Chapter 28

When Lily woke and emerged from the cave the following afternoon, Rebel was nowhere to be found. It was nearly nightfall by the time he returned to the campsite. The sun hung low in the sky, quickly disappearing beneath the mountain pines. The smell of burning wood and smoked meat filled the campsite. Fortunately for Lily, she and Daisy had spent the afternoon foraging, and they’d found a few raspberry and johnsonberry bushes not far from the camp. Murtagh had also given her a handful of granola and protein bars from the ones he kept in his pack for the children.

Lily was biting into one of the protein bars as Boone dealt out another hand of johnsonjack when Rebel made his appearance. He tore into the campsite, wearing little more than a pair of jeans, which hung so low on his hips that the bones and sinew muscle were visible leading down to…

She tore her gaze away.

Even after everything they’d done last night, she still wanted him, and she&rs