Astrid wrapped herself around her sleeping wife, though a fire roared in the hearth, the room still held the chill of winter. She smiled, recalling how only a couple of hours ago they had heated the bedchamber considerably with their fierce lovemaking. After a heated debate, they tore at each other's clothes, to tangle amidst the bedding until they finally succumbed to their passion with a series of crazed climaxes.
Her body would have sprung to life at the recalled memory if she hadn't been so satisfied by their lovemaking. Now, however, she preferred to snuggle against her and simply enjoy their closeness. The last few weeks had proved trying, with everyone adjusting to her new role, including her. Astrid would enter her father's solar, her mind filled with pending issues, and for a mom
