Tiger Tails (Bewitching Bedlam) by Yasmine Galenorn

Author:Yasmine Galenorn [Galenorn, Yasmine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Nightqueen Enterprises LLC
Published: 2017-09-26T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 4

A HALF HOUR later, we were almost out of sight of the ranger’s office. The going was slow, thanks to the storm and the snow, and once again I wondered what the hell Hanover had been thinking bringing the kids out on a day like today.

Granted, the energy of the storm was easy to catch hold of, and when you were learning to work with the elements in magic, it made sense to pick a time when they were running at a strong clip, but so help me, I’d take this out to the top. Neverfall was a good institution, but they had made a terrible mistake hiring Hanover. It wasn’t just that Jenna was involved. This trip could have gone bad in so many ways, and he was lucky that only one student had fallen behind.

Another fifteen minutes and we began calling for Jenna. Hanover had no clue where he had last spotted her, and he obviously hadn’t questioned the other students before shipping them back to school. The search-and-rescue teams would be coming off the mountain and so far, no word from Ranger Sean. I had given him my cell phone number in case they found Jenna.

I called out Jenna’s name, but the wind tore the words out of my mouth and scattered them into bits of flotsam, dashed on the edge of the gale. Behind me, Max shone the flashlight every which way in hopes that she would see the flicker against the dark of the trees. While night hadn’t yet fallen, the storm had darkened the sky enough that light should show up fairly easily.

Another twenty minutes and I needed to rest. I had no clue how far we had come—it couldn’t have been more than a mile, given the conditions, but I had no real clue. I motioned toward a grouping of tall fir trees that promised shelter from the storm.

As we edged beneath the trees, Max spread out one of the thermal rain ponchos for us to sit down on. Grateful for the respite, I lowered myself cautiously, trying not to rip it. The material crinkled beneath me, but provided a nice cushion between the snow and my ass, and after just a moment or two, I realized that it was reflecting my body heat. My butt was heating up, at least.

Max sat beside me, wrapping an arm around my shoulders. I didn’t protest—it was warmer this way, and right now, I was grateful for any support.

“We’ll find her,” he said, pressing his lips close to my ear. “I have a feeling about this, and my premonitions are usually correct.”

“Psychic tiger?” I asked, glancing at him.

Behind the goggles, he winked. “You might say that.” He pulled me close and I leaned my head against his chest, suddenly realizing how good it felt to have someone with me. A wave of gratitude swept through me. He had no reason to come with me, but yet he had chosen to even though it put him at risk.

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