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She pushed forward and walked into the woods, following the voices. The closer she got, she recognized Rhys’s and Iker’s.
“What the fuck?” Iker swung around with his gun raised.
“It’s me,” Jordan announced. She dropped her weapon to her side. She didn’t know what they were looking at, but they both had grim expressions.
Honor barked and got to her feet.
“Honor. Heel,” Rhys said.
The dog sat back down. She wasn’t happy about it, but she obeyed.
“What is going on out here?” Jordan asked. She ambled over to them, her body now relaxed slightly. She paused next to Rhys, and her stomach lurched. The contents were attempting to make their way back up.
A large deer lay on the ground with its neck severely cut. Some bastard had slit the animal’s throat to the point where they had almost decapitated it. Jordan looked away and fought to keep from vomiting.
“Who the hell would do something like that?” She gasped. She had to take a few steps away and inhaled sharply. The stench of blood that filled the air and was making her sick to her stomach. Jordan closed her eyes and focused on her breathing.
“A sick fuck,” Iker replied.
“It’s a message,” Rhys murmured.
Jordan inhaled through her nose and blew out of her mouth. She was thinking the same as Rhys. Bravon was messing with her. He loved to play games with those he had his sights on. But unlike his usual targets, she had skillfully trained men on her side. Warm arms wrapped around her waist and brought her back to a solid muscular body. Jordan recognized the feeling of Rhys and leaned back into him.
“Are you all right?” Rhys asked.
Jordan nodded. She didn’t know why, but the sight of the poor deer and all of that fresh blood just hit her in an odd way. The way its head was barely connected to its body and its eyes. They were still open, dull and lifeless.
“I will be,” she breathed. She turned around and rested her forehead on his chest.
He rubbed small circles on her back. Honor whined and pushed her head against Jordan’s leg. Jordan inhaled and took in Rhys’s familiar scent. She stepped back from Rhys looked toward where Iker stood.
“Did you see anyone?” she asked. She tried to think of anything but the sight of the deer. She refused to stare down at its body again.
“I didn’t.” Iker shook his head and didn’t seem too happy about it.
“Neither did I,” Rhys growled. “And I thought I told you to stay in the house.”
Jordan eyed him. Did he seriously think she was going to let him and Iker go out here and get hurt? He had to know her better than that. Rhys shook his head at her, apparently reading her response in her eyes.
How the hell did someone come onto the property and kill a deer of this size and almost disconnect its head from its body without them knowing it? Then dump the body not too far from where they had been having their meal.
“Iker, mind giving me a hand? We can drag it out farther away from the house to keep the hungry animals from getting close. Honor will be barking her head off all night at them,” Rhys grumbled.
“Yeah, sure.” Iker grimaced.
“I’m going to walk around the house and make sure everything is good,” Jordan said. She backed away from the bloody scene then spun on her heels.
“Take Honor with you,” Rhys said.
“Honor. Come.” Jordan tapped on her leg.
The dog didn’t hesitate to race to her side. They walked through the small wooded area before exiting into the yard. Jordan inhaled and breathed in the fresh air that wasn’t tinged with a strong copper scent.
She rested both hands on her weapon. The sun was setting, and darkness was upon them. She relaxed her muscles that had grown tense. Honor’s ears were erect as they made their way to the house. They silently crept along the side of it and headed toward the front.
This can’t be my life.
Home was supposed to be a place of safety. Where one could lay their head down at night and not have any fear. Jordan’s hands tightened around the steel. She arrived at the edge ofthe house. Honor paused at her side and waited. Jordan peeked around the corner and didn’t see anything. Her car was parked in the driveway.
