CHAPTER FIVE
A pair of arms wrapped around me and warm darkness blocked my view. I heard something hard hit something even harder and a horrible garbled hiss came from my yellow-eyed foe. We hit the ground a second later and some of the air was knocked out of my guardian as a soft ‘whoosh’ blew over my forehead. Something else hit the ground and I heard the snake slither away into the darkness.
A very male groan came from the same direction and I found myself looking up into Tegan’s pained face. “Oh my God!” I exclaimed as I scrambled up onto my arms to inspect my savior.
Tegan released his grip around my waist and fell onto his back. A deep sigh escaped him as he stared up at the roof overhead. “Remind me to send down a rope next time to measure the distance properly.”
“You’re a
