Chapter 42

Mark awoke in the morning still feeling unsettled. His dreams had been restless, filled with images of the wolf and the woman, the one blending into the other. He also faced a morning hard-on more rigid and painful than his usual one, made worse by the sensation of her full lips still circling him. He wondered if he'd have to masturbate to relieve it, but an ice cold shower managed to take care of it enough to be manageable.

He pulled on a pair of jeans, a black t-shirt, and the rough work boots he usually wore that protected his feet from the many insects that populated Zapata County. Including the pesky but deadly scorpions. He'd been home for three days and had yet to put in an appearance in town, especially at the office of his former boss, Sheriff Leon Torres. His body was already itching for that first cup of coffee but he decided to wait until he got to Selena's.