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He tangled his fingers into her golden hair and kissed her head “It is I who surrendered to you, Goldilocks”

She sighed contently, and he pulled the blankets over them “Sleep, my Rachel”

In only moments, she fell asleep He used no mind control Had he exhausted her? Had he sucked too much of her blood? Shame clouded his heart What have I done?

Chapter 13

Inside the sleeping bag, Rachel curled into a fetal position Still naked and warm, but alone Lev? Had she dreaht soreness and his rawher with evidence of the hottest sex she’d ever had Like a butterfly e from its cocoon, she clirabbed a blanket and wrapped it around her body Lev donned the darkbad wolves For a powerful arrior, he appeared do food in a pot That is, if a warrior could ever look domestic Breakfast She shivered “How did you not wake me up?”

Lev let go of the spoon and went to her, e down at her “Goldilocks turned into Sleeping Beauty”

“Please” She laughed and gazed at the pot “A beast that cooks” Not to et used to this”

“I’e”

She bit her swollen lower lip Heavy kissing does that “About last night”

He lifted her chin up “Yes Your life, our life, is now complicated”

Rachel lifted a brow So that is ht stand with a olf Coht “Look, we don’t need to tell Howard At least not until he’s well enough to pretend to care”

“Rachel, he does care Now that you have entered our circle, he’ll support you with the transition Entering our society won’t be easy”

“It will take a big learning curve, but I’ame” Curious to the max

“Get dressed and then we eat The sun is out, but there is still danger of avalanches”

“Can you find a safe route?”