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chocolate ? I pasted on my best sorrowful expression and leveled it at him.
    Ten minutes later, I finished my tenth candy and licked my lips in satisfaction. I could now survive the frozen tundra, the mountain of doom, and the feared Yeti of the back woods. In fact, I planted a kiss to the cheek of said snow monster and skipped happily back to my cozy corner, happy and refreshed. Chocolate fixes everything, after all.
    I even felt energized enough to explore Bear's kitchen, tossing together barbeque chicken, potatoes, peas, dinner rolls, and an upside down pineapple cake for dessert. The guys shoveled down the hot food, tossing out a compliment to the chef now and again. Feeling right at home, I happily ate my meal and accepted the rare praise.
    Dinner complete, I placed the dirty dishes into the dishwasher, thrilled to find one. Afterward, I asked permission and directions to the nearest shower.
    Getting warm and clean certainly does a body good. Sore muscles soothed while the last of the cold chill faded under the hot water spray, allowing me to feel human once more. Minty breath followed after I finally brushed my teeth, thrilled to get the remnants of those silly gas producing energy bars from between my teeth.
    I dried off, dressed in my Hello Kitty flannel pajamas, and finished with hand-knitted socks, a gift from a talented friend. Then I headed back into the living area.
    Cannibal and Bear sat at the dining table pondering yet another game of checkers. I shook my head at them, still not understanding why we tromped through such terrain for a board game. Enforcers and shifters weren't known to be sensible, rational, or let a temper tantrum from Mother Nature deter them when a challenge had been issued.
    They glanced my direction as I crossed the room, heading back to the recliner in the corner near the fire. Cannibal rolled his eyes, while Bear's face showed puzzled surprise.
    "Don't ask," Cannibal advised.
    "Wasn't going to."
    I looked down at my clothing, making sure everything important was covered. "What? You don't like Hello Kitty? Everyone likes Hello Kitty."
    Bear threw up his hands in surrender. "I didn't say a word."
    "Uh huh." I flopped down in the leather oversized chair, pulled the thick yet soft blanket over me, sighed, and promptly fell asleep.

Chapter 5
     
    I shivered, cuddled myself into a tighter ball beneath the blanket, and vaguely considered the possible reasons why my front resembled an iceberg while my hiney radiated warmth like a space heater. Maybe the fire burned out while the recliner held my body heat in? I could have sworn an icicle hung from my nose, but my whole back felt like a brilliantly warm spring day. Not quite hot, but certainly appreciated and comfortable after a long winter.
    No matter. My weary mind shut down the train of thought as I snuggled my rear closer to the warmth. With a sigh, I headed back toward sleepyland.
    "Shyanne. If you wiggle your ass against my crotch once more, you'll find yourself flat on your back, naked, with your legs up in the air in about three seconds."
    The deep frustrated voice tugged at my groggy brain. One word caught my attention. "Naked?" The word croaked out as a loud whisper.
    Reaching past my rear with one hand, I found solid flesh. Solid, warm flesh. Twisting my head, I took in the situation in a heartbeat. "You're naked!" Sure enough from chest up, I could see bare skin. My fingers affirmed that the rest of Cannibal was just as nude as his top half.
    He returned my gaze, not bothering to move. Those deep eyes sparked with emotion.
    "You… you don't have clothes on." I felt something poking my bottom. That better not be what I think it is.
    His lips curled up at the corners. "I know what naked means."
    My eyes widened as I followed his gaze. Frantically, I checked out my bedtime attire. I fell asleep in the chair with my Hello Kitty jammies on. With a relieved sigh, I found them still in place, although the top had pulled up in my wiggling,