Chapter Seven
Invitation
They made good time over the course of the next four days. The weather remained consistently cold, but the storms seemed to have abated. Paxton moved up next to to remark about it. “Think it means an early spring?”
She shook her head. “Don"t let it fool you. You know there"s always one last big snowfall before it starts to calm down. I just hope we don"t get caught in the middle of it before we arrive at the compound.” She shifted in her saddle to help alleviate the pressure on her bladder. She"d discovered that long hours of riding weren"t conducive to being pregnant, and she"d been forced to make several pit stops along the way. Every time she did, her second appeared as if by magic to guard her as she relieved herself behind a nearby tree before hurrying to
