Winter Rain, part 15
Filed in Winter Rain, Jun 21, 2008, 01:59Faolan’s never understood things that don’t interest him. Of course he’d rather run as wolf than walk as human! That’s the real reason he sent us to be the decoys. Well, he doesn’t trust us near the mark, either. But ours is the harder task. By far. In the dark, if you stick to the [...]
Winter Rain, part 14
Filed in Winter Rain, Jun 19, 2008, 18:51Chapter 2 Everyone is already seated around the den when I arrive, but it still looks empty. It’s strange seeing it this way. When I was a pup, we couldn’t fit everybody in. Not by half. But things have changed. I’m not late—no need for that drama—but I’ve shaved it as close as I can. Less chance [...]
Winter Rain, part 13
Filed in Winter Rain, Jun 18, 2008, 03:40She glances at the display before answering. She mouths the word “Faolan” as she lifts the phone to her ear, and turns away from me. I suck in a deep breath and hold it. The shaking gets immediately worse, but I clench my teeth and force things to still. The last thing I need, right now, [...]
Winter Rain, part 12
Filed in Winter Rain, Jun 17, 2008, 10:48I can’t look at her. My elbow is on fire. I reach over and gingerly take it in my left hand. The sleeve of her sweater clings to it, wet and cold. It pulls at the wound as I move. The pain makes me wince. The intensity of it makes me want to giggle, too. But I [...]
Winter Rain, part 11
Filed in Winter Rain, Jun 15, 2008, 13:06“Oh Tiergan,” she breathes as she pulls away from me. Her hand jumps to her mouth. “What have you done?” I had expected her to be angry with me. But it’s not anger in her eyes, in her voice. Anger I could handle. It’s disappointment. Deep, wounded disappointment. In me. Keaira had looked at me the [...]
Winter Rain, part 10
Filed in Winter Rain, Jun 14, 2008, 02:25Her sweater is a bit small for me, but I pull it on and settle down beside her. She puts her arm around me for warmth. Hers and mine. She rests her head against my shoulder. The darkness is comforting—despite the cold, still air. The smell of damp earth, the hint of must—it’s not at all [...]
Winter Rain, part 9
Filed in Winter Rain, Jun 11, 2008, 08:42“Tiergan! Are you nuts?” she whispers loudly as she approaches. I yip a greeting and wag my tail. I turn to look intently over my shoulder, towards the hill, then back to her. There is a dense bush around the other side that would give us some needed cover. She rolls her eyes. “I am not fording [...]
