Frozen by Meljean Brook

Author:Meljean Brook [Brook, Meljean]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: paranormal romance, Romance
Publisher: Meljean Brook
Published: 2014-09-17T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Erik should have fixed the insulation in his roof when he’d remodeled. Outside the south tower room window, enormous icicles hung from the eaves. Each one was six to seven feet long, several inches thick at the top and tapering to a dangerous point. I usually only saw these kind of icicles on cheaply-built houses and apartment buildings; I’d never have expected them in one of the Gulbrandrs’ homes. They were an indication that too much heat escaped the house through the roof, melting the snow piled on top. Now the hanging ice gave the impression of a cage bars. Not keeping me in. Keeping danger out.

Somehow the icicles had survived the blasting wind…so far. The storm had continued through the night, whistling past the windows of the north tower room. I’d tossed uneasily in bed until the early hours, when exhaustion had finally knocked me out. It was almost noon when I’d woken.

Outside, there was nothing but white. Although the blizzard didn’t seem as fierce now, the driving snow reduced visibility to about ten yards beyond the window. Every once in a while the wind subsided briefly and I caught a glimpse of the trees at the edge of the clearing.

I didn’t catch any glimpses of Erik, though I’d spent most of my time at the windows searching for him, with worry a constant weight in my chest.

We hadn’t lowered the portcullis this time. Instead Erik had filled the gatehouse with a huge block of ice that he could easily pass through, but the Hounds couldn’t. Erik hadn’t needed to explain why. If he lost control out there, he’d come through the ice instead of destroying the gate. He wanted to be certain that I could still keep the Hounds out after I’d shot him.

I didn’t plan to. I’d rather shoot the Hounds if they came in after him. Of course, I didn’t know how I’d manage firing a gun if Erik was screwing me. Being banged by a frost giant could probably fuck up anyone’s aim.

God, this was all so fucked up.

I pressed my forehead against the freezing pane. My breath fogged the glass. Still no sign of Erik.

Was he all right out there? Obviously he didn’t think the cold would hurt him—and neither would losing sleep and going without something to eat. But two Hounds who wanted to kill him were waiting out there somewhere, too.

Why hadn’t we thought to establish a signal of some sort, just to verify that he was okay? Stupid. Then again, if the Hounds caught on to the signal, they might use it against us. Try to trick us again.

I just had to be patient and calm. Easier said than done, and the solstice was still more than a full day away. This uncertainty was already driving me crazy, and I felt absolutely useless in here.

So I needed to make myself useful. Only one way to do that—by combating uncertainty with knowledge.

Shivering, I forced myself away from the window. Each tower

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