beautiful.
He’d give anything to hear her sing again. It made the bear in him react in a way nothing else ever had. Made him feel soothed, calm in a way he felt most people must know for a lot of their lives.
But not him. He mostly felt wild, chaotic, and confused, living in a world where he didn’t belong.
The only time he wanted to belong there was when Harmony was around.
The bear side of him grumbled that they should go down and see her. But Maverick tried to hold back.
She was probably having fun on her own. And she’d be disappointed if she saw how little control he had.
And they’d just had sex that morning. She’d probably still be sore. Plus, the horseback riding she’d done, though it was gentle.
But the longer he fought it off, the more the tension built up inside him.
Maybe he would just go down and see what was happening. Casual like. He could use food as an excuse, go see Fanny.
The last thing he wanted to do was something that would make her call him a caveman again and say she wanted lots of things that had nothing to do with him.
Then again, he’d been stupid. Of course, with that kind of talent, her career and her singing meant something. He was a stupid bear, so he hadn’t realized it. But she had a life outside all of this.
He didn’t know how that was going to work out. He couldn’t survive outside of this mountain. His bear would go insane surrounded by buildings.
And he wasn’t sure if she could survive out here, where no one could hear her beautiful voice.
He was going to have to figure out a way around that.
But first, he would just go down the mountain and get a little glimpse of his mate. Just make sure she was all right and no one was bothering her.
Maybe give the city boys a glare for good measure, when she wasn’t looking of course. Remind them to keep their hands to themselves.
The more he allowed his possessive side to take over, the more comfortable he felt. By the time he was back at his cabin, changing into his human form, excited to see his mate, he’d basically left Wyatt’s advice in the dust, totally forgotten.
8
H armony couldn’t believe it , but she actually missed Maverick. Missed that feeling of not knowing what he was going to do next. Missed that intense glare when he was cooking up something in that brain of his.
Missed the way the whole group seemed more entertained, more alive when he was there.
They were playing poker now, using chips but no money, and Ruby and Shane were playing on one team, Bonnie and Jesse on another, leaving Arnie, Harmony, and Richard all as individuals.
And, dare she say it, it was boring.
Shane was trying to keep banter going with the city men, but they seemed hell bent on only casual putdowns and snarks about the lodge, the men, even the horseback ride they’d had earlier that day.
Bonnie and Ruby were cuddled in against their men, and Ruby kind of wished she had someone to cuddle in against at this moment. A shield against their douchery.
“Full house,” Richard said, spreading them on the table.
Everyone groaned as he pulled in all the chips. He gave Harmony what he probably thought was a charming gaze. “Maybe we should play for something more interesting.”
“Oh?” Harmony asked, sighing and leaning her chin on her palm. “Like what?”
“Strip poker?” Richard suggested, and Arnie let out a snicker.
Harmony had initially thought Arnie was a nice guy, but now she was thinking he just seemed nicer than Richard but was equally willing to sink to his level.
She already couldn’t wait for their trip to be over so they could go back to New York and leave the rest of them alone to their land.
She sat up a little straighter as she realized she’d included herself when thinking about those who owned the land.
This wasn’t her place. Sure, Mav would probably like her to stay there, in some form or another.
She should probably talk to him about what that meant. He hadn’t said marriage. He hadn’t
He’d give anything to hear her sing again. It made the bear in him react in a way nothing else ever had. Made him feel soothed, calm in a way he felt most people must know for a lot of their lives.
But not him. He mostly felt wild, chaotic, and confused, living in a world where he didn’t belong.
The only time he wanted to belong there was when Harmony was around.
The bear side of him grumbled that they should go down and see her. But Maverick tried to hold back.
She was probably having fun on her own. And she’d be disappointed if she saw how little control he had.
And they’d just had sex that morning. She’d probably still be sore. Plus, the horseback riding she’d done, though it was gentle.
But the longer he fought it off, the more the tension built up inside him.
Maybe he would just go down and see what was happening. Casual like. He could use food as an excuse, go see Fanny.
The last thing he wanted to do was something that would make her call him a caveman again and say she wanted lots of things that had nothing to do with him.
Then again, he’d been stupid. Of course, with that kind of talent, her career and her singing meant something. He was a stupid bear, so he hadn’t realized it. But she had a life outside all of this.
He didn’t know how that was going to work out. He couldn’t survive outside of this mountain. His bear would go insane surrounded by buildings.
And he wasn’t sure if she could survive out here, where no one could hear her beautiful voice.
He was going to have to figure out a way around that.
But first, he would just go down the mountain and get a little glimpse of his mate. Just make sure she was all right and no one was bothering her.
Maybe give the city boys a glare for good measure, when she wasn’t looking of course. Remind them to keep their hands to themselves.
The more he allowed his possessive side to take over, the more comfortable he felt. By the time he was back at his cabin, changing into his human form, excited to see his mate, he’d basically left Wyatt’s advice in the dust, totally forgotten.
8
H armony couldn’t believe it , but she actually missed Maverick. Missed that feeling of not knowing what he was going to do next. Missed that intense glare when he was cooking up something in that brain of his.
Missed the way the whole group seemed more entertained, more alive when he was there.
They were playing poker now, using chips but no money, and Ruby and Shane were playing on one team, Bonnie and Jesse on another, leaving Arnie, Harmony, and Richard all as individuals.
And, dare she say it, it was boring.
Shane was trying to keep banter going with the city men, but they seemed hell bent on only casual putdowns and snarks about the lodge, the men, even the horseback ride they’d had earlier that day.
Bonnie and Ruby were cuddled in against their men, and Ruby kind of wished she had someone to cuddle in against at this moment. A shield against their douchery.
“Full house,” Richard said, spreading them on the table.
Everyone groaned as he pulled in all the chips. He gave Harmony what he probably thought was a charming gaze. “Maybe we should play for something more interesting.”
“Oh?” Harmony asked, sighing and leaning her chin on her palm. “Like what?”
“Strip poker?” Richard suggested, and Arnie let out a snicker.
Harmony had initially thought Arnie was a nice guy, but now she was thinking he just seemed nicer than Richard but was equally willing to sink to his level.
She already couldn’t wait for their trip to be over so they could go back to New York and leave the rest of them alone to their land.
She sat up a little straighter as she realized she’d included herself when thinking about those who owned the land.
This wasn’t her place. Sure, Mav would probably like her to stay there, in some form or another.
She should probably talk to him about what that meant. He hadn’t said marriage. He hadn’t
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