Battered Not Broken
“back to the cabin took longer than Gillian would have liked. True to form, Conner wouldn’t let her walk and insisted on carrying her the entire way. He didn’t seem concerned by the bear’s appearance and had only increased his pace at her urging. While Gillian trusted Conner to know how to get back to the cabin, she kept her eyes peeled for any sign of the great big bear following them, waiting for its chance to pounce. Convinced the animal lurked in the shadows and behind every tree, her heart ...didn’t calm until Conner placed her on the cabin’s back porch.
When the back door opened, revealing Max, she dashed past him into the house, anxious to wrap herself in the protection the cabin offered.
“Shut the door, Max! There’s a bear!”
He seemed as unconcerned as Conner, closing the door with a soft click as he stared at her, brow furrowed. “A bear?”
“Where’s Ronan?” Conner looked around the room, causing Gillian to do the same.
“Um, out?” Max replied, not looking at either of them, but finding something on the floor very interesting.MoreLess
When the back door opened, revealing Max, she dashed past him into the house, anxious to wrap herself in the protection the cabin offered.
“Shut the door, Max! There’s a bear!”
He seemed as unconcerned as Conner, closing the door with a soft click as he stared at her, brow furrowed. “A bear?”
“Where’s Ronan?” Conner looked around the room, causing Gillian to do the same.
“Um, out?” Max replied, not looking at either of them, but finding something on the floor very interesting.MoreLess
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