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thought you’d want to stay in bed all day.”
His voice conveyed his desire to do just that.
    “ No, silly, we can come
back to bed later. I want to look around, but didn’t know if I
should do it without you.”
    She shouldn’t. His clan needed a few
days to settle into having a wolf among them. Seldom were other
beastkind brought to the bears’ mountain home. They handled all
business in the city. He didn’t think any of his clan would
seriously hurt her, but Mandy had a way of attracting disaster and
he needed to keep her close. Their mating would make the transition
of having her here easier, and also her quirky and daring behavior
would have an impact. Bears were known for their unpredictability
and quick rages. They understood the tendency and Mandy had it in
spades. “Beast or human?” he grumbled to his impatient
mate.
    “ Human for now, but maybe
we can change later. My wolf needs a run. Do bears feel the longing
to run?”
    Honey smiled crookedly. “We are lazy
creatures and only like running in short spurts. There’s a juvenile
bear that might keep you company.”
    She didn’t look pleased. “How old is
this juvenile?”
    “ Around eight or
so.”
    She threw a pillow his way and he
laughed. “Petreous will love having another child to play with, and
I don’t want you around any males.” He allowed a low rumble to come
through so she knew he meant business. Their new mate bond made him
incredibly jealous.
    “ You don’t say?” Mandy
tried to snatch another pillow, but Honey grabbed her instead and
rolled so she was underneath him. Her stubborn look softened as he
continued to stare down. He leaned slightly away and ran one finger
across her nipple. Her eyes grew larger, but before she had a
chance to respond, he rolled out of bed. Her dissatisfied groan
made him smile.
    “ I need food. Get up and
fix me something, mate.”
    “ Arrrgh. Why can’t you…
cook for me?” She batted her eyelashes and thrust out her pert
breasts.
    His eyes swept over her delectable
body, but then his stomach rumbled. “I’d do it once, but I promise
you’ll never ask again.”
    “ You can’t cook!” Shock
flashed in her eyes.
    “ I haven’t had a lot of
practice.”
    “ Then how do you
eat?”
    “ My mother.” He actually
felt heat traveling over his cheeks. Mandy had a way of keeping him
off balance. His life had been simple before she came along. He
thought about his long hours at Dmitri’s nightclub. Simple, but
boring... he’d knock a few heads, look scary, and watch humans have
a good time. He’d occasionally take a lone female up on her sexual
offer, but afterward life returned to boring.
    Mandy’s voice broke into his thoughts,
“Over three hundred years old and you let your mother cook for you?
I can teach you.”
    “ What if you cook for me
while I do manly things?” He put a growl in his voice.
    Her laughter rang out. “I’ll help you
with manly things if you help me cook.”
    He shook his head... she just didn’t
conform to what he expected in a mate, but she’d learn. “I’ll take
a lesson or two, but it’ll go better with you dressed.”
    Mandy looked down at herself and then
back at him. “Dancing while cooking is more comfortable when my
boobs are contained, so I’ll give in.”
    “ I’ll help, but I’m not
dancing.” The finality of his words should have intimidated her,
but she only smiled.
    “ Don’t worry about it,
I’ll dance around you.”
    He shook his head. That’s exactly what
she’d done since meeting him.

Chapter Fifteen
     
     
    She made eggs, bacon, hash browns, and
toast. He peeled and chopped potatoes and buttered the bread when
everything else was ready. Mandy took mental lists of the supplies
they needed so they could eat at the cabin on occasion.
    “ You can order everything
on the internet. We have an account in town at the grocery and
hardware stores. The women make runs there a couple times a week
for pickups.” He took a bite of fluffy