Awakened from Ice: 1 (Werewolf Sentinels) Read Free Page A

him and his “wolf brothers”. There was no way they could be ice age hunters, nor could they be werewolves. That last thing was too ludicrous to give credence to.
    Even though she thought Edensaw and the others were a little squirrelly, Cassidy had ended up agreeing to take them to her campsite. The only reason she could come up with as to why she’d done it was how attracted she was to Edensaw. It was stupid, but there it was, anyway. She was known for doing dumb things, why should she stop now?
    She looked over her shoulder at the men. They’d each taken off their fur robes and made a bundle with the furs of their pallets in one arm. They had their bows and quivers of arrows slung onto their backs while they held on to their spear with their other hand, using it as a walking stick with the sharp stone tip in the air. Once again she was struck by how much they looked like ancient native hunters and how their weapons appeared to be the real thing.
    Cassidy must have done something right that day, because they made it all the way to her car without coming across anyone else. Only in the parking lot did another car pull up and park. Once the people got out, they gave them a strange look but continued on their way to the glacier without saying anything about the men’s strange apparel.
    After taking off the crampons from her hiking boots, Cassidy dried them with a rag and placed them in the back of her crossover. The men stood in a group close to her and watched. Once she closed the hatch of the car, they continued to stare at her.
    “Aren’t you guys going to get in?” she asked.
    The men looked at each other, then back at her. Wachei spoke. “Get in what?”
    “The car. How else do you expect me to drive you to my campsite?”
    “We’re supposed to climb inside this beast?” Capac asked as he poked the crossover with the head of his spear.
    “Hey, watch where you’re sticking that thing,” Cassidy said. “I know it’s not brand new, by any means, but it’s the only vehicle I have. It doesn’t need any more scratches than it already has. And it’s not a beast. It’s not that big.”
    “I’m not sure I want to get inside it,” Durlach said. “What if we become trapped and it decides not to let us go?”
    Cassidy sighed in frustration. “Come on, guys. Aren’t you taking this playacting thing a little too far? All of you have been in a car before.”
    Ketah looked at Edensaw. “Your mate thinks we aren’t what you told her we are.”
    “I guess we’ll just have to show her once we get to her camping,” Edensaw said in reply.
    Fed up with being talked about as if she weren’t standing right in front of them, Cassidy threw up her hands. “I’m getting in the car. I’ll open one of the doors. If you want to come with me you have to get in. One of you will have to sit up front with me. If you don’t, well, no matter how fast you say you can run, there is no way you’ll be able to keep up with a car. I’ll just leave you behind.”
    She pushed past the men, who turned and followed her. Cassidy opened the back door on her side before she got behind the steering wheel and closed herself inside the crossover. She turned her head to watch the men through the side window. They were huddled together, talking in that other language they had used before. That didn’t last very long, though.
    Ketah was the first one to take a tentative step toward the open door. He poked his head inside and took a look around before climbing in. Cassidy turned in her seat to watch as he took his time to sit.
    Once he did, he smiled at her. “I have not sat on something as comfortable as this before.” He looked out the open door. “It’s all right, my wolf brothers. This is not something that is alive.”
    Cassidy rolled her eyes. “Of course it isn’t alive. It’s a car, an inanimate object. It’s only used for transportation. Now are the rest of you getting in?”
    She thought they’d know enough to divvy