He’ll keep me safe… and warm.

On the run from the mob, I desperately need a place to hide. My cousin insists the safest option is a tribe of Sasquatches he recently befriended—but there’s a catch.

To stay, I’ll be expected to mate with one of the massive, furry creatures. For life.

Then I meet Karm—a handsome, muscle-bound beast who believes I’m his fated mate.

He scoops me into his arms and carries me up the mountain, fully intent on claiming me as his.

Note: This story originally appeared in Snow, Lights, and Monster Nights: A Monster Anthology.