Claimed By The Biker King
Because here we were, in the middle of the mountains wearing ridiculous masks and hydration packs while trying to track down our girlfriend, and somehow Jarek King had decided nature itself was conspiring against him.
“She likes weird things,” he continued.
“She likes frogs.”
“She almost brought one inside.”
“It was tiny.”
“She named it.”
“Princess Ribbit was misunderstood.”
“She was a frog.”
“She was family.”
Jarek shook his head.
“The little menace.”
And despite the words, I heard it in his voice.
Pride.
Because baby doll wasn’t running because she was afraid. She wasn’t hiding because she wanted to escape.
She was playing. Laughing. Trusting us enough to enjoy herself.