Avalanche by Melinda Braun

Author:Melinda Braun
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Simon Pulse

THE HUNTER

Location: 400 yards from the cabin

The wind was heavy with burning, and the cat sneezed. It snorted its nose against the snow to remove the itch, and wiped one heavy paw across its muzzle.

It did not like the smoke, and normally would have moved off, but it was the others that kept it close. Animals. Prey. A pack of four. One injured. Even from this distance and through the thick acidic air, the cat smelled it. Blood. Underneath everything it penetrated, and the cat salivated, tail twitching in anticipation. It watched the cabin from the thick cover of pines, high up on the slope. But it did not approach.

Moonlight sparkled the fresh snow, silver glitter on white. Deep, inky shadows ran long between the trees.

The voices were low, but growing louder. The cat watched as the herd bunched tight together.

It would not attempt an attack on so large a group, so it sat and watched, waiting for the right moment. The cat rolled its long tongue, sweeping it out into a yawn, and curled up under the snow-laden boughs, tucking its long tail around it like a belt. It would wait and watch. The night would be long, but it was a patient animal.

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