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of it if he didn’t
reach this spot before daybreak. Jumping to the other side, she shook her fur,
drying off after being sprayed with the cold mountain water. Rafe’s large, warm
body pressed against hers and he ran his thick, long tongue down the length of
her neck. He looked away quickly when she backed up and focused on his face.
Already Ran hurried across the fallen log toward them.
Shit. Don’t be an idiot and fall off the damn thing. Angela
focused on Ran and ignored Rafe as she growled.
Ran didn’t look down. He didn’t look to either side. He was
a large, black force moving closer and closer over the water in the dark. The
roar of the water seemed to grow louder when she noticed the log shift against
the bank in front of her.
Hurry. Hurry. The rumbles emerging from Rafe seemed
to encourage his younger littermate.
There wasn’t any way Ran heard him though. His green eyes
bobbed in the darkness and Angela saw his tail jerk at odd angles as he
struggled to keep his balance. The log shifted again, rolling just a bit. Maybe
no more than an inch. But it was enough.
Angela hissed, every muscle in her body tensing when Ran
rolled to the side with the log. The water underneath him seemed to roar
faster. Ran howled, digging his claws into the log and holding on, when
suddenly he appeared to be running sideways on the log as it rolled and the end
of it moved on the bank.
Don’t use your claws! she howled furiously, jumping
to the edge of the bank and bouncing against the side of Rafe when he hurried
forward with her. Keep moving forward and don’t slice the damn thing in
half! she roared.
Rafe leapt on the end of the log and steadied it, although
the sound of splitting wood turned Angela’s insides to ice. She shook with
nervous anticipation as she hurried to Rafe’s side, willing Ran to be closer to
them. He looked up at them, his body curled over the top of the log, and the
fear and panic in his eyes made her shiver.
Keep moving. Rafe’s low growl sounded like Raul for a
moment.
Angela looked at him quickly, but although his body brushed
against hers, all of his attention was on Ran. His fierce profile brought an
image of Raul to mind. If Ran destroyed the log, Raul wouldn’t be able to
cross. But then if Ran fell into the water, they would all get soaked
retrieving him. Just thinking about the possibility she might have to save
Ran’s ass by jumping into the freezing water made her insides churn. She would
do it. But damn—she hated water.
And if they spent much more time here, maybe Raul would
catch up with them.
She shifted her attention to Ran, not taking time to scan
the darkness around them. Ran once again stood, his eyes wide and glowing as he
focused on them and started moving closer. He froze when the wood split. Angela
couldn’t breathe, couldn’t move. The log that was lodged into the ground in
front of her split in two.
Part of it rose out of the earth, its jagged edges like
knives, reaching out to slice whatever it could reach. She jumped,
instinctively growling when momentarily it looked like a grotesque beast,
trying to get out of the water and attack whoever disturbed it.
Jump! she screamed, the sound of her own voice
echoing off the cliffs and steep rocky inclines surrounding the plateau.
Now! Rafe roared next to her, his deeper baritone
adding to the chorus reverberating around them.
Ran leaped into the air, and Angela looked up, frozen
momentarily while silently urging his body to stretch farther, remain airborne
longer, until finally she regained control of her senses and darted to the side
to avoid being crushed.
Ran rolled to the ground, fiercely howling and hissing as
his large body shook the ground. Angela was overwhelmed with relief. She jumped
onto Ran, licking and purring as the tension and stress of the moment quickly
faded. She cleaned his cheeks, his neck, his shoulders before realizing she
straddled him like a mother would her cub and ensured with each stroke his
reach this spot before daybreak. Jumping to the other side, she shook her fur,
drying off after being sprayed with the cold mountain water. Rafe’s large, warm
body pressed against hers and he ran his thick, long tongue down the length of
her neck. He looked away quickly when she backed up and focused on his face.
Already Ran hurried across the fallen log toward them.
Shit. Don’t be an idiot and fall off the damn thing. Angela
focused on Ran and ignored Rafe as she growled.
Ran didn’t look down. He didn’t look to either side. He was
a large, black force moving closer and closer over the water in the dark. The
roar of the water seemed to grow louder when she noticed the log shift against
the bank in front of her.
Hurry. Hurry. The rumbles emerging from Rafe seemed
to encourage his younger littermate.
There wasn’t any way Ran heard him though. His green eyes
bobbed in the darkness and Angela saw his tail jerk at odd angles as he
struggled to keep his balance. The log shifted again, rolling just a bit. Maybe
no more than an inch. But it was enough.
Angela hissed, every muscle in her body tensing when Ran
rolled to the side with the log. The water underneath him seemed to roar
faster. Ran howled, digging his claws into the log and holding on, when
suddenly he appeared to be running sideways on the log as it rolled and the end
of it moved on the bank.
Don’t use your claws! she howled furiously, jumping
to the edge of the bank and bouncing against the side of Rafe when he hurried
forward with her. Keep moving forward and don’t slice the damn thing in
half! she roared.
Rafe leapt on the end of the log and steadied it, although
the sound of splitting wood turned Angela’s insides to ice. She shook with
nervous anticipation as she hurried to Rafe’s side, willing Ran to be closer to
them. He looked up at them, his body curled over the top of the log, and the
fear and panic in his eyes made her shiver.
Keep moving. Rafe’s low growl sounded like Raul for a
moment.
Angela looked at him quickly, but although his body brushed
against hers, all of his attention was on Ran. His fierce profile brought an
image of Raul to mind. If Ran destroyed the log, Raul wouldn’t be able to
cross. But then if Ran fell into the water, they would all get soaked
retrieving him. Just thinking about the possibility she might have to save
Ran’s ass by jumping into the freezing water made her insides churn. She would
do it. But damn—she hated water.
And if they spent much more time here, maybe Raul would
catch up with them.
She shifted her attention to Ran, not taking time to scan
the darkness around them. Ran once again stood, his eyes wide and glowing as he
focused on them and started moving closer. He froze when the wood split. Angela
couldn’t breathe, couldn’t move. The log that was lodged into the ground in
front of her split in two.
Part of it rose out of the earth, its jagged edges like
knives, reaching out to slice whatever it could reach. She jumped,
instinctively growling when momentarily it looked like a grotesque beast,
trying to get out of the water and attack whoever disturbed it.
Jump! she screamed, the sound of her own voice
echoing off the cliffs and steep rocky inclines surrounding the plateau.
Now! Rafe roared next to her, his deeper baritone
adding to the chorus reverberating around them.
Ran leaped into the air, and Angela looked up, frozen
momentarily while silently urging his body to stretch farther, remain airborne
longer, until finally she regained control of her senses and darted to the side
to avoid being crushed.
Ran rolled to the ground, fiercely howling and hissing as
his large body shook the ground. Angela was overwhelmed with relief. She jumped
onto Ran, licking and purring as the tension and stress of the moment quickly
faded. She cleaned his cheeks, his neck, his shoulders before realizing she
straddled him like a mother would her cub and ensured with each stroke his
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