waterfall. He glanced over his shoulder at them. Lynn
followed close behind with Travis behind her and Fin behind him. At the waterfall,
he gave them a nod then disappeared into the cascading water. Lynn paused for a
second, not certain if he remembered the way correctly. She’d had sex with
Padon in the waterfall, but hadn’t noticed a pathway behind it. She looked at
Travis and shrugged but wasn’t given a chance to say anything. A strong hand
reached from the water, grabbed her hand, tugged her into the steady stream and
through to the other side.
The wet stones made her slip and she fell against his slick
body. His arm held her securely around the waist. Water dripped from his hair,
giving him a playful yet sexy, roguish appeal. When his gaze met hers, moist
heat formed low in her pelvis. Lordy, he had a way of turning her on with
simply a look filled with sexual innuendo. His eyes darkened and his muscles
flinched tighter around her. He was about to kiss her and every ounce of her
wanted him to as she pursed her lips, making ready for his touch.
Travis and Fin pushed through the waterfall to stand behind
her. Lynn gathered her wits and pressed her palm flat against his healthy chest
and steadied herself before easing out of the safety of his hold.
“Thank you,” eked from her suddenly dry lips. If they hadn’t
been interrupted, she would have gotten another taste of his magnificent mouth.
He simply nodded and turned without a word. His gorgeous
back of wet, slick muscles disappeared into an opening in the wall that she
hadn’t noticed while washing and having sex. Well, the sex part had kept her a
bit preoccupied to the point she wouldn’t have noticed if a train had barreled
out of that tunnel. Travis nudged her arm with a flashlight from his pack.
“Here, you might need this.”
Lynn nodded. “Thank you. I forgot to ask if you wanted me to
carry anything.”
“Nay,” Travis replied. “You worry about keeping up with him
and let me and Fin do the hauling this time.”
She switched on the light and entered the mouth of the
tunnel. She located Padon standing at a fork in the extended cave. He held an
ancient-looking lantern in his hand and appeared to be trying to light it when
he looked her way. His brows bunched and he dropped the object. When she
reached him, he pointed at her hand.
“Magic?”
“No.” Lynn realized he wouldn’t know anything about the
gadgets of her time. She took a second to explain as she handed it to him.
“It’s a flashlight. You turn it on and off with this switch.” She placed it in
his hand, put her hand over his and maneuvered his fingers on the switch,
showing him how it worked. He played with it several times before finally
leaving it on.
He grinned at her and his expression was that of a
bewildered kid with a new toy. “This way,” he said with an edge of excitement
in his voice that had her smiling inwardly as he walked into the left corridor.
She followed, as did Travis and Fin. It seemed like hours
they traveled this route at a steady pace, which wouldn’t have been possible if
Padon hadn’t taken hold of her hand to help guide her through the rough
terrain.
The moon was high in the sky when they reached the other end
of the tunnel. Moonbeams shone down in an array of streaks of nightshade grays
and whites where she stood looking up at the opening in the Earth’s floor.
Padon handed her the flashlight, grasped her hand and pointed the beam at a
makeshift stairwell made from rocks and boulders. It was definitely manmade,
but looked as if it hadn’t been used in many years.
He moved to the stairwell and tested the first few steps
then carefully one by one ascended them. At the top, he stuck his head through
the opening. His arms went above his head and he seemed to hoist himself out
with ease. After several seconds, his head poked through the hole and he
motioned for Lynn to follow.
Not certain about the stairs, she decided if they held a
followed close behind with Travis behind her and Fin behind him. At the waterfall,
he gave them a nod then disappeared into the cascading water. Lynn paused for a
second, not certain if he remembered the way correctly. She’d had sex with
Padon in the waterfall, but hadn’t noticed a pathway behind it. She looked at
Travis and shrugged but wasn’t given a chance to say anything. A strong hand
reached from the water, grabbed her hand, tugged her into the steady stream and
through to the other side.
The wet stones made her slip and she fell against his slick
body. His arm held her securely around the waist. Water dripped from his hair,
giving him a playful yet sexy, roguish appeal. When his gaze met hers, moist
heat formed low in her pelvis. Lordy, he had a way of turning her on with
simply a look filled with sexual innuendo. His eyes darkened and his muscles
flinched tighter around her. He was about to kiss her and every ounce of her
wanted him to as she pursed her lips, making ready for his touch.
Travis and Fin pushed through the waterfall to stand behind
her. Lynn gathered her wits and pressed her palm flat against his healthy chest
and steadied herself before easing out of the safety of his hold.
“Thank you,” eked from her suddenly dry lips. If they hadn’t
been interrupted, she would have gotten another taste of his magnificent mouth.
He simply nodded and turned without a word. His gorgeous
back of wet, slick muscles disappeared into an opening in the wall that she
hadn’t noticed while washing and having sex. Well, the sex part had kept her a
bit preoccupied to the point she wouldn’t have noticed if a train had barreled
out of that tunnel. Travis nudged her arm with a flashlight from his pack.
“Here, you might need this.”
Lynn nodded. “Thank you. I forgot to ask if you wanted me to
carry anything.”
“Nay,” Travis replied. “You worry about keeping up with him
and let me and Fin do the hauling this time.”
She switched on the light and entered the mouth of the
tunnel. She located Padon standing at a fork in the extended cave. He held an
ancient-looking lantern in his hand and appeared to be trying to light it when
he looked her way. His brows bunched and he dropped the object. When she
reached him, he pointed at her hand.
“Magic?”
“No.” Lynn realized he wouldn’t know anything about the
gadgets of her time. She took a second to explain as she handed it to him.
“It’s a flashlight. You turn it on and off with this switch.” She placed it in
his hand, put her hand over his and maneuvered his fingers on the switch,
showing him how it worked. He played with it several times before finally
leaving it on.
He grinned at her and his expression was that of a
bewildered kid with a new toy. “This way,” he said with an edge of excitement
in his voice that had her smiling inwardly as he walked into the left corridor.
She followed, as did Travis and Fin. It seemed like hours
they traveled this route at a steady pace, which wouldn’t have been possible if
Padon hadn’t taken hold of her hand to help guide her through the rough
terrain.
The moon was high in the sky when they reached the other end
of the tunnel. Moonbeams shone down in an array of streaks of nightshade grays
and whites where she stood looking up at the opening in the Earth’s floor.
Padon handed her the flashlight, grasped her hand and pointed the beam at a
makeshift stairwell made from rocks and boulders. It was definitely manmade,
but looked as if it hadn’t been used in many years.
He moved to the stairwell and tested the first few steps
then carefully one by one ascended them. At the top, he stuck his head through
the opening. His arms went above his head and he seemed to hoist himself out
with ease. After several seconds, his head poked through the hole and he
motioned for Lynn to follow.
Not certain about the stairs, she decided if they held a
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