Chapter 47

He yelled, "What the fuck!" and I poked my head out.

"Hey, Big. Did I scare you?"

"Yeah you fucking scared me."

"I thought wolves had a super sense of smell."

"We do for new scents, but given you rubbed yourself all over me before I started my shift, I kind of figured it was a lingering effect."

I kind of liked the idea of him wearing my aroma. It might warn others away from him. Mine. All mine. A fantasy I indulged in for a second.

"What are you doing under there?"

"Having fun?" I said on a high note.

"Seriously."

"Being discreet like you asked."

"Get out of there."

"I thought I was supposed to stay hidden."

"You're good for now. The place is empty. That was the last person checking out. So unless someone comes up the road, we're alone. Did you find anything?"

"No." My lips turned down. "Not even a mutant spider."

"Told you Chymera was on the up and up."

"And I'm telling you there's got to be something happening around here somewhere. Is there another building maybe?"