around, she spotted a couple of body washes and shampoo bottles, but no conditioner. Of course not, a guy with short hair wouldn’t need a conditioner.
“Oh well, I’ll have to do the best I can.” She saw a decent brush and a large-tooth comb, that should work.
She tested the water with her hand to make sure she had the temperature right, then stepped into the shower. The downpour of hot water on her dirty, tired body felt so good. She stood with her hands pressed firmly against the tiles on the shower wall. The water flowed freely down her long hair and slid down her ass to her legs.
“What am I supposed to do now? How do I live with a panther, a vampire, and who knows what else messing around in my head?”
We work together. We can do this. We’re strong, fierce, and badass, her panther answered.
Mara chuckled. “Okay, bitches, let’s do this. Just don’t give it to me all at once, okay?” She felt a little tingle like her mind sighed.
She grabbed the body wash and looked at the bottle. Double Coconut scent. “He must really like coconut.”
She scrubbed hard to get the stench of the cages off. After her shower, she went to the kitchen to find something else to drink. It might be a stressful situation and in movies people drank liquor to help them with the shock of things, but how could they do that when that shit was nasty?
Opening the fridge, she looked on all the shelves for something different.
“Don’t want a beer. Nope, don’t want milk, yuck, juice, nope.” She finally settled for plain water.
Her energy level dropped fast. A nap was probably the best idea.
Mara startled awake when she heard the front door lock turn. How was it so loud? She sat up as the front door swung open.
“Now what the fuck are we going to do?” Kyro asked as he followed Xeon into the house. “That Sheriff seems like he’s going to be absolutely no help.”
“I’m not sure what we can do at this point.” He looked ragged. He ran his hands through his hair and started pacing.
“What happened?” Mara asked, concerned for the way Xeon paced. “Come and sit. Let me fix you two a drink, then you can fill me in.”
“A beer would be good right now. I’m pretty thirsty,” Kyro said. Xeon nodded in agreement.
Mara went to the kitchen and grabbed them both a cold beer from the fridge. Xeon and Kyro watched as she walked to the other room. Her ass swayed so temptingly. They both let out a small growl. They looked at each other, then grinned. She was cute, even down to her little bare feet.
“Okay, start talking. You both look really frustrated.”
Xeon took a deep breath and told her of their evening. Explaining his frustration over the lack of concern the sheriff displayed and how he wanted to slam him in one of the cages to see how he liked it. He told her what they found and what they didn’t find.
“It doesn’t make any sense. Well, the sheriff not doing anything makes sense,” she stated with a shake of her head. “He and Dr. Phenix have lunch together frequently. That was why I called you when I escaped and not the sheriff. Now what do we do?” She wrung her hands as she sat on the couch.
“Nothing much we can do. Just keep looking and hope no one else goes missing and plan on doing this ourselves with no help from the law enforcement,” Kyro replied as he watched her intently.
“Go home, Kyro. Grab a shower, get something to eat. We’ll start over in the morning. Call a meeting of the elders and the security team. Maybe they can come up with an idea.”
“You sure? I can stay here and keep you guys company.” Kyro smirked at him.
“Kyro, go home. We’ll be fine. We’ll see you tomorrow.” Xeon wanted to physically kick him out.
After Kyro left, Xeon took the beer bottles to the trash can in the kitchen. Mara walked over to the window and peered out at the woods. Her reflection shone in the glass. He wanted to wrap his arms around her and tell her everything was going to be all right. He wasn’t sure if it would be. He might never find his sister.
“I’m going to shower. I’ll be back in a few minutes. Will you be okay for a little while?” He walked up behind her.
Her breath hitched, and