The Alaska Sunrise Romances by Melissa Storm

Author:Melissa Storm [Storm, Melissa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Partridge & Pear Press

Chapter 8

Sebastian grabbed Riley again and pulled her into his chest. She elbowed him hard in the gut, knocking the wind out of them both.

“Sorry!” she shouted, probably louder than she realized.

“Like I said, we can’t dig our way out without burying ourselves under who-knows-how-much snow. It’s not very bright in here, so I’m guessing it’s a lot. But look at this.” He held the emergency kit up proudly. “We’ve got some supplies now.”

Riley grabbed the case from him and opened it up to take stock.

“No Altoids,” he joked. “But grab that flashlight.”

She switched it on and handed it to him, and he could now see just how much she was shivering as the cold continued to seep into their makeshift domicile.

“Don’t take this the wrong way, but I need you to take off your clothes now.” He’d tried to take any hint of humor from his voice, but the look of disgust that crossed Riley’s face told him he’d failed.

“Excuse me?” she demanded, that old flame igniting in her eyes again. If only her sass was enough to keep them warm. All this snow would have melted by now and they’d be home free.

He couldn’t help but laugh, which only deepened the grimace that pinched across her face. “I know we just met and all, but the best way to maintain body heat is to strip down and then wrap up together so we can share body heat.”

At last she relaxed, but her teeth began to chatter from the violent cold. She attempted a smile, but couldn’t keep it on her frozen face. “I’ll bet you say that to all the girls.”

“Only the ones who survive an avalanche with me,” he said, removing his jacket and hoping it would encourage her to do the same.

“Why am I so cold?” she asked, tearing her gloves off with her teeth, then fumbling with her coat’s zipper.

“Besides the snow? Well, the adrenaline is wearing off now. You’re going to feel tired soon, too. But remember to stay calm. The biggest danger right now is going into shock.”

“And getting crushed under the mountain of snow above us,” she reminded him as she shrugged out of her jacket shyly.

He’d already moved on to his boots. It was difficult to work the laces with such stiff fingers, but somehow he managed. “Nah, I’d worry about the snow spiders before that.”

“Snow spiders?” She stopped and looked up at him with impossibly wide eyes.

“Kidding. Only kidding.” He really needed to keep his jokes in check or risk sending her into another spiral of crazed panic.

“You’re seriously going to make jokes right now?”

He shrugged as he wriggled his way free of his pants. Now he was down to only his boxer briefs, and modesty prevented him from taking those off, too. “Just trying to lighten the mood.”

She snorted, keeping her eyes on the ground ahead as she hesitated with her hands on the hem of her shirt. “Right, that’s going to get us out of here. Jokes.”

“Riley, look at me.

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