Unexpected, Undeserved ~ Chapter 16
The cicadas had started up by the time the two had nearly finished their second circuit of the trail. Eli, at that time, was dragging and panting and grabbing onto Lynn for support every time they slowed or stopped; the striped hyena let herself drift...
Unexpected, Undeserved ~ Chapter 18
It took three days for Eli to realize just what he had done. Wednesday night he lay awake in bed, tired but sleepless, head thumping from a headache that had been digging at him all day and rump stinging from the same treatment he'd been receiving...
Unexpected, Undeserved ~ Chapter 17
Tonight it was the hiss of the shower rather than the rhythmic chirp-purr of cicadas that kept Eli’s ears perked. He leaned slightly back where he stood, letting the just-hot-enough water pour down over his chest. It flowed lightly across his body,...