Eketahuna, New Zealand
Eketahuna, New ZealandElla Liddington-Walsh yawned—a mouth wide, jaw-busting attempt to pump oxygen into her sleep-deprived body. Visions of her cozy bed floated through her mind as she pulled from the employee parking lot at Pukaha Mt. Bruce National Wildlife Center. Instead of turning left toward her cottage, she opened the window and drove right. The blast of frigid winter air did the trick, and by the time she indicated another right turn, her foggy fatigue had lifted a fraction.
Instead, nerves danced a spirited tango in the pit of her stomach. Dillon Williams would call her crazy. She’d glimpsed the big, bearded soldier from a distance last week. One of her girlfriends had whispered this was the oldest Williams son, and he was home on leave. A single look had
