Redhawk Caldera (M) Don’t click play.

She didn’t want him to go, did she? Her body responded to Cinar’s question by razing her with—not heat, now, but a terrible itch. He could help her scratch it. He wanted to help.

But there were strings to consider. Cinar might or might not be involved with Livi, but he was important to the caldera at large. If Towhee gave into temptation with him, she would risk too much.

That thought was quickly followed by another as a realization clobbered her over the head. There was another man in the pack now, one with no strings attached. Her eyes widened in the gloom.

You don’t really want this, she said to Cinar, voice earnest. Go.

Without really considering how it might make him feel—she had a bit of a one-track mind at the moment—Towhee threw back her damp head and summoned @Hotah.