Her Christmas Bear by Marie Mason

Author:Marie Mason [Mason, Marie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Marie Mason
Published: 2016-02-28T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOUR

THE NEXT DAY found Hope and Marcus walking in the stand of trees nearest his house. After a trip up the mountain, keeping to the lower, gently sloping areas, they had decided to stop when it began snowing, taking shelter under one of the new gazebos Marcus had recently added to the farm. Hope drew in a lungful of clean, mountain air tinged with the scent of snow.

“It’s beautiful.” She pulled her coat closer, watching the snow fall. That’s what Christmas was all about, she thought to herself. Magic.

“It certainly is beautiful.” Marcus’s deep voice called for her attention and she glanced up. She realized immediately his comment had not been directed at the scenery surrounding them, but at her. Did he think she was beautiful? He’d been the perfect gentlemen so far today, telling her about the trees and his plans for expansion. He’d held her hand but she thought that had been more out of necessity than desire. She was sorry to say he hadn’t pulled her beneath a tree and kissed her like he had in Patsy’s front hallway. She wanted the feel of his lips on hers again.

“How much land do you own?” She tried for a neutral subject—and she really was interested. She found it fascinating that this man had carved out a career, a way of life, on the side of a mountain in Colorado.

“There’s about a thousand acres.”

“All planted with Christmas trees?”

Marcus heard the excitement in Hope’s voice and his bear rumbled with approval. They could make a good life here. Together.

“No, no,” he laughed. “That would be a fucking lot of trees. Higher up is mature timber that needs to be cut soon and will bring in a hefty income. But right now I want to concentrate on family outings. I ship a lot of trees during the holiday season, but I’ve never opened the farm up for families to come up and cut their own. I’d like to do that.”

“Why?”

“Because I want a family.” And he did, more than anything in the world. With her.

He made a decent living, had enough money in the bank to last him during his extended lifetime. But now, with Hope in his life, he thought of the future. His future. Her future. Their cubs’ future. Dirk now had a mate and they would soon have cubs no doubt. Maybe, if he provided more opportunities, more bears would settle in the area. It would be nice to see the shifter community grow. He didn’t want his children growing up without a clan.

For the first time, in a very long time, Marcus wanted to concentrate on the future. Not just exist, marking time. And it was all because of the woman by his side.

“Look, Marcus, I know you think that I’m special to you.”

“You’re my mate.”

“No, I’m not,” she insisted.

He simply shrugged his shoulders. Time would prove him right. He changed the subject, not wanting to see the confusion on her face or hear the anxiety in her voice.

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