Chapter 25

As the days went by, Mia reached the realization that though Lonnie looked like a mean old grizzly bear, very possessive of his hidden cave, he was actually more of an oversize teddy bear, not the cuddly type though. And she, of course, would never say that to the man’s face. Neither would any of the regular patrons. Even for a human, Lonnie looked like he could handle himself well when offended.

It was hard to believe it, but Mia had already been working at the Rider’s pub for a month. The days had flown by in a haze of alcohol and cigarette fumes. 

She often wondered if the humans knew how much damage they did to their bodies, or if they just didn’t care. But it wasn’t her business, so she kept her nose out of what the patrons did and her days went by. But the nights had dragged on at a painfully slow pace, made worse by her wolf trapped in her body.

She hadn’t shifted form in an entire month. That did not make her wolf thrilled.