Allan took a step back, heart hammering, realizing how vulnerable he was in this position. He hesitated, his instinct to help clashing with the clear and present danger. He turned and made his way back inside, breath unsteady.
He closed the door behind him and leaned against it, his mind racing. He couldn’t just leave the baby deer out there in the freezing cold, but the threat of being attacked by a wild buck nearby loomed large in his thoughts.