Beauty and the Bigfoot Hunter by Wynter Daniels

Author:Wynter Daniels [Daniels, Wynter]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sugar Skull Books
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

As soon as Dean woke the next morning, he checked the video feeds. During the night, camera number one had captured a passing shadow that was too big to have been made by any of the local animals. He froze the frame and zoomed in, but he couldn’t be sure what it was. The shape was definitely that of a large, upright mammal.

If he had more time here, he was sure that eventually, he’d capture a good photo of Bigfoot. His boss’s message last night had been clear, though. Dr. Vargas had said that due to budget cuts, the department was being forced to trim back some projects and to eliminate others. Although they hadn’t made any decisions yet, Dean suspected that funding for his Bigfoot research would be on the chopping block.

Dean had to get proof of the creature’s existence—not only to justify his work to the school but also to vindicate his father. If Ember insisted he clear out of her property, though, it could take him months or even years to find a new research location, particularly one as promising as this. And the notion of leaving the area bothered him for other reasons as well—way more personal reasons.

Ember.

For the second night in a row, she’d starred in his dreams. Who wouldn’t be attracted to her? She was a super model, for goodness sakes. The more time he spent with her though, the more he realized that she wasn’t just a pretty face. She cared deeply about animals and nature. He loved her sense of humor and the way she playfully sparred with him. And how she’d stepped up and taken responsibility for his hospital bill—something few people would have done.

A knock at the door drew him from his thoughts. It took him a few moments to get there and open it.

Ember stood there looking even lovelier than she had the night before. Holding a leather cowboy hat in her hand, she wore a pair of faded jeans and a red and white polka dot shirt tied at her waist. “Morning.”

“Hey.” He stepped aside for her to enter. As she brushed past him, he inhaled her sweet scent, like fresh lilacs.

“I’ve been thinking.” She sat on the loveseat and waited for him to join her before continuing. “If you’d like to stay on for a few days until your ankle is a little better, that would be fine.”

What was she offering? “And my research?”

She wrung her hands. “I think it would be best if we removed the cameras today.”

His mood clunked. “Today?” Which meant he’d have zero chance of capturing the footage he sought. He couldn’t just give up on his dream. His dad would be so disappointed.

She folded her hands in her lap. “As I’ve explained before, I doubt that what you’re looking for is even here. On the off chance that it is, I hate the idea that it would be hunted, even for the sake of science. I love animals too much to subject one to that.

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