5“Come along,” Rime called, grinning at the chorus of soft mewling coming from her excited animal posse.
When the cold flash hit her hard, she stumbled and held out a hand to them. “Stay here until this passes,” she said, walking away so they wouldn’t be harmed.
The shiver shook her hard and had her moaning. She gasped for breath, drawing in big gulps as the cold waves rolled over her. The episodes were happening more frequently. The snow and ice would come any second now. Even in this heat, she knew they would eventually give her away.
The strain to hold back the inevitable took its toll and the world started spinning. Just as she felt her consciousness fading, a pair of strong masculine arms encircled her and kept her from falling to the ground. She looked up into a pair of concerned
