Morgan"s stood staring out to sea, watching for any signs of retaliation. But there was no sign of Cora or her minions. As she watched, the waves slowly decreased, and the riptide disappeared from view. She stood there silently, Gabe still holding her hand, amazed at all she had just been through. Morgan should have felt drained, but she felt invigorated, high on the adrenaline of what had just happened.
"Ouch," Morgan said, reaching up to grab her ear.
As her hand touched her ear, Misty"s enormous paw settled on her hand, right over the top of the ring. Misty had wanted her attention, and she had gotten it with a slight nibble of Morgan"s ear. Moving her hand from her ear to Misty"s forehead, she scratched the kitten, amazed she"d stayed on Morgan"s shoulders throughout the ordeal. The
