Page 119 of Stripping Bare
Nothing.
Yeah, playing out in the open would’ve been too easy. Which was the reason Jonah and his brothers had rarely done it. They’d preferred to wage their battles in the thick trees and underbrush between this house and the one a half mile behindit.
“Benery, you gutless fuck, come out and fight,” he said into hismic.
“You know where this has to happen,” Benery taunted. “So come getme.”
The lack of leaves on some trees made visibility slightly better, but these woods were filled with pines, hemlocks, and cedars. Benery still had plenty ofcover.
His brothers were supposed to be setting up on the west side of the property, so Jonah went east, his pulsethumping.
Yes, Tessa was strong and smart. She might even be out in the woods right now getting herself and his mom out of this mess. But he had to confront Benery because he couldn’t bear to take chances with two of the women heloved.
