Her face throbbed, but the ice was helping. The warmth of the tea spread through her as she sipped it and that helped. But what made Mariah feel the most better was the man beside her. Levi had come to her rescue. He"d stopped Sheppard and his band of creepy minions from doing what they"d planned and now he was doing everything he could to make her feel better, to make sure she felt safe. That alone made her feel warm and gooey inside, at least toward him.
Sheppard and his minions? They could fall off the face of the earth and she"d cheer.
A shiver ran through her again.
"Still cold?" Levi"s arm tightened, pulling her a little more snugly against him. The tv was playing in front of them, usually one of her favorite programs, The Pioneer Woman, but tonight it couldn"t hold her attention.
