Chapter 28

• Two months later
• Chief groaned, muscles aching, joints stiff as he turned under the sheets. To be greeted with the sight of already blossoming bruises.
• Reaching out, he brushed his fingertips over them, realizing they fit his hands. Moving the covers to take her in completely, they were scattered over Carlina’s hips, the back of her neck, and the insides of her thighs. But she was still there. Sleeping soundly by the looks of things.