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I’m tempted to remind him that hundreds of thousands of people died when the cataclysm happened. That the zone had to be quarantined to contain the disaster. But I keep my opinions to myself for now.

Besides, certainly not everything about the zone is bad. I have to admit, I do like the clear skies and the cool clear water on my naked skin.

And there are other things I like too.

“Come, Lily” Addom says, “There is something we must do.”

I protest as he leads me into the center of the waterfall where the water beats down really heavily. I duck my head to protect my face from the spattering, rushing flow of water. But soon we emerge on the other side, and I find that we are in a cool, dim cave.

CHAPTER 14: LILY

The outside light filters through the falling water, giving the cave a bluish glow. The sound of the rushing, splashing water echoes through the chamber like soothing white noise.

“Oh, Addom. This is amazing.”

The flat stones act as steps, and Addom steadies me as I step out of the water. The temperature in the cave is comfortable, but my naked body is dripping wet, and a shiver runs through me.

“Are you cold?”

Addom comes up from behind and wraps me in his arms again. The incredible heat from his Alpha metabolism warms me, but not half as much as the surge of heat that flushes outward from my core when I feel his thick erection pressing against my butt.

“Oh…”

His hands run over my body, stimulating and warming my skin. My nipples are springy under his touch, and my sex throbs as I feel his fingertips graze the top of my tuft. I feel like I should tell him to stop, but my mouth won’t let me.

“You’ll be warm soon,” he whispers in my ear. “Hasker and Kadmon are bringing wood for a fire.”

My eyes fall on a recess in the stony floor. As my vision adjusts to the low light, I realize that it is blackened around the edges and filled with the remnants of old fires.

“But how will they bring wood?” I ask. “They can’t bring it through the waterfall without it getting wet.”

As if on cue, a sound of scuffing footsteps and low voices comes from the farthest end of the cavern. It is Hasker and Kadmon coming from the other direction.

“This cave has many branches,” Addom explains. “The entrances are hidden. This is a secret place that only my pack knows about.”

“How can you be sure?” I ask. “I mean, maybe someone else has been in here while you were away?”

Addom sniffs the air behind me. His nose sounds almost like a snuffling dog, and I get a sexy chill as I feel like I’m in the arms of a true beast man.

“Trust me,” he says. “No one else has been here. I would smell them?”

“Really?” I ask in amazement. “You can tell who’s been here just from a few quick sniffs?”

Addom nuzzles his face against my neck. His nose is still snuffling like a hound dog, several sharp, rapid sniffs followed by one longer inhale.

“Not just who’s been here.” His breath tickles my ear, making me break out in goosebumps and shiver with excitement. “I can tell what they’ve eaten. If they are wounded. If they are sick.”

His fingertips trail down my lower belly, moving deeper into my short thatch of pubic hair. He touches me on my little hood of flesh, and the tiny bud underneath instantly wakes up again, swelling with arousal at his touch.

“If they are in heat.”

His other hand is moving all over my body, following every contour of my bare skin. I moan and lean back into him as he squeezes my breasts and pinches my nipples. He kisses my neck and shoulders, and his sharp, hard teeth graze along my flesh.

And all the while, that long erection is throbbing against my backside.

That’s when I realize that Addom is purring. A deep rumbling sound like an enormous jungle cat. So deep I don’t hear it so much as I feel it vibrating through the fibers of my muscles, soothing me and relaxing me.

All of my senses feel heightened. Every sound and every touch seems to echo endlessly. But at the same time I feel as though I’m in a trance or a dream.