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His eyes
glued to her every move, Sanderson watched the mama wolf disappear into her den, just as
before. A moment later, her gray head reappeared as another soldier
galloped over the rise.
Sanderson’s heart leapt into his throat. Don’t run out in front of him, Mama Wolf! He leveled his rifle at
the soldier and squeezed the trigger – click.
Out of bullets.
Helpless, Sanderson could only watch as the scene before him
unfolded as the desperate mother wolf dashed from the safety of her den back to
the clump of grass that concealed her pups. For a moment, he thought the
soldier hadn’t seen her.
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I so want to know what's going on here. Great snippet.
ReplyDeleteThanks Sherry!!
DeleteThanks Sherry!! :-)
ReplyDeleteOh, man, Sanderson's going to have to get inventive to save those cubs! Great 8, Missi.
ReplyDeleteGood job. You drew me in to plight of that mama wolf in these few sentences. And, it leaves me wondering, asking questions. And that's a good thing! Well done. :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you Teresa! :-)
DeleteThanks Mom!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Teresa! :-)
Aww... I love incorporating nature into stories. Nothing like a man who cares for animals and nature. So glad you joined the Sunday writing team; I'll look forward to more snippets.
ReplyDeleteAnd I do have 'A Heart on Hold' on my looonnngggg TBR file, but I'll get there. :)
Thank you, Carmen!! :-) thanks for introducing me to this blog group!
DeleteUh oh, this doesn't bode well. Good snippet, Sara. :)
ReplyDeleteMuch drama, 19th century post Civil War style :-) Thanks Siobhan!
DeleteSounds like things aren't going to turn out well for the mama wolf. I wonder if Sanderson can find a way to save her? I did wonder if he was trying to fire a warning shot to scare the wolf/soldier, or if he was going to do something more brutal?
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment, Clare! Fret not, for Sanderson is very animal friendly :-)
DeleteOh noes, my heart is in my throat for the Mama Wolf and wow, half in love with your hero already! Terrific excerpt!
ReplyDeleteThank you Veronica! That made my day! :-)
DeleteI'm rooting for the mama wolf. Nice snippet.
ReplyDeleteThank you Elaine! I always root for the animal characters, too! :-)
DeleteI like the wolves. Why are the soldiers after them?
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by Sue Ann! In this scene, Sanderson and Charlotte's voyage across the post-Civil War plains from Arkansas to California is interrupted when Sanderson must visit a renegade Indian tribe to try and negotiate the release of two hostages ... just as Charlotte goes into labor. While negotiating with the Indians, they are attacked by Cavalry soldiers and Sanderson must choose which side to fight with -- and as you can probably imagine this would be quite problematic given the circumstances :-)
DeleteHoly cow, what a place to stop! Very intriguing. I plan to come back next week :D
ReplyDeleteThank you!! :-)
DeleteI really enjoyed this glimpse at your story. I'm already intrigued!
ReplyDeleteThank you Sarah!! :-)
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