This novella is an revised second edition.Tara Wilson, a curvy human, and her daughter, Haley, are mere steps ahead of her worst nightmare when her car breaks down outside of Bryant Station and she meets Jason Anderson. The last thing she needs is a mate who acts like a Neanderthal.Jason Anderson's mate died years ago. Bear shifters have only one mate. Jason believes this until he meets Tara. Both he and his bear will do anything to protect her and her cub, because she is his mate.Can Jason protect Tara and her daughter from the evil chasing her, or will she run to protect him?