, right?”
“Sort of. We’ll be right there.”
The click of the phone sounded as Carter walked around the house and came back with a key. He handed it over to Justin, all nonchalant like he hadn’t just solved a huge problem.
“Thanks lil’ buddy, you’re handy to have around.”
He giggled. “Mama forgets her keys all the time.”
Justin took Carter back to the truck and locked him in just in case something had happened to Dee. He didn’t want Carter to be hurt. He walked in to find the house empty, except for the puppy scratching to get out of the bathroom. He opened the door and let Gunner outside to do his business before going back to the truck to find Blake with Carter.
“She in there?”
“No, it doesn’t smell like she’s been home since we saw her. Why don’t you take Carter and I’ll go look for her.”
Blake yelled, “Delilah, come take Carter back with you. I’m going to hunt with my brother.”
Poor Delilah’s evening was probably going down the toilet, giving Justin a twinge of guilt. First, he’d called and interrupted their nookie and now she had to babysit. She didn’t let it get her down though, walking out of the woods, she picked a giggling Carter up and shot back at Blake, “No problem, but you owe me.”
“Oh and I plan to pay, Mistress Alpha.”
Justin cringed. “Not in front of the kid, you’ll give him nightmares.”
Carter was throwing a fit in Delilah’s arms. “I wanna go get my mama. I don’t wanna go back to pack house yet. Please, can I go with the boys, Missus Alpha?”
Delilah put him down and looked at her husband, “Keep him safe. I’ll be waiting at home.”
Chapter 5
Ten minutes after falling into the dang hole, Dee was still stuck. She’d tried to climb out, jump out, and even call out for help. The moon run had been officially over for a while so there was no one to hear her screams. She tensed on her powerful back legs to jump again when a clump of dirt hit her in the face, Ick.
She looked up and didn’t see anyone, but when another pile of dirt was tossed down the hole she became concerned; is someone trying to bury me alive? She changed into her human form and attempted to climb the wall but the same thing happened, the dirt broke away under her fingers.
“Whoever you are, you’re not going to win. Every time you toss dirt down it just falls at my feet. Maybe if I was unconscious it would work, but I’m not.”
There was a pause as her captor must have been rethinking their plan. She waited patiently knowing she wouldn’t be able to get out. Taking a seat in the earthy smelling corner of the hole she waited patiently, cursing herself for giving her unknown assailant the opportunity to correct their mistake by possibly knocking her out and finishing the job.
She could only thank her lucky stars that Justin was with Carter and they were both safe. Probably out getting a hamburger or having ice cream. Her stomach growled reminding her that she used up extra calories running in her feline form and would need to eat soon to stay strong. It’d been too long since she’d allowed her lynx to come out to play. It was content at the moment, purring in the background of her mind lazily swishing its’ small tail. She cursed herself for not allowing her cat out more often, because if she had her cat would be hissing its displeasure and fighting to be free instead of sitting meekly waiting for something to happen.
Following her scent was easy after getting to the spot where he’d last seen her. Justin kept his nose to the ground and in doing so he almost fell into the same hole he found Dee in. Her small form was huddled in the corner, knees to her chest with her arms wrapped around herself. He had to fight the urge to ogle her, even still he caught himself attempting to get a glimpse of her naughty bits. As it was, he could see the creamy expanse of her naked body and, the curves that she attempted to hide with her overlarge clothes. The edge of her breast peaked from under her arm, causing him mouth to water. His wolf wanting to lick her right there before he sank his fangs into her tender flesh to claim her. He heard a growl and it took him a moment to realize it was his wolf, the very wolf who was currently debating jumping in the hole with her to mate.
Her sassy, smart mouth brought him down from the edge of his mate craze. “Hey there Lassie, think you can get me outta this hole? Timmy would be real pleased.”