Bearly Loving: Foxhollow Den #2 (Alaskan Den Men Book 10) by Kizzie Waller Read Free Book Online

will never get settled, and the rift between our families will continue. We really need to end this land feud.” A long breathy sigh escaped her lips. More than she wanted Carter to never let her go, she wanted things to go back to normal in Foxhollow.
    “Maybe we should let them feud. Every town needs a good feud,” he said.
    She leaned her head back against his chest. “I think we have to go in and get this done.”
    Carter propped his chin on top of her head. “Maybe we don’t.”
    “What do you mean?”
    He moved one hand over her stomach and toyed with the edge of her pants. “We could go in and argue our way to one more day. Then worry about finding a compromise that fits both families.”
    One more day might not be so bad. “What’s the plan? I call you an asshole again?”
    He pressed a kiss to the back of her head. “Just follow my lead.”
    “Wait. We should go in separately to make sure Dr. Holland doesn’t suspect we’re trying to sabotage things.”
    “You first. I need to grab clean clothes and my cell out of the truck.”
    They’d missed dinner and breakfast, and Samantha’s stomach rumbled in angry protest. She raced up the stairs to wash last night’s woodsy sex-fest off her body. She entered the room, taking in the chaos she’d made from the day before. At some point she needed to clean up her mess. She loved the idea of Carter spending the night with her in a bed. A smile spread across her lips. Sleeping in a bed with her would probably be the biggest commitment of Carter’s life so far. For now it didn’t matter that she didn’t know where he’d be next week. Real commitment was the farthest thing from her mind too.
    And she would keep saying that mantra over and over until she really, truly believed it.
    After taking the fastest shower of her life, she spritzed the flowery body spray she’d packed on her neck and wrists. A light tap, tap, tap came from the other side of the door and before she could open it, Carter used his key to slip inside.
    “Good news.” He placed a kiss on her forehead. “Lisa agreed to postpone our next meeting until this afternoon.”
    “How’d you accomplish that? I’m pretty sure she hates you.”
    “I told her I control the donut trade now. And you may now owe her double the donuts as the original deal.”
    “You’re terrible.”
    “She’s also going to distract the cook for about thirty minutes so we can raid the kitchen.”
    “That might be the sexiest thing that has ever slipped past your amazing lips.”
    His smile brightened the room. “If we’re going to have another night like last night, then we need every meal possible to sustain us.”
    She paused to wrap her hair up in a high bun, and then she gestured to the door. “Lead the way.”
    They walked into the hallway to find Bob or Bill arguing with a woman. Not the same woman from the forest. He pushed a bag into her arms. “There are bears in the woods here.”
    “Man up, Bernie. This is Alaska, there are bears everywhere. What were you doing that far from the lodge in the first place?” The woman delivered her words in a condescending tone and tossed the bag to the floor.
    Bernie sputtered and stormed back into his room.
    Samantha interlocked her fingers with Carter’s and pulled him past the befuddled wife. Another reason to cling to the single life and appreciate Carter’s “no promises,” non-relationship deal.
    They got to the bottom of the stairs, and Samantha let the built-up laughter find its way to the surface. “That was so awkward.”
    Carter shook his head and looked back toward their room. “I don’t think our pal Billy-Bob-Bernie learned his lesson though.”
    Samantha shrugged. “Some people can’t change.”
    “Maybe.”
    She detected a slight alteration in Carter’s mood, but instead of pushing him into a conversation neither wanted to have, she tugged him toward the promise of a meal.
    They entered the kitchen and came to a full stop. Dr. Holland