"Tanya Huff - Victory Nelson - The Vengeful Spirit of Lake Nepeakea" - читать интересную книгу автора (Huff Tanya)

Since it seemed they'd arrived, Vicki shut off the engine.
After a heartbeat's silence, the night exploded into a
cacophony of discordant noise. Hands over sensitive ears,
she sank back into the seat. "What the hell is that?"
"Horny frogs."
"How do you know?" she demanded.
He gave her a superior smile. "PBS."
"Oh." They sat there for a moment, listening to the
frogs. "The creatures of the night," Vicki sighed, "what
music they make." Snorting derisively, she got out of the
van. "Somehow, I expected the middle of nowhere to be a
lot quieter."
Stuart Gordon had sent Vicki the key to the lodge's
back door and once she switched on the main breaker,
they found themselves in a modern, stainless-steel kitchen
that wouldn't have looked out of place in any small, trendy
restaurant back in Toronto. The sudden hum of the
refrigerator turning on momentarily drowned out the frogs
and both Vicki and Celluci relaxed.
"So now what?" he asked.
"Now we unpack your food from the cooler, we find
you a room, and we make the most of the short time we
have until dawn."
"And when does Mr Gordon arrive?"
"Tomorrow evening. Don't worry, I'll be up."
"And I'm supposed to do what, tomorrow in the
daytime?"
"I'll leave my notes out. I'm sure something'll occur to
you."
"I thought I was on vacation?"
"Then do what you usually do on vacation."
"Your footwork." He folded his arms. "And on my last
vacation тАФ which was also your idea тАФ I almost lost a
kidney." Closing the refrigerator door, Vicki crossed the
room between one heartbeat and the next. Leaning into
him, their bodies touching between ankle and chest, she
smiled into his eyes and pushed the long curl of hair back
off his forehead. "Don't worry, I'll protect you from the
spirit of the lake. I have no intention of sharing you with
another legendary being."
"Legendary?" He couldn't stop a smile. "Think highly of
yourself, don't you?"


"Are you sure you'll be safe in the van?"
"Stop fussing. You know I'll be fine." Pulling her jeans
up over her hips, she stared out of the window and shook
her head. "There's a whole lot of nothing out there."
From the bed, Celluci could see a patch of stars and the
top of one of the evergreens. "True enough."