Heat by Unknown

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Published: 2010-02-13T07:24:51+00:00

She lay hidden in the bushes for hours. A shift always lasted for a minimum of three hours, and despite her anxiety she dared not try to shorten the time. Without understanding how or why it worked as it did, she had always figured her body was like a battery that needed time to recharge.

She heard the vehicles start up for the afternoon game drive. Dickie would have had to sort the guests into their safari vans, answer all the questions about time and safety and remind them all that no one was to set foot outside the vehicle. He would be in a foul mood.

She tried to think about her plans for seducing Jack Wilding, but it was hard to concentrate. Usually in her lioness form, she was able to retain all her human reasoning powers, enhanced by the instincts and reactions of a big cat. But now her brain was foggy, her thoughts disjointed, and she became distracted by the scents around her. She smelled a gazelle close by and a low growl rumbled in her throat. Her tail twitched uncontrollably and she brought her hind legs under her belly in a stalking posture, settling her shoulders so she could spring.

“No!” The last remnants of her human mind screamed the prohibition.

She had no way of knowing exactly how much time had passed, but she knew with terrible certainty that she could wait no longer.

She had to shift back.

She concentrated with every ounce of human power still in her and willed herself to become Sara once again.

It took longer than usual, and when she eventually lay under the thorn bush in the shape of a woman, her skin was drenched with sweat. Her limbs felt weak and powerless and her head throbbed with a dull ache.

She closed her eyes and controlled her breathing to calm her racing pulse and regain some energy. After a few minutes she began to dress.

Suddenly she tensed. Voices and footsteps drew closer.

She curled into a ball under her sheltering bush and prayed they would come no nearer. Serah’s coloring was excellent protection against even a searching glance, but Sara was clothed in a white blouse, and her pale skin would shine like a beacon.

She crouched uncomfortably, ignoring one of the thorns pressing cruelly against her shoulder, making her breathing as shallow as she could so as not to create any movement.

“This is the best place.” The voice was so low she had to strain to make out the words.

Dickie! Who on earth was he talking to? Did he have some mad project to clear the bush or something?

At first she didn’t recognize the other man who answered, but then realized it was Fisi, the pilot.

“I’ll slip through and meet them after midnight,” he said.

Meet who? Why?

“Here’s the cash,” Dickie said. “Tell them we’re interested in the young ones as well as the ivory. There’s a zoo needing a couple of babies.”

“No problem.”

“If they get ivory tonight, then I’ll see it’s loaded on the plane before you take off.

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