Chapter Fourteen

Everything went smoothly for the next couple of days, and we were able to gather another load of supplies to transport to the drop off point together.

The roundtrip hadn’t taken any extra time this go around, and there were no signs of the wolves, my protector or the other more perilous ones otherwise, as the days elapsed.

Gage practically refused to let me out of his sight the whole time, but I couldn’t say I was unhappy about his overprotectiveness given what had happened.

Added, I appreciated the training sessions he’d insisted on in between scavenging, and I was beginning to grow accustomed to the katana, even if I did prefer a different weapon.

I couldn’t resist keeping an eye out for the massive black wolf, both in town and as we traveled, but I kept my increasing fascination to myself, not understanding how I could be so enamored with someone I’d never met.

Gage and I were loading up the last of the provisions onto his motorcycle now, and I knew I was dragging my feet as th