Page 36 of Stains of Desire
I straighten up. "Good morning."
A cocky expression fills his face, but I'm not sure why.
"Did you find out where you're taking me?"
His face falls. "Not yet. Andre hasn't come out yet."
"From the tent?"
"Yeah."
"Where are the others?"
"They went to bathe in the river."
"There are bathing supplies here?"
He leans into me. "Do you want me to take you to go get clean later?"
Yes, and finish what you started last night.
This isn't helping Millie.
Heat rushes to my face. "If we can concentrate on finding out where Interpol wants me to go, that would be best."
He pulls away. His jaw clenches. "Got it."
Why did I say that?
This isn't the time to service my loins.
Now he thinks I'm not interested.
I'm not. This isn't the way to find my daughter.
I soften my tone. "What are you doing with those boxes?"
"Pulling things out for breakfast."
"What is it?"
Mischief erupts in his eyes. He turns toward Ryker and Julieta. "Ryker, think we need a bet."
Ryker turns. "What bet?"
"If we win, the ladies cook. If we lose, we make breakfast."
I cross my legs, and Axel's eyes drift to my thighs. "What's the bet?"
Malin joins us. "Dirk's traps are probably full. Has he checked on them?"
"Not yet," Ryker replies.
Axel crosses his arms. "Ladies, do you think we're eating pancakes and syrup for breakfast or Dirk's jungle rat that has lots of protein?"
Julieta puts her hand over her stomach. She scrunches her face in disgust. At the same time, we say, "Jungle rat."
"Sorry, ladies. You are now on breakfast duty." Axel rises, opens the box, then hands the pancake mix to me and a mixing bowl and utensils to Julieta.
