Corr this was full of tension I genuinely thought he was going over the edge!! awesome excerpt as always. Sorry once again I missed this, will add it to next weeks. <3

Nope! Don’t miss the terrible twos! But it did make its way into this scene, thinking about Jen and her family of origin and what it prepared her for…

Over the Edge by Charli Mills

“Wolfrick!” Jen sprang off the log. Like a warrior adjusting a sword before battle, she let go the ax handle, catching the steel head and running blade-out.

“Stay back,” Wolf shouted. He hunkered, either to roll with the coming blow or charge. Backed up to the edge of the ridge that fell 3,000 feet to the Kootenai River below, he was trapped.

Jen slowed, talking low and confident, as if soothing a troubled toddler. Being the eldest of 12, she knew something about tantrums. Be calm. Be strong. And, by God, don’t go having a dozen of them. One snorting, dirt-pawing, 800-pound moose was tantamount to a gang of toddlers throwing fits. The moose lowered its head and lunged.

Wolf’s powerful tumble dodged the full impact, but Jen heard his muttering in German. He lay on the ground curled on his side. Cautiously, Jen approached. “You okay?”

“Yes, it hit my shoulder in passing.” Jen extended the handle of her ax and helped him up.

Together they approached the edge. “Damn,” she swore. The moose crumpled motionless at the base of the Ponderosa that broke its fall and its neck.

Don’t blame you. *shudder*

Neither can I. Couldn’t rest in my home for weeks. Had to vacuum 2x daily and even then wound up calling in an exterminator for backup

OMG. vile. Can’t stand creepy crawlies.

In defense of my bed bug ocd, we once took our dog on vacation only to wind up bringing a flea infestation back with us and it was hard enough to eradicate those bugs. I would hate to have to deal with bed bugs at home

good for you. disgusting abominations those things. Ick. *shudder*