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Authors: Jennifer Denys
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Dammit, I’ll have to go back.”
As he had stopped he got down from his horse and moved off to some bushes to take a pee. He was badly in need as he hadn’t gone when he’d got up that morning and didn’t dare stop as he wanted to catch up to Finn.
Looking around him his gaze alighted on a strange animal, and his heart thumped through his chest in fear. Christ! That’s a wolf-cat. He didn’t know what to do—stand still or run. Although he’d never seen one before, he’d heard tales about these creatures ripping people apart. His heart beating so loudly, he was sure the wolf-cat could hear him, he eyed the trees around him looking for the best one to climb in a hurry.
Usually these animals ran away as soon as humans came anywhere near them, only attacking when they were cornered. For some reason this one seemed as arrested as he. Taking advantage of the moment, Robin studied the being curiously. It was covered in grayish fur, which was longer on its head, but unlike many four-footed animals, the wolf-cat stood upright. At least it did as it started to rise from where it was crouching on the ground.
Oh God, it’s going to pounce on me, now.
Just as he leaped for the tree, he heard a rustling and yelled in fright. Scrambling up into the branches quicker than he had ever done in his life, he looked behind him, fully expecting to see it hot on his heels snarling and snapping—and there was nothing there. Then he saw a flash, and holding in a panicked shriek, he nearly fell out of the tree, but then he saw it was charging at the horse instead.
Bloody stupid animal, run! But it just stood there waiting to be devoured, merrily chomping on the leaves of a nearby bush.
The next thing that happened caused Robin to be gob smacked. The wolf-cat fled straight past the indolent horse and soon disappeared.
Robin choked back a sob of relief, lowering his head to the trunk of the tree, his trembling hands gripping the branches. He grimaced as he became aware that he had wet himself.
Shit. If Emily had been here, she would have laughed heartily at him and called him a wimp. The thought of her doing just that made him tense and curl his hand into a fist. Not that he was the sort of person to hit a woman, but he recalled Finn had, in the last few weeks since Emily’s disappearance, threatened to tan her backside if she ever showed up again.
He had been rather shocked when he had overheard Finn saying that. He, himself, had never once considered doing that to her, but after this last episode, he could well be persuaded.
Lowering himself out of the tree, he retrieved some clean pants and rode off back the way he had come, making for the other turning he had previously rejected.
When the bridge over the river came into sight some time later, he breathed a sigh of relief. He knew once over this bridge he could join the road for Eden—and Emily. At least he hoped Brianna was right, and she was there. The question was whether Finn had found her first.
Chapter Ten
Glancing over his shoulder, Finn glimpsed his adversary coming around the corner and ducked behind a building.
He had arrived in Eden yesterday evening before Robin, being more familiar with the roads than the other man was. In fact, he wondered if Robin had even been to the colony’s main town, whereas Finn knew the ins and outs of the capital very well, including the location of all the bars, having a hunch that Emily would have taken refuge in one. He grimaced. It didn’t take a fool to guess that Robin would soon find her, too. He just had to be sure he found her before Robin.
Unsure of what to do when she had left, he found that people expected him to start running the bar as Emily’s nearly-next-of-kin when she didn’t reappear as everyone, including him, thought she would do.
Feeling that he had been dumped into a situation not of his choosing, he had been rather overwhelmed to begin with. His admiration for Emily’s skill in running the business
As he had stopped he got down from his horse and moved off to some bushes to take a pee. He was badly in need as he hadn’t gone when he’d got up that morning and didn’t dare stop as he wanted to catch up to Finn.
Looking around him his gaze alighted on a strange animal, and his heart thumped through his chest in fear. Christ! That’s a wolf-cat. He didn’t know what to do—stand still or run. Although he’d never seen one before, he’d heard tales about these creatures ripping people apart. His heart beating so loudly, he was sure the wolf-cat could hear him, he eyed the trees around him looking for the best one to climb in a hurry.
Usually these animals ran away as soon as humans came anywhere near them, only attacking when they were cornered. For some reason this one seemed as arrested as he. Taking advantage of the moment, Robin studied the being curiously. It was covered in grayish fur, which was longer on its head, but unlike many four-footed animals, the wolf-cat stood upright. At least it did as it started to rise from where it was crouching on the ground.
Oh God, it’s going to pounce on me, now.
Just as he leaped for the tree, he heard a rustling and yelled in fright. Scrambling up into the branches quicker than he had ever done in his life, he looked behind him, fully expecting to see it hot on his heels snarling and snapping—and there was nothing there. Then he saw a flash, and holding in a panicked shriek, he nearly fell out of the tree, but then he saw it was charging at the horse instead.
Bloody stupid animal, run! But it just stood there waiting to be devoured, merrily chomping on the leaves of a nearby bush.
The next thing that happened caused Robin to be gob smacked. The wolf-cat fled straight past the indolent horse and soon disappeared.
Robin choked back a sob of relief, lowering his head to the trunk of the tree, his trembling hands gripping the branches. He grimaced as he became aware that he had wet himself.
Shit. If Emily had been here, she would have laughed heartily at him and called him a wimp. The thought of her doing just that made him tense and curl his hand into a fist. Not that he was the sort of person to hit a woman, but he recalled Finn had, in the last few weeks since Emily’s disappearance, threatened to tan her backside if she ever showed up again.
He had been rather shocked when he had overheard Finn saying that. He, himself, had never once considered doing that to her, but after this last episode, he could well be persuaded.
Lowering himself out of the tree, he retrieved some clean pants and rode off back the way he had come, making for the other turning he had previously rejected.
When the bridge over the river came into sight some time later, he breathed a sigh of relief. He knew once over this bridge he could join the road for Eden—and Emily. At least he hoped Brianna was right, and she was there. The question was whether Finn had found her first.
Chapter Ten
Glancing over his shoulder, Finn glimpsed his adversary coming around the corner and ducked behind a building.
He had arrived in Eden yesterday evening before Robin, being more familiar with the roads than the other man was. In fact, he wondered if Robin had even been to the colony’s main town, whereas Finn knew the ins and outs of the capital very well, including the location of all the bars, having a hunch that Emily would have taken refuge in one. He grimaced. It didn’t take a fool to guess that Robin would soon find her, too. He just had to be sure he found her before Robin.
Unsure of what to do when she had left, he found that people expected him to start running the bar as Emily’s nearly-next-of-kin when she didn’t reappear as everyone, including him, thought she would do.
Feeling that he had been dumped into a situation not of his choosing, he had been rather overwhelmed to begin with. His admiration for Emily’s skill in running the business
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