Page 23 of Maddox: Wild Alaska (Hawke’s Ridge #1)

Dripping with sweat, I remove the bandana from around my head and wipe my face and neck as best I can.

I wish I could take a shower right now. Even a heavy downpour would be welcome.

I take a step back while Branson and the Feds discuss things.

Kalluk and I didn't see or hear anyone. It was difficult to hear anything, though, with the roar of the avalanche of rock tumbling down on us.

If someone was up here, they did a good job of hiding their presence.

The conversation ends just as the radio crackles to life. "Sheriff," Hunter says. "We've found a body.” Pause. "Come to our location. Call in Janice and the team. Over."

"Fuck," Branson curses before replying, "Copy that. Over."

"I want you and Kalluk to head back to the truck.” He turns to the agent and asks, "Can you make the call to Janice and get her moving?"

"Will do." Kalluk dabs at a deep gash on his hand before fastening a bandage around it.

"You both need to get those cuts taken care of, especially you." Branson nods at Kalluk, then at me and adds, "You look rough. Drop Kalluk off at the medical center, then go home and see your girlfriend. We're going to be overflowing with people soon. We've got it. Thanks, bro."

Relieved that he's dismissing me, I nod, yet I hesitate to leave him. "What about Olly's family?"

He sighs. "Unfortunately, they will have heard the radio."

I wince, feeling incredibly sorry for the family. I rub my forehead and hold my brother's gaze. "Call if you need me."

Branson gives me a tired nod.

Sheridan hands me more gauze and a bandage, and I wrap Kalluk's hand as well as I can. "That should hold."

"The rockslide was man's fault," he says. "What I don't understand is what the bastard gained from that. Nothing, as far as I can see. Not when he left Olly elsewhere for us to find.”

“Unless we were getting close to where he was keeping the women.”

Upon hearing this, Kalluk stares in my direction, and I get an uneasy feeling.

The man smiles. "Branson said there's another way around the path we took.

It's worth a look while we're here." He heads off in the direction that Branson and Sheridan went, but then he stops and looks embarrassed. "After you."

I snort. "We need to get to the trucks. You make the call to Janice, and I’ll drive you to the hospital."

Cursing, Kalluk trudges behind me.

"I take it you're not going back to the B&B?" I ask Kalluk. He just had eight stitches and was told to clean up before applying the thick dressing to his hand.

He winces. "I'd rather be on scene with Sheridan, but I know your brother has her back." He follows me out of the emergency room. "I'll drive the SUV up the mountain once I've cleaned up."

"I'm desperate for a shower. I stink."

Kalluk huffs out a laugh. "Then I'm in good company."

We stay silent until I drive past the sheriff's station, where my eyes linger.

"Has your woman finished up?" Kalluk asks.

"She has." I glance at Kalluk, then return my gaze to the road. "Sofie. It's her friend Judean who works there." I chuckle. "Today was her first day."

“The sheriff mentioned.”

I pull up beside the feds' ride and wait for him to exit, but he sits, contemplating. "Talk to your brother." His eyes meet mine. "He lied to us. It doesn't look good for him." He climbs out and heads inside.

Gabriel is a jerk for lying to the feds. If he was going to do that, he could have at least prepared a convincing lie.

On the drive back to the lodge, my heart lightens at the thought of seeing Sofie. But at that thought, a wave of sadness washes over me, knowing Olivia Denver is dead. The poor girl. She had her whole life ahead of her. Like Andrea and the others.

Tired and smelling of sweat, I wince as I exit my truck. I glance at my cabin, and there she is: Sofie is standing on the small front porch, watching me with a sense of relief. I walk closer and hold up my hand to keep her away. "I stink."

She smirks and rolls her eyes. "You're not getting in the shower until you kiss me hello."

My face splits into a smile as I approach her and kiss her on the cheek. "Seeing you here does something to me. Waiting for me."

"I love being here," she whispers, going up on her tip toes and pressing her lips to mine. "Get in the shower. You have two minutes to soak before I join you."

I quickly remove my hiking boots and leave them upside down on the boot rack beside the front door. I then stride into the cabin. She follows behind me, and I hear the locks on the front door click into place. No interruptions.

In the bathroom, I toss my clothes into the hamper.

I'm standing in the shower when the water starts to flow.

I take a deep breath as the water meets my heated, sweaty body.

It soon works wonders as I load a washcloth with shower gel and quickly get clean.

Now I smell of roses, which is ten times better.

Out of the corner of my eye, I see Sofie join me.

Her naked body brushes against my back, sending shivers down my spine.

"Let me," she whispers as she grabs the bottle of shower gel.

She brings her soapy hands to my chest and rubs the suds into my skin.

My nipples harden as she plays with them before her sexy fingers wander much lower and wrap around my cock.

"Fuck, Sofie," I hiss, shivering at her slow stroke.

Her lips brush the top of my spine before her tongue comes out and traces a path down my back. "I love your ass."

I smirk, but it turns into a grunt when she lightly bites my buttocks, making my dick hard as a rock. "Oh," she mutters as she falls to her knees. I reach back, grasp a fistful of her hair, and tilt her head back. I turn to face her, almost coming when she squeezes my dick tightly.

"Open for me," I instruct. She licks her lips and obediently opens her mouth.

I slide my cock in, feeling her throat clench around me as she takes me deeper.

My legs quiver as she sucks me off with such intensity.

Her hands latch onto the backs of my thighs, sliding upward to land on my buttocks.

She digs her fingers into my flesh and moans in pleasure, sending shivers straight to my balls.

I feel myself losing control with each passing second.

Her mouth moves to the tip, where she swirls her tongue around the engorged head. "I need you inside me."

I pull her up and kiss her deeply. My hands roam over her body, feeling every curve and dip, and my desire for her grows stronger.

"I can't wait any longer." My cock pushes for entrance, and then it's surrounded by pulsating, wet heat.

I lock my knees to keep them from buckling.

Our lips crash together in a desperate, fiery kiss.

"Fuck me, Maddox. Hard and fast." I thrust into her, releasing all my pent-up desire and need.

Her moans fill the room, driving me to move faster and deeper.

The sound of our bodies colliding echoes in the air.

"Oh!" Sofie lets out a keening wail as her orgasm pulsates through her, bringing my own climax to the surface.

Thick streams of semen shoot out of my dick with each burst of pleasure, Sofie's vagina milks me for all it's worth.

I feel the warmth of her skin against mine.

Our breathing is ragged as we come down from an amazing high.

My hands are on Sofie's naked ass, and I don't want to let her go.

My cock feels right at home nestled inside pure heaven.

I drop a kiss onto her shoulder and nuzzle her neck, dipping down to suck one of her breasts into my mouth.

She shudders in reaction, arching into my touch.

Her fingers slide through my hair as she holds me close.

"If you keep doing that, I'm going to need you to make me come again. "

I let her breast pop out of my mouth and grin mischievously. "Challenge accepted."