Page 74 of Mystery in the Mountains

They lay there, clinging to each other, panting, enjoying the moment and the connection.

“Asher,” she said between pants, her voice thick with emotion. “I’m so sorry.”

He pulled back to find tears pooling in her eyes. “Baby,” he said as he pulled out of her, already aching to be back inside. “Why are you crying?” He fell to her side and pulled her close, holding her to his chest.

“I’m just so sorry. What we have is . . . Well, I don’t even have words for it. There are no words for how I feel when I’m with you. I was so stupid to leave.”

“Sunshine, shhhh,” he said, running his hand through her blond tresses. “We never have to talk about it again. You’re forgiven. You were made for me. I’ll protect you and bring you pleasure. All you ever have to do is exist, and that will be enough for me.”

She snuggled back in as the sun started to set.

“And just so you know, Sunshine, I know what you did.”

She rested her chin on her hand over his chest. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“I’m talking about how I was going to go pay that guy a visit, and you tempted me up here with your feminine wiles.”

She smirked with a sexy little chuckle. “Not entirely. I need this. I needed to feel the connection to something good. But even if I did, are you complaining?”

“Nope,” he said, popping the p and swatting her ass.

“I’m not even sure what it means. You know how my visions are.”

Asher nodded. “I do know, but if it is something, I will fuck him up for watching us at the bar.”

“I know you will, but right now, let’s just see how it plays out.”

“Okay.”

They lay there, enjoying each other, talking between long, comfortable stretches of silence.

That was one thing he loved about spending time with Sunny. There was no need to fill the silence with mindless chatter. Existing next to each other was all they needed.

He looked over at her alarm clock. It was almost eight.

Where has the time gone?

“Well, it looks like we missed dinnertime,” he said.

“No such thing. Let’s go eat now.”

He sat up, and Sunny reached for a T-shirt from her floor.

“Hey, we forgot to get you eggs and some other stuff from the mountain.”

“It’s okay . . . We have all the food from the diner. Let’s heat it up and eat some pie and watch a movie!”

“Lead the way, Sunshine,” he said as he stood and slipped his jeans back on.

They made their way downstairs and heated up the abundance of food her aunt had sent home with her.

“Wasn’t there a pie?” Sunny asked.

“It must have gotten left in the truck. I’ll go check.”

He carefully made his way outside, since he was still barefoot, having been a little distracted when he came in.

As he made his way back into the house, he stopped to look at the moon hanging low in the sky. His wolf perked up . . . It wasn’t quite full yet, but it was getting close.

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