Time is Short

Chapter 25

Arabella lay back on the warm boulder. The snow was still on the ground; the sun shining, light glistening off rocks and trees. For this moment, she felt content. It surprised her that it was possible to feel this way. After all, she didn’t have a memory, she was co-existing with a man she did’t know, they were more or less stranded in the middle of a great mountain range. Yeah, what was not to be content about?

The air was redolent with the smell of spring. Animals were stirring from their deep sleep to forage for food. The world sighed as it settled into another season. Gabriel stood at the only window in the cabin and watched Arabella as she greeted the warmth of the day. His mouth went dry when she stretched, hands above her head, back arched. Gabriel jerked his head and stepped back from the window. He did not like where his mind was taking him. Arabella was hard not to love. He had never been in love so did not like the feeling. He was used to the many dalliances he e