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snowed.”
    “Sledging? Really?” Excitement poured off her, and both man and
bear shook their head in unison. Right now she looked more the excited kid in
ponytails who couldn’t wait for the snow than the woman whom mere moments ago he’d
so thoroughly fucked that his legs still shook.
    “But where? We’re in the
middle of the forest, and talking of which. Why, when you’re surrounded by
trees, do you not have a Christmas tree up?   It’s Christmas Eve!”
    Emilia
struggled to get up, and he helped her pull her jeans and panties back up, and set
her on the counter. The fact that she didn’t bother to cover up her boobs made
him grin. She looked utterly edible sitting there, with her long hair falling
over her tits, and her nipples playing peekaboo around the silky curtain.
    Despite
his earlier, spectacular release his cock signaled his renewed interest, and
the little minx rolled her eyes.
    “And
don’t think you can get out of answering that question by distracting me with
sex. You promised me sledging, not sex.”
    Hunter
tapped her nose and smiled.
    “How about sex while sledging? Would that be acceptable?”
    Emilia
threw her top at him in answer, and he burst out laughing at her outraged
expression.
    “In this cold? You’ve got to
be kidding me? I’m human remember, and I don’t fancy freezing my bits off out
there.”
    Hunter
sobered at that reminder, and she, too, bit her lip and went quiet.
    “I
was only pulling your leg, kitten. Go and have a soak in the bath, while I jump
in the shower and then get things ready. It’s a bit of a trek, but there is the
perfect sledging hill not far from here. I’ll pack us a picnic, and yes, I’ll
answer all your questions on the way.”
    Emilia
narrowed her eyes, and he suppressed another grin as she looked him up and
down. Had she been anyone else she would be experiencing a severe punishment
right now. Hunter had never liked bratty subs, but he loved her sass, and the
way she kept him off balance. Fuck, who was he kidding? He loved her period,
and the longer he spent with her, the harder he fell, age difference, contract,
and the whole mating thing be damned.
    If
she chose not to continue their relationship after this weekend, it would nigh
on kill him. Some of his conflicting emotions must have shown on his face,
because she reached up to touch the scarred side of his face and smiled.
    It
still astonished him, every time she did that, without flinching. It was almost
as though she didn’t see his scars, or rather she saw them as part of him, and
didn’t feel the need to treat him any differently because of it.
    “It
was an accident,” he said, and she frowned at him.
    “What
was?” she asked, and then it seemed to dawn on her what he was talking about,
as her gaze dropped to his scarred shoulder. “That must have been some
accident. What happened?”
    Hunter
shut his eyes and pulled her sweet scent deep into his lungs. It calmed his
bear and made the telling of this story easier. Emilia scooted closer and
placed both of her hands on his chest in a gesture of silent support that meant
the world to him right now.
    “I
was young and stupid. My brother and I decided to have a race. We both just got
our licenses, and I guess we felt invincible.” He opened his eyes at her soft
gasp, and smiled grimly.
    “As
you can gather we weren’t. His car veered off the road and wrapped itself
around a tree. I pulled him out of there, seconds before it exploded, but he
was already gone.”
    “Oh,
Hunter, I’m so sorry.” Emilia wrapped her arms around him in a hug, and after a
moment’s hesitation he hugged her back.
    “He
broke his neck in the impact, and I took the full blast of the explosion. When
I woke up in the hospital weeks later, I found out he’d already been buried. I
discharged myself that day.”
    Emilia
gasped and pulled away from him.
    “Why
would you do that? Surely, they could have helped you more?”
    Hunter
shook his head and cupped her