Chapter 14

After a hurried breakfast, Lance stepped from his cabin into a frosty world of white and looked up at the sky. Metallic gray clouds hung like ghosts overhead, promising more snow. He made his way to the goat shed and released Gilbert and Belinda for their last day of freedom, at least for a while. He wondered if he should keep them penned today, but he pushed his doubts aside and got busy on his fence project.

The hours passed quickly and the snow began to fall again. He cursed the weather; he needed sunshine to activate his fence. His mood darkened and he vowed to go hunting later, if he could pick up the trail. Stupid lion in heat, he thought. She’ll attract males and before you know it, no animal in the area will be safe. Scolding himself for his procrastination on the fence project and well aware there was no way he’d complete the task today, he decided he had best put the goats in the shed early and gear up for a hunt. He couldn’t shake his uneasy feeling.