Surrender to the Viking
“Not even a bird call broke the heavy stillness. She sat up slowly and looked around, her gaze sweeping the quiet camp, moving down the strand to the water. Through the early mist the prows of the sea dragons loomed like mythical beasts arisen from the deep. A night on the hard ground had left every part of her stiff and aching and she felt chilled to the bone. The fire had burned down to embers now and the comforting warmth was gone. She glanced resentfully at the sleeping figure nearby. The ha...ndsome face was as striking in repose as it was in wakefulness. He looked peaceful lying there, entirely untroubled by cold or discomfort. Briefly her imagination took flight and she wondered how it might have been to share his sleeping bag last night. The result of that was a physical tremor quite unrelated to the morning chill.
Wrapping the blanket around her shoulders she banished the thought and moved quietly away. The need to answer the call of nature was pressing now so she headed for a clump of bushes on the edge of the cove.MoreLess
Wrapping the blanket around her shoulders she banished the thought and moved quietly away. The need to answer the call of nature was pressing now so she headed for a clump of bushes on the edge of the cove.MoreLess
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