His breath caught in his throat when the bear swung its massive head toward him again. A guttural moan rattled the ice beneath them. Nolan realized then how famished it must be, how life in this merciless land had driven the beast to such boldness.
Gasping and shivering, he forced himself upright. Every nerve screamed at him to flee, yet he couldn’t. The bear’s stare was oddly plaintive, its eyes rimmed with an unspoken plea. Could a creature so deadly be asking for help, rather than planning his doom?