Riley
She spent glorious hours sleeping warmly in Mason’s arms. There was something to be said about waiting out a storm with a bear shifter. She couldn’t remember the last time she’d slept so comfortably and soundly. And though she wasn’t sure about Mason being her mate, she had to admit that she felt safe and cared for. Even if it was somewhat heavy-handed on his part.
She didn’t actually want to wake up the next morning, but he insisted that she needed to eat to have enough calories to stay warm and healthy. He actually piled food on the paper plate for her, and she ate it half sleepily. She’d never been this sleepy, even in the middle of winter when she had to get up to help take care of their homestead.
Absently she wondered what her father had done with their place, but then it o
