Chapter 25

• There had been no wind to speak of two seconds ago, but a gust of wind caught her and started to turn her away from the shore. Rayne had no idea what to do other than to keep paddling and trying to get closer. Glancing towards the trees, she caught sight of several birds heading for cover, she didn’t need to be an outdoorsman to know that wasn’t a good sign at all. The wind continued to pick up causing the calm water to become choppy. What kind of storm was she in for?
• She was trying not to panic when she noticed she wasn’t lined up with where she’d been heading, the wind was forcing the canoe away from the small building on the shore. Rayne glanced behind her and panicked when she realized she was closer to the other side than to Devin’s shore line. Did she turn and head for the closest land or keep trying? As the first few drops of rain hit her face she found the decision much easier to make. Any land was better than blowing around a lake during a storm. A loud crack of thunder sounded in the distance sent a warning chill down her spine.
• Rayne’s heart was racing faster than she was moving when the rain began to fall with stinging force against her skin. Just let me reach a shore, soon. She prayed as she pushed the paddle through the water to bring the shore closer to her. She was able to steer in the very general direction of some taller trees, hoping when she got there she’d be able to get the canoe out of the water and find somewhere reasonably sheltered to sit the storm out. The weather in this part of the world was pure craziness. She’d just been worrying about getting sunburned one moment and then the next the sky washes black and she’s soaked to the skin.