the
woods. They had no clue where she’d parked her rented SUV so it
would take them the extra time she needed to track her. In total
silence, she twisted the doorknob and slowly opened the door. She
held her breath and listened intently for a sign they’d heard
her. Snippets of their conversation continued until she felt certain
she’d succeeded in getting the door open.
Daisy
turned toward the exit and froze. Instead of the snow and woods she
expected to see, she faced a solid wall of white.
Fuck.
The
storm had pushed the snow against the cabin and blocked her exit. She
calculated her odds of digging her way out and not being heard,
barely holding back a snort. No way. She was good but this snow was
out of her element. She’d have to find another way out.
Daisy
crept back to the bedroom and exhaled the breath she’d been
holding. Here the window overlooked the south side of the property
and it was unfettered by the icy white stuff. Rushing across the room
she spared a glance at the bed and instantly regretted it. Her
stomach twisted. An hour ago she’d lain there reliving her
memories of the night and making plans for the day and even
fantasizing about beyond. The bitterness of the loss didn’t sit
well. She hurriedly pushed open the window and crawled out.
Unfortunately,
when she landed in the snow she misjudged the depth and ended up face
first in the icy wetness. Daisy pushed to her feet and trudged a path
through thigh deep snow until she got beyond the perimeter of the
house where the storm had dumped less than a foot or so of white
stuff. Minutes later she’d successfully navigated away from the
house but her face had begun to ache from her fall. Her body shivered
and she swore her fingers and toes were already turning numb. She
fished the gloves from her jacket pocket and slid them over her
hands. The sudden warmth she’d been hoping for failed to
appear.
Damn.
Shit. Fuck.
At
this rate she’d freeze to death before she hit the road. After
another several minutes passed she began to doubt her ability to find
her way. The scent markers she’d left behind the day before had
been obliterated by the storm. She shoved her hands under her armpits
searching for heat to warm her freezing fingers and trudged onward.
As
she lost track of time it became obvious she’d made a mistake.
She’d let a couple of bastard cougars run her off from a
perfectly warm cabin instead of kicking them out on their asses like
a smart woman would. Shit. Now she faced being lost on some God
forsaken mountain where she’d probably freeze to death.
“ Daisy!”
She
spun at the not so distant call of her name. Seth .
Apparently she’d not gotten as far away as she’d thought.
It only took her half a second to turn back and head in the direction
of the voices calling out to her. Her idiotic idea of running away
could only be chalked up to a brief bout of temporary insanity. If
they didn’t want her beyond last night that would be their
loss. They could go fuck themselves and she’d make sure they
knew it.
Fortunately,
it didn’t take long to get back to the cabin with their
constant calling out for her. She emerged from the woods, coming face
to face with two pissed off shifters.
Seth
glared at her. “Are you trying to get us all killed or are you
just being a bone-headed idiot?”
Daisy
straightened her spine and glared what she hoped were daggers at
Seth. It was hard to get a full-bodied anger going because her
fingers and faced ached from the cold. “And are you an i-idiot
or do you j-just look like one?”
“ Jesus,
Seth. Look at her. She’s turning blue. Save the insults and
attitudes for later.” Before she could protest, Trent scooped
her off her feet and carried her to the cabin. They’d dug a
tunnel from the front door, pushing the snow to the sides of the
path.
“ I-I
can w-walk.”
“ Uh
huh.” He pushed the door open and Daisy sighed in relief at the
blast of warmth enveloping her. They’d
woods. They had no clue where she’d parked her rented SUV so it
would take them the extra time she needed to track her. In total
silence, she twisted the doorknob and slowly opened the door. She
held her breath and listened intently for a sign they’d heard
her. Snippets of their conversation continued until she felt certain
she’d succeeded in getting the door open.
Daisy
turned toward the exit and froze. Instead of the snow and woods she
expected to see, she faced a solid wall of white.
Fuck.
The
storm had pushed the snow against the cabin and blocked her exit. She
calculated her odds of digging her way out and not being heard,
barely holding back a snort. No way. She was good but this snow was
out of her element. She’d have to find another way out.
Daisy
crept back to the bedroom and exhaled the breath she’d been
holding. Here the window overlooked the south side of the property
and it was unfettered by the icy white stuff. Rushing across the room
she spared a glance at the bed and instantly regretted it. Her
stomach twisted. An hour ago she’d lain there reliving her
memories of the night and making plans for the day and even
fantasizing about beyond. The bitterness of the loss didn’t sit
well. She hurriedly pushed open the window and crawled out.
Unfortunately,
when she landed in the snow she misjudged the depth and ended up face
first in the icy wetness. Daisy pushed to her feet and trudged a path
through thigh deep snow until she got beyond the perimeter of the
house where the storm had dumped less than a foot or so of white
stuff. Minutes later she’d successfully navigated away from the
house but her face had begun to ache from her fall. Her body shivered
and she swore her fingers and toes were already turning numb. She
fished the gloves from her jacket pocket and slid them over her
hands. The sudden warmth she’d been hoping for failed to
appear.
Damn.
Shit. Fuck.
At
this rate she’d freeze to death before she hit the road. After
another several minutes passed she began to doubt her ability to find
her way. The scent markers she’d left behind the day before had
been obliterated by the storm. She shoved her hands under her armpits
searching for heat to warm her freezing fingers and trudged onward.
As
she lost track of time it became obvious she’d made a mistake.
She’d let a couple of bastard cougars run her off from a
perfectly warm cabin instead of kicking them out on their asses like
a smart woman would. Shit. Now she faced being lost on some God
forsaken mountain where she’d probably freeze to death.
“ Daisy!”
She
spun at the not so distant call of her name. Seth .
Apparently she’d not gotten as far away as she’d thought.
It only took her half a second to turn back and head in the direction
of the voices calling out to her. Her idiotic idea of running away
could only be chalked up to a brief bout of temporary insanity. If
they didn’t want her beyond last night that would be their
loss. They could go fuck themselves and she’d make sure they
knew it.
Fortunately,
it didn’t take long to get back to the cabin with their
constant calling out for her. She emerged from the woods, coming face
to face with two pissed off shifters.
Seth
glared at her. “Are you trying to get us all killed or are you
just being a bone-headed idiot?”
Daisy
straightened her spine and glared what she hoped were daggers at
Seth. It was hard to get a full-bodied anger going because her
fingers and faced ached from the cold. “And are you an i-idiot
or do you j-just look like one?”
“ Jesus,
Seth. Look at her. She’s turning blue. Save the insults and
attitudes for later.” Before she could protest, Trent scooped
her off her feet and carried her to the cabin. They’d dug a
tunnel from the front door, pushing the snow to the sides of the
path.
“ I-I
can w-walk.”
“ Uh
huh.” He pushed the door open and Daisy sighed in relief at the
blast of warmth enveloping her. They’d
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