Things weren't perfect.
Yet Anna was under the distinct impression that they could be a whole hell of a lot worse.
For one, they had food. Arthur's mother had been a godsend in that regard, shoving as much of the leftover crackers, vegetables, sausage, cookies, and other snacks into a small chest for them, cooled by frozen water packs for the trip home.
Without it, being stuck in a stranger's cabin would have seemed far more perilous.
Secondly, despite everything they had each other. Anna on her own wouldn't have been able to cope as well as she was with Arthur. It was all too easy to put the bulk of her trust on her mate. And had the alpha disappeared on his own, with Anna waiting for his arrival at the mansion, she would have been fraught with anxiety over the man's safety.
No, thi
