One True Mate_Raven's Heart by P. Jameson

Author:P. Jameson [Jameson, P.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kindle Worlds
Published: 2017-10-07T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Cedar dug at the baby powder soft snow but she was getting nowhere. Sure, she knew the mechanics of building a snow cave to stay warm in freezing weather. She’d taken the damn class. Dig a hole, dig a drainage tunnel, don’t forget air vents, blah, blah, blah. And she was even repeating Daryn’s words in her head over and over as a mantra: It’s easy, like building a nest. As if people built nests on the regular.

But all their efforts were for nothing, because the wind and new snow was making it impossible to dig out the kind of shelter they needed.

She leaned on her shovel and watched him work.

He was strong, his muscles probably huge under all that winter garb. And fast, digging up two loads in the time she got one. He wasn’t even winded. Neither was she really. Just frustrated it was taking so long. The sky was such a dark shade of gray, she knew they only had minutes of light left. When it got dark, Daryn would be in danger.

He’s normal. He’ll freeze.

Her chest hammered with the first true fear she’d felt in a long time besides her dreams. Not brought on by adrenaline, but by the thought of losing this man because of her stupid selfish decision.

She could fix their problem. She had the power to manipulate the snow to do her bidding. A cute little trick she’d learned when she was twelve. But no one she shared it with thought it was so cute.

And it was what brought her the dreams, so she tried to never do it.

Cedar shivered. Her abilities felt like a beacon for the darkness. What if she used her power to build their cave and then darkness found her tonight? What if this was the time she’d be lost to it? She’d felt it growing more intense since her birthday, even if it had left her alone for the most part.

“What do you do for a living?” Daryn asked. He seemed to be trying to keep her mind off their trouble. It was a sweet gesture.

“I’m rich,” she answered, digging uselessly at the white ground.

“How rich?”

“Very, very.”

“Huh. Trust fund?” There was an edge to his voice, like he was disappointed. But she didn’t want to disappoint him. The idea left her stomach sour.

“Just kicked in, when I turned twenty-five last month. But I was rich before that. Got that way on my own too,” she added proudly.

“How?”

She paused her digging and grinned over at him. “I’m an inventor.”

He raised a humored eyebrow. “Really, an inventor?”

“Well, sorta. I invented spray-on nail polish. You ever heard of it?”

He shook his head.

“It’s so handy. You just spray it on your nails, wait a few minutes, and then wash your hands to get the remaining polish off your skin. Pretty much an instant manicure. Very popular among busy women. And then last year, we launched our smear-proof eyeliner and lip gloss. They’re both doing great. And we have more innovative products coming out next year.

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