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figure eight pattern around the wing. "What happened to her?"
"We're not sure," Sadie said. "Maybe a wolf or coyote."
Blaine came forward and had a look at the falcon. "That's definitely a wolf. You can see the bite pattern."
Kade glanced at his friend. "Maybe. Though I doubt a falcon with a broken wing could escape a wolf."
"Maybe the wolf changed its mind when the falcon pecked out its eye?"
Kade gave a sharp laugh. "Yeah. Falcons are good like that." His expression hardened. "Still pisses me off, though."
I stared at the bird. "Jessica. Poor thing."
"Don't worry." Sadie smiled reassuringly. "In a few weeks she'll be as good as new. You'll see."
"We're about done," Kade told Blaine. "Might as well start loading the Jeeps. I'll be out in a jiff."
I followed Blaine outside. I wasn't sure whether to feel excited or scared—all I knew was that the true adventure was about to begin.
CHAPTER FIVE
Kade
I finished up with Jessica and went outside to the Jeep. I was the first one there. My backpack sat in the trunk—I'd already loaded it before orientation—so there was nothing for me to do but wait. The Jeep was shaded by a tall pine so I climbed up to perch on the roll cage and lay back.
Normally I would have enjoyed the peace and quiet, but not today. The nicotine withdrawal symptoms were too intense. I rubbed my scratchy eyes with sweaty palms. My head was beginning to ache and my mouth felt dry, no matter how much I drank. I kept seeing images of cigarettes in my head. I suppose there was a bright side to all this, because the cravings kept my mind off that sexy little intern.
I started to doze off when the thump of another bag landing in the back of the Jeep made me jump. I didn't bother to look. "When do you think those damn interns will get here, Blaine?"
"Well, Gina wanted to apply some last minute makeup so she should be down in two minutes or so. I couldn't tell you about Blaine."
Holy shit. That sharp, distinctly feminine voice snapped my gaze right down from my perch on the roll cage and I met Ash's blue eyes. God, those eyes reminded me of the free, open sky, yet they were always unsettling somehow. I had called them haunted but I wasn't sure that was the right word anymore. The expression in them was far too complex for so simple a word. Sometimes I thought I saw barely restrained lust there and other times, pure fear. Right now I saw a mixture of both and I wanted to reach out and hold her in my arms.
I could lose myself in those eyes.
I could lose myself in her.
It felt like I'd known her all my life. That I'd been waiting all these years to be united with the girl I was meant to be with since I was born.
But I didn't believe in destiny.
And I definitely didn't believe in love.
These feelings would only hurt me. I was sure of it. So I shrugged them off and did my best to deny the raw want that was threatening to devour me from the inside.
I tossed up a smirk, a defense mechanism of mine that worked great at hiding my emotions.
The moment of connection instantly passed and I felt physically drained, like I'd just thrown away the best gift I'd ever received.
Shit.
I jumped down from the top of the Jeep.
"Hey, girl," I said with a sigh.
"Hey." She managed a smile. She seemed weary too, and a little sad. Had she felt the connection too?
I was standing beside her now, and I noticed the lump hidden beneath the top of her shirt. A pendant, maybe. I'd seen the lump before but never bothered to ask her about it.
"What's this?" I reached toward the hidden object but before I could touch her, she jerked back, wrapping a protective hand around the area.
"Nothing," she snapped, clearly irritated.
I raised my hands in surrender. "And Sadie calls me prickly." I went to the driver's seat and sat down. Leaning back, I closed my eyes. "That from your boyfriend back in big ol' Tenni-zee?" I put as much Southern twang as I could into the words. "Bet he's fucking some other chick right now. You know
"We're not sure," Sadie said. "Maybe a wolf or coyote."
Blaine came forward and had a look at the falcon. "That's definitely a wolf. You can see the bite pattern."
Kade glanced at his friend. "Maybe. Though I doubt a falcon with a broken wing could escape a wolf."
"Maybe the wolf changed its mind when the falcon pecked out its eye?"
Kade gave a sharp laugh. "Yeah. Falcons are good like that." His expression hardened. "Still pisses me off, though."
I stared at the bird. "Jessica. Poor thing."
"Don't worry." Sadie smiled reassuringly. "In a few weeks she'll be as good as new. You'll see."
"We're about done," Kade told Blaine. "Might as well start loading the Jeeps. I'll be out in a jiff."
I followed Blaine outside. I wasn't sure whether to feel excited or scared—all I knew was that the true adventure was about to begin.
CHAPTER FIVE
Kade
I finished up with Jessica and went outside to the Jeep. I was the first one there. My backpack sat in the trunk—I'd already loaded it before orientation—so there was nothing for me to do but wait. The Jeep was shaded by a tall pine so I climbed up to perch on the roll cage and lay back.
Normally I would have enjoyed the peace and quiet, but not today. The nicotine withdrawal symptoms were too intense. I rubbed my scratchy eyes with sweaty palms. My head was beginning to ache and my mouth felt dry, no matter how much I drank. I kept seeing images of cigarettes in my head. I suppose there was a bright side to all this, because the cravings kept my mind off that sexy little intern.
I started to doze off when the thump of another bag landing in the back of the Jeep made me jump. I didn't bother to look. "When do you think those damn interns will get here, Blaine?"
"Well, Gina wanted to apply some last minute makeup so she should be down in two minutes or so. I couldn't tell you about Blaine."
Holy shit. That sharp, distinctly feminine voice snapped my gaze right down from my perch on the roll cage and I met Ash's blue eyes. God, those eyes reminded me of the free, open sky, yet they were always unsettling somehow. I had called them haunted but I wasn't sure that was the right word anymore. The expression in them was far too complex for so simple a word. Sometimes I thought I saw barely restrained lust there and other times, pure fear. Right now I saw a mixture of both and I wanted to reach out and hold her in my arms.
I could lose myself in those eyes.
I could lose myself in her.
It felt like I'd known her all my life. That I'd been waiting all these years to be united with the girl I was meant to be with since I was born.
But I didn't believe in destiny.
And I definitely didn't believe in love.
These feelings would only hurt me. I was sure of it. So I shrugged them off and did my best to deny the raw want that was threatening to devour me from the inside.
I tossed up a smirk, a defense mechanism of mine that worked great at hiding my emotions.
The moment of connection instantly passed and I felt physically drained, like I'd just thrown away the best gift I'd ever received.
Shit.
I jumped down from the top of the Jeep.
"Hey, girl," I said with a sigh.
"Hey." She managed a smile. She seemed weary too, and a little sad. Had she felt the connection too?
I was standing beside her now, and I noticed the lump hidden beneath the top of her shirt. A pendant, maybe. I'd seen the lump before but never bothered to ask her about it.
"What's this?" I reached toward the hidden object but before I could touch her, she jerked back, wrapping a protective hand around the area.
"Nothing," she snapped, clearly irritated.
I raised my hands in surrender. "And Sadie calls me prickly." I went to the driver's seat and sat down. Leaning back, I closed my eyes. "That from your boyfriend back in big ol' Tenni-zee?" I put as much Southern twang as I could into the words. "Bet he's fucking some other chick right now. You know
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