Rick and Sue stood side by side, waiting for the stranger to appear. Rick could tell the wolf coming was female, that much the scent was clear. Seconds later, he heard the laughter of a woman and it confirmed it. He visibly relaxed. He doubted anyone coming to attack them would arrive with laughter.
Owen appeared out of the trees. He was fully dressed today and smiling happily as he looked up at them. Seconds later, a woman appeared at his side. She was slender and petite in size, Rick thought, maybe five feet two.
The woman looked up and saw them by the cave entrance, and her smile broadened. As they walked up to the cave, Sue noticed how the woman exaggeratedly swayed her narrow hips and flipped her black hair over her shoulder unnecessarily.
Sue felt an instantaneous dislike for the
