Chasing a Wolf: Moonbound Series, Book Four by Krystal Shannan, Camryn Rhys Read Free Book Online Page B

all your emotions. Can we just…” He got up and brushed the dirt from his clothing. “I’m going to go sleep over here, and you sleep over there, and we’re going to sleep all this off and make some clear-headed decisions in the morning.” Tomás dug around in his pack and found the blanket. “You take this. I think the cold will do me some good.”
    Her confusion wasn’t as overwhelming as her fear had been, but he couldn’t put two thoughts together with all this feelings swirling around him. He needed sleep and space and…a lot of fucking tequila.
    They would get to Choaca the next day and he’d call Maggie. Or his mother. Or his father. Or someone who could explain what in the hell was going on.

Chapter Six
    C itlani opened her eyes . Morning had arrived and it was time to get moving again. She slid carefully out from under the blanket, leaving Tomás to sleep a few extra minutes. She’d tried to sleep away from him, but she’d tossed and turned, unable to calm herself during the night. Not until she’d moved to sleep next to Tomás had her brain finally shut down for a few hours.
    Zolin had no right to link her to this stranger for her whole life. Sex and being married was manageable, but bonding meant he could feel her. Her mother had told her never to bond. Never to give a man so much control over her life. Now this stranger could look inside her soul, find her from anywhere in the world, and it was taking everything she had to mentally hold back the mudslide of magick that was trying to invade her mind from his.
    It was too much.
    He was asleep now. The waves of magick trying to meld with her thoughts were quiet for now. She sighed and sank to her knees next to the small campfire a few feet away from him. Zolin must’ve started it this morning.
    She glanced up at the big rock where he’d spent the night. But he wasn’t there. A heartbeat across the clearing drew her focus. The big warrior was approaching, with two rabbits hanging from his belt.
    He dropped them at her feet and turned away.
    “Why did you stay?”
    Zolin sat and leaned against the big rock. His eyes were dark, but they weren’t angry anymore. “I promised your mother I would look after you.”
    “He is bonded to me,” she growled. “You made that choice for us. You don’t need to stay.” She rubbed the green tattoos that wound knotted double bracelets around both her wrists.
    “I will get you safely back to the village.”
    Citlani frowned, pulled her knife from the sheath on her calf and began to clean the rabbits. A little meat in the belly would make the long hike they had ahead of them go much smoother. The last place she intended to go was back to the village. Tomás had said he’d help her. She just hoped her mate would follow through on his promise. Zolin was more than a little intimidating.
    She’d finished skinning the rabbits and had them sizzling on a spit over the fire before Tomás stirred beneath her blanket. She glanced over her shoulder as he stretched and groaned.
    “Damn I miss beds.” He rolled toward her and met her gaze. “But that food goes a long way toward making up for it. Smells good.”
    Citlani smiled, pride filling her chest. She might not know how to handle this thing growing between them, but at least she could satisfy his basic needs. Sex. Food. Maybe there could be more eventually. Maybe when the boulder of magick pushing down on her soul eased up. When was that going to happen? She wasn’t sure she could keep it out much longer. But the idea of being able to exchange emotions made her stomach flip flop.
    She closed her eyes and focused on her mother’s face. Finding her was the only task at hand.
    “You’re scared again.” Tomás spoke softly as he sat up. He moved to sit next to her and reached to touch her arm.
    Remembering that her retreat had made him feel rejected before, she didn’t move. His fingers grazed her skin, leaving a trail of fire as they went, that shot straight to