Daisy The sun streamed through her window and woke Daisy with a start. She stretched out and was surprised to discover that Brad was still in bed with her. She wasn"t sure why she thought he"d be gone, especially after he"d admitted that they were mated last night. Mated. She rolled the word around in her head, not quite sure what to make of it. She"d never really imagined being mated; it was an improbability for her as a rarer kind of shifter after all. And yet, the evidence seemed to point to the contrary. She"d bitten Brad last night, and he"d bitten her, most likely sealing the bond between them for good. If that was a good thing remained to be seen. There were worse people she could end up mated to she guessed. "Morning beautiful," Brad said, yawning wide as he stretched. "Morning

