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handing Luke to her. He stared at her for a long moment, then kissed her hard before letting her go and taking a step back from her.
“OK,” she nodded. “I'll go get Shannon. Her rooms connect to the nursery.”
“That is good. Grab her and get back quickly,” he said, leaving the hut.
“OK,” she said, more to herself than to anyone else. She steadied herself and rushed through the nursery and into Shannon’s room.
CHAPTER FIVE
“Shannon,” she called frantically as she entered her room, unable to find her.
“What's happening?” Shannon said, stepping from behind the curtain that separated her own sleeping area from the rest of the room and rubbing the sleep from her eyes.
“A group of lionesses have come in the village,” Grace said, still full of disbelief.
“My god!”
“And Dylan came back,” Grace blurted out.
“Dear god, what a day!” Shannon said, shaking her head.
“He's out there now; getting the lay of the land,” she said, unable to keep the worry from her voice.
“Is he mad?” Shannon asked. She knew as well as anyone that a group of lionesses in unfamiliar territory is nothing to tangle with.
“I think he wanted to get photos of them roaming the village,” she tried to explain.
“Oh my,” Shannon sighed, understanding the turmoil her friend was experiencing.
“He said to stay in the nursery until it's over. They were behaving really aggressively when we spotted them.”
They took his advice and made their way to the nursery. Grace settled in the rocking chair, clutching the baby and waiting anxiously for Dylan’s return.
“I'd love to get a look,” Shannon said, pacing from side to side.
“I really don't think it's safe,” Grace said, thinking more of her son than anyone else.
“It sounds so quiet out there now,” Shannon observed.
Suddenly, the wall shook and a loud crash rang in their ears. The carved figures on the wall crashed around them, as the wall was struck again and again with great force.
“What the hell is that?” Shannon shouted over the chaos.
“Something is trying to break down the wall,” Grace gasped.
“My god, it is going to break through,” Shannon said. Both of them were too shocked to flee, unsure of what awaited them outside of the room.
Dylan rushed in the room then and placed himself between Grace and the shaking wall.
“Grace, get away from that wall,” he ordered, pulling her and the baby away.
“Dylan, what is going on?” she asked anxiously.
“They're coming in,” Shannon said, trying to stay calm.
“Get to your hut, I'll take care of this,” he said with a look of determination on his face.
“How are you going to hold off three lionesses?” Grace asked in disbelief.
“I have my ways. Now go, they will be through that wall any moment.”
Before they had a chance to flee, the center of the wall fell away, revealing the three large lionesses that she had observed so many times before during their research.
“Get out of here,” Dylan growled at the lions. When they did not retreat, Shannon and Grace saw the impossible happen. Every muscle in Dylan’s body began to shake and suddenly, without warning, the male lion who had intervened the first time she had seem this group of lionesses stood in the middle of the nursery. He braced himself between the women and baby and the lions. He growled and snarled, but did not attack. Instead, the lionesses began to back up gradually, then seemed to sense the situation and retreated fully without further fight.
Grace and Shannon made their way to Grace’s room and sat with the babe on the pillows scattered across the floor.
Shannon was the first to speak, saying. “Oh my god!”
“Was that real? Is this real?” Grace asked. “Oh my god, Aria told the truth.” She felt shocked, but not afraid. She was in disbelief, but Aria’s words all came flooding back to
“OK,” she nodded. “I'll go get Shannon. Her rooms connect to the nursery.”
“That is good. Grab her and get back quickly,” he said, leaving the hut.
“OK,” she said, more to herself than to anyone else. She steadied herself and rushed through the nursery and into Shannon’s room.
CHAPTER FIVE
“Shannon,” she called frantically as she entered her room, unable to find her.
“What's happening?” Shannon said, stepping from behind the curtain that separated her own sleeping area from the rest of the room and rubbing the sleep from her eyes.
“A group of lionesses have come in the village,” Grace said, still full of disbelief.
“My god!”
“And Dylan came back,” Grace blurted out.
“Dear god, what a day!” Shannon said, shaking her head.
“He's out there now; getting the lay of the land,” she said, unable to keep the worry from her voice.
“Is he mad?” Shannon asked. She knew as well as anyone that a group of lionesses in unfamiliar territory is nothing to tangle with.
“I think he wanted to get photos of them roaming the village,” she tried to explain.
“Oh my,” Shannon sighed, understanding the turmoil her friend was experiencing.
“He said to stay in the nursery until it's over. They were behaving really aggressively when we spotted them.”
They took his advice and made their way to the nursery. Grace settled in the rocking chair, clutching the baby and waiting anxiously for Dylan’s return.
“I'd love to get a look,” Shannon said, pacing from side to side.
“I really don't think it's safe,” Grace said, thinking more of her son than anyone else.
“It sounds so quiet out there now,” Shannon observed.
Suddenly, the wall shook and a loud crash rang in their ears. The carved figures on the wall crashed around them, as the wall was struck again and again with great force.
“What the hell is that?” Shannon shouted over the chaos.
“Something is trying to break down the wall,” Grace gasped.
“My god, it is going to break through,” Shannon said. Both of them were too shocked to flee, unsure of what awaited them outside of the room.
Dylan rushed in the room then and placed himself between Grace and the shaking wall.
“Grace, get away from that wall,” he ordered, pulling her and the baby away.
“Dylan, what is going on?” she asked anxiously.
“They're coming in,” Shannon said, trying to stay calm.
“Get to your hut, I'll take care of this,” he said with a look of determination on his face.
“How are you going to hold off three lionesses?” Grace asked in disbelief.
“I have my ways. Now go, they will be through that wall any moment.”
Before they had a chance to flee, the center of the wall fell away, revealing the three large lionesses that she had observed so many times before during their research.
“Get out of here,” Dylan growled at the lions. When they did not retreat, Shannon and Grace saw the impossible happen. Every muscle in Dylan’s body began to shake and suddenly, without warning, the male lion who had intervened the first time she had seem this group of lionesses stood in the middle of the nursery. He braced himself between the women and baby and the lions. He growled and snarled, but did not attack. Instead, the lionesses began to back up gradually, then seemed to sense the situation and retreated fully without further fight.
Grace and Shannon made their way to Grace’s room and sat with the babe on the pillows scattered across the floor.
Shannon was the first to speak, saying. “Oh my god!”
“Was that real? Is this real?” Grace asked. “Oh my god, Aria told the truth.” She felt shocked, but not afraid. She was in disbelief, but Aria’s words all came flooding back to
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