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vehicle?”
    “I was on foot.”
    “What? Why in the world would you be on foot? It’s quicker to go anywhere by car.”
    “Perhaps,” he drawled. “But if I had been in my truck on the road miles from where you were, I wouldn’t have spotted you.”
    “Oh.” She found herself looking at the immense paws of the werewolf.
    “Besides, I can cross more land on foot if I’m tracking something than I can if I’m in a vehicle.”
    “Looks as if you found Kane.”
    “I wasn’t tracking him. I was coming for you.”
    Ava’s gaze jerked to his. He had been out looking for her. She couldn’t remember the last time someone had thought of her. She had been on her own for so long she had forgotten what it was like to have someone worry about her.
    It was uncomfortable to have Lincoln’s direct gaze on her. It was as if he knew the turmoil she was in. Ava swallowed and said, “I lost my cell phone. Do you have yours so we can call Olivia or your brothers to come get us?”
    “No. We don’t carry phones on our hunts. The sound of a ringer or even a vibration could get us killed.”
    “How are we supposed to get away?” She wouldn’t panic. She wouldn’t panic.  
    “We can’t.”
    She was panicking.
    Ava turned away, her mind racing with everything that had happened. She needed to put some distance between her and Lincoln.  
    One moment she was on her feet walking, and the next she saw a blur of black fur and white fangs before she was on her back, Lincoln leaning over her with a murderous expression.
    “Are you trying to get yourself killed?” he ground out.
    Ava blinked, unsure of what had happened. Then her mind stopped working at all at the feel of Lincoln’s weight atop her. Before she could wonder at her body’s instant – and traitorous – response, Lincoln jumped off her and grabbed a stick.
    Ava sat up and watched him jab the end of the stick in the ground and begin to draw a line. All the while the wolf pawed the dirt and growled.
    Lincoln threw down the stick and grabbed her upper arm. He yanked her up and dragged her to the line he had drawn on the ground. “Don’t go outside this line unless you want to be Kane’s next meal. As you almost were just now.”
    Ava followed the line to see it made a large square around the live oak about twelve feet on each side. The werewolf stayed just on the other side of the line.
    She turned to look at Lincoln. “Thanks for saving me. Again.”
    He kept his back to her as he stared out over the bayou. Not that she blamed him. She had nearly ended her own life. Not on purpose. It wasn’t as if she knew where the barrier was. If she hadn’t been so worried about being alone with him, she wouldn’t have made such a dumbass move.
    Nope. The blame was squarely on her shoulders.
    Ava walked to the oak and sat at its base. The night had turned into a nightmare, and she just wanted it to be over.
    The problem was, she feared that if she and Lincoln did survive, she wouldn’t be able to stay away from him and his sexy, soul-stirring kisses.
     
     

 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    CHAPTER SIX
     
     
    Lincoln thought he had experienced dread before, but that was before he saw Kane lunge for Ava. For a split second, Lincoln feared he wouldn’t reach her in time. He still wasn’t sure how he had gotten to her before Kane. Yet somehow he had. Lincoln closed his eyes and tried to calm his racing heart.  
    If something had happened to Ava, it was on his conscience. He was the one who was supposed to keep her safe. The first thing he should have done was mark the ground so she would know how far she could go.
    What had he done instead? Kiss her. And what a kiss it had been. He could still taste her, still feel the warmth of her body against his.
    He wanted more of her. Needed more of her.
    Just as Christian had warned him, Lincoln had to focus on keeping them alive, not on the many ways he wanted to strip away her clothes and make love to her.
    Lincoln looked