Wolf & Raven by Dallas Jessica Owen

Author:Dallas Jessica Owen [Owen, Dallas Jessica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy, Romance
Published: 2018-03-29T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

Boots crunched the crisp cold white snow as Yngrid hiked upwards. Exhaustion dogged her every step and she barely had enough strength to raise one foot in front of the other but her eyes were clear and bright. Kari, the name resonated in her head, a prayer against the cold. She had no idea whereabouts her friend was on the mountain, only that she was up here.

Her foot caught against a rocky outcrop and she stumbled but it did not matter. She could no longer feel her flesh anyway. Ice had formed a skin around her as snow covered her leather clad frame and the wind attacked viscously. Only her heart remained warm, sending blood around her body with every fierce beat. This close to her goal she would not be stopped. She would not fail again.

Leaving the town she had not paused had not stopped to say goodbye. Single-minded she climbed the slopes and now with the sun setting the cold became fierce. She refused to stop, to seek shelter. Kari, the word, drove her onwards and she knew with each stumbling step she took that she was one step closer to her life’s meaning.

Kari. Since the attack on their home and the maelstrom her life had descended into, the young shaman had been the one constant. She dreamt of her in the night, felt her gaze on her during the day, had been told she was alive and had searched for her. Now fate had brought them close together once more. Everything will be better when we are together she thought, everything will be good Kari I swear it.

But you pushed her away. What if she does not want you there? What if this time she sends you away? The thought snuck past her prayer, past her defences and she stumbled to her knees. Pressing her hands against the cold snow she pushed herself up once more and shook her head trying to clear it. The air was cold and breathing in a giant lungful of air Yngrid’s limbs shook but still, she took the next step. What if Raven was lying and she doesn’t need your help?

“NO! She will not send me away. She loves me!” Her shout startled a snow fox which barked at her as it ran past and she looked up into the deepening gloom at the stars above. “No,” she whispered as her eyes blinked back water that trailed ice down her cheeks. “She will not turn me away. I will stay with her and protect her and when Obon is dead we will stay together.” Shivering she moved once more. “She will want me here. She will.” The words calmed Yngrid’s beating heart as she took another step up the mountain.

Why would she still love you? You sent her away. Do you think she would forget? The wind whispered to her, the silent voice all around her. “I was scared. She will understand. She is my friend.” Sweat broke on her brow and instantly formed ice.

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