Chapter 19

Rayne rolled over and stretched, pushing her arms free of the sleeping bag. A good thing about camping was no alarm clock, which she could get used to. Slowly, she opened her eyes and looked towards the window, it was daylight and the storm was gone. She wondered if her tent had floated away. Rayne was congratulating herself for braving it alone when a noise inside the cabin made her stiffen. Turning quickly, she saw something large and furry sticking out of one of the bags. She shrieked and jumped up, kicking free of the sleeping bag and bolting for the door, flinging it open so hard it bounced off the wall behind it. The creature made some sort of noise, she responded with a high-pitched noise of her own and flew out the door, bounding right into a hard chest. Without so much as looking up, she wrapped herself around the solid body and climbed it. “There’s something in there!” She tightened her arms around Devin’s neck and clung to him.
Devin turned away from the cabin, picking her up with one arm and took a few steps, lifting her with ease. He ran a soothing hand down over her hair and cradled her against his chest for a few seconds. “Stay here, I’ll go look.”
She nodded against his chest, but didn’t let go. He didn’t put her down either, just stood there holding her. Leaning down he whispered in her ear. “You have to let me go so I can check.”