i ca n't help the buzz inside my chest that comes from being in his personal space . `` i sit up , startled , and look around . a variety of heavy furniture stood against the walls . `` we 're never going to get anywhere this way ! '' all the idiots are dead by now . '' `` do you want those pancakes now ? i glanced over my shoulder to find her watching me . she 'd been his mate since she was nineteen . 'where did you learn to cook , lass ? ' 