The tiger turned and looked at the girls. Its eyes seemed wide and gentle, though tinged with primal savagery. Kara felt a cold trickle down her spine.
I swear, that look is familiar.
Then the tiger turned and leapt into the brush, moving silently away and disappearing just as quickly as it came. Kara’s heart tried to slow down, and she tingled all over with the excess adrenaline. Her breath came in ragged gasps, and that only made her even dizzier.
“Okay, I’m down,” Kara gasped, letting her legs drop her to the ground. She kept shaking and gasping, shivering all over. Elle sat down beside her and rubbed her shoulder.
“It’s okay. They’re gone now. It’s over.”
Kara nodded, still trying to draw a decent breath. Elle seemed pretty relaxed, but Kara knew her friend had been terrified when
