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looking at the sunrise over the snowy peaks. Though all of that certainly helped.
    It was the company she kept that made everything taste sweeter and her step spring lighter. Being with Austin made her blossom in a way that she would have never imagined. Living in New York after Arthur’s passing, she’d given up any hope of love. It wasn’t just that it was hard to find being a single mother of a boy who may or may not turn into a mountain lion at any moment, but that she had felt guilty even thinking about finding happiness again.
    Of course, it had also seemed impossible to find something as strong and as pure as she had had with Arthur.
    But Austin was making her question all of that. With him, she felt as comfortable as she had with Arthur. Their conversation flowed easily and they found many things in common thanks to being raised in the south. Austin had that Texas charm and no-nonsense attitude of a man used to working with his hands and struggling for every inch he gained, for every buck he earned, and she appreciated it immensely. Living in a big city in the Northeast, she’d forgotten how it felt to be around a real man, not one of those yuppies who spent more on a haircut than they did on getting decent work boots, or who would never think of opening a door for a lady.
    Naturally, it wasn’t just their common heritage that drew Dahlia to him. Austin was kind, calm, and collected. He was attentive, and when he kissed her the world seemed to flood with color where before there had been only gray. It sounded awfully poetic, but to a woman who hadn’t so much as thought of being with a man for five years, a good kiss could mean the world. For the first time in a long time, Dahlia felt like she was coming alive.
    That nagging feeling of guilt still gnawed at her, ever stronger each time she looked at Marcus and saw his surliness reflected so obviously against the serenity of the wilderness and the calm of the inhabitants of Shifter Grove. Though, she had to admit, he had begun doing things she never would have expected had they been back in New York. Without coaxing or prodding, Marcus had started taking long walks around the grounds, exploring the forests and the nearby hills. Most evenings, he would be gone for hours, and while Dahlia fretted and worried, Austin would chuckle and tell her to let boys be boys.
    But as much as Marcus may have been improving, Dahlia still had to wonder if she was doing right by Arthur’s memory. Did she have the right to hope for something better in the future? Certainly not the same as she had had with him, but something perhaps similar?
    Her train of thought was cut through as Austin parked the truck and Dahlia automatically undid the seat belt.
    “This yours?” Marcus asked, pressing his hands against the window and staring up at the big sign above the bar.
    Dahlia and Austin shared a conspiratorial look, amused by the fact that Marcus had uttered more than a single syllable for once.
    “Yup. All mine. Austin’s Texas, the bar I thought would never be,” Austin said, chuckling as he got out of the truck.
    Marcus jumped out after him and by the time Dahlia was done fussing with her purse, Austin had opened her door and extended his hand to her.
    “I just thought you two should see where I spend most of my time these days,” he explained, helping her out of the truck.
    All three of them walked inside after Austin unlocked the door and flipped the sign on in the window, declaring that they were open for business. Marcus stormed deeper into the bar, finding the pool table almost immediately, and Austin went to the bar to put on some lights. Dahlia undid the front of her jacket and browsed around, marveling at the fine handiwork and homey, but not overdone, interior. Everything in the bar looked like it had a purpose, down to the pictures on the walls and the maps dotted between them. It was obvious that Austin had put plenty of time figuring out exactly what he wanted and