Northern Magic [antikvár]

CHAPTER ONEAs the jetliner broke through the clouds blanket-ing Anchorage in a grey shroud, Shannon Hayes strained to catch a glimpse of Alaska's largest city through the plane's scratched window. A dark, murky wall of mountains loomed close to the city, their peaks lost in the cloud cover. Below, there was a scattering of homes and an interweaving of roads. In the distance, a few tall buildings rose to identify the city centre, their rectangular gréy shapes disappearing into the sky's low ceiling.Brief surprise registered at the sfnallness of the city when she had been expecting a bustling metropolis, perhaps a scaled-down version of Houston, Texas, her own home town. The thought didn't last long, almost instantly over-powered by the excitement of seeing her des-tination at last.Her hazel eyes were shining as she leaned back in her seat. A smile hovered at the corners of her mouth, anticipating the joy she would find at journey's end. Shannon touched the engagement ring on her left hand, rubbing the surface of the square-cut diamond as if it was a talisman of good luck. The grey gloom outside the aircraft's