Chapter 24

Dakota had managed to pull herself together for Jonah but inside she was still shaken by what she'd seen at the farm. She was no novice to the destruction animals could wreak on each other. Living in a rural area as well as when she'd worked for Neil, she'd seen the destruction one animal could cause to another. This was the first time she'd ever seen it happen to a human being and she hoped never to see it again. She had no idea how Jonah lived with it. Or how he dealt with the memory of seeing his fiancée this way.

He seemed calm enough as they walked into the cabin but she knew inside he had to be battling immense pain. She needed to suppress her own feelings to be able to provide comfort for him. In whatever manner she could do it.

While he called his team headquarters she started the coffee dripping and gathered eggs and bacon for breakfast.

"I'm not too hungry," he told her when he disconnected the call.