Mandy paced across the confines of the bedroom and then stopped beside her mate and gave him a solid kick in the thigh for good measure. She had never realized training a bear could be so difficult, but he was stubborn and a complete idiot for thinking he could manhandle her. She left the room and searched the cabin until she found what she needed.

Dragging, pulling, and sliding, she eventually got him onto the bed. Using all the rope she found, she tied him to the four ...