Finding Shelter (A Rescue Alaska Mystery Book 5) by Kathi Daley

Author:Kathi Daley [Daley , Kathi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kathi Daley Books
Published: 2021-01-11T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

The Grizzly Inn, which catered to hunters and fishermen during the summer, spring, and fall, was rustic. During December, the inn played host to people who came to the small town looking for the magic of Christmas, but it was mostly empty during the remainder of winter, which meant we had our choice of rooms. I remembered from my trips in the past that all the rooms were nice, so I simply asked for adjoining rooms, each with a fireplace and attached bath.

Houston and I split up after registering. We decided to take a few minutes to wash up and settle in, and then we planned to meet in the lobby, from which we would head out to find a meal. When Shredder and I’d been here, we’d had pizza, which actually sounded really good, providing, of course, that the same little pizza parlor was still around two years later.

I supposed I could simply ask the desk clerk if the little pizza parlor was still around. It would save us a trip if it wasn’t.

Once I settled into my room, I laid down on the bed and closed my eyes. I didn’t want to fall asleep, but I really did need to find a way to quell the pain in my head. I supposed I should get up and take a couple painkillers. Not the prescription kind that made me drowsy since I still had work to do before I could rest, but the over the counter sort I had tucked away in my bag. Of course, getting up off the bed required effort. Perhaps I’d just lay here for a minute before getting up.

If not for the fact that Yukon jumped up onto the bed just as I was beginning to drift away, I would most likely have done the exact thing I’d vowed not to do. Swinging my legs over to the side of the bed, I grabbed my overnight bag, found the headache medication I’d decided to take, and then headed into the bathroom to splash some cold water on my face and run a brush through my hair. As I considered myself in the mirror, I realized that everyone was right – I really did look awful.

I hadn’t thought to bring makeup, so there was no fixing my state of exhaustion by covering it up. I guessed Houston would simply have to deal with the real Harmony Carson during dinner, whether the image I currently projected was the image I wanted to or not.

“I remember this town as being so cheery and festive,” I said as we walked through the town toward the pizza parlor the desk clerk had assured me was still there. The fresh air had helped, and I really did feel less groggy. Even my headache was less intense than it had been, but it certainly wasn’t gone. “The place feels sort of drab and dreary without the lights and decorations to brighten things up.”

“A lot of the businesses are boarded up until the spring, which I guess is true of a lot of towns in Northern Alaska.

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