Rune decided to avoid mentioning the word “love” when he was with Maya. His feelings hadn’t changed. But he had to give Maya a chance to let it all sink in. He knew she was cautious by nature. He also knew she had good reason to guard her heart after getting blindsided by Jerome.
He wanted her whole heart, and he was willing to be patient for as long as it took to win her over. The only wild card was whether Stalker Chad would show up and ruin everything.
The night of the yak capture showed him just how hard it would be to leave. He’d been ready to say goodbye to Lost Harbor, but man…the relief of seeing a yak instead of a creeper made him f*****g giddy.
That made two false alarms—the letter and the yak. But that didn’t mean he could let down his guard. He just had to take it a day at a
