She thought about the helicopter again and the military-looking guy who piloted it. Maybe she was going to have a chance to do something more meaningful after all.
The blonde woman approached them and took one of the bags from Brendan.
“It sounded more like a mountain lion to me.” The woman extended her free hand toward Brigid. “I’m Vay. It’s wonderful to meet you.”
“You…too.” Brigid was still giving most of her attention to the thick foliage around them. And crouching, she realized, as she looked up at Vay. Brigid forced herself to stand and tried to unbunch her shoulders. “Do you get many mountain lions around here?”
“Not really,” Vay said.
“Then why do you think that was a mountain lion?” Brigid asked.
Vay opened her mouth, then shut it again and smiled, the skin around her eyes crinkling.
At least she wasn’t afraid. Brendan seemed unfazed as well.
“We should probably head inside,” Vay said.
“That’s a great idea.” Brendan gestured toward the house. “After you.”
What the heck have I gotten myself into?
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Cassandra Chandler uses her vivid imagination to make the world more interesting, spawning the ideas she turns into her whimsical Science Fiction romcoms and darkly evocative Paranormal and Urban Fantasy Romances. Fast-paced and funny, lighthearted or dark, her stories will introduce you to characters you want to be friends with and worlds where you’d like to build a vacation home.
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