Chapter 3

Natasha's POV

The climb down the mountain took quite a while. I had no idea why the mountain man had built his castle so high up on one. And yet I couldn't imagine him living anywhere else. He would stand out like a sore prickly thumb if he lived among us in Mid ville. But now in the mountains, as large and tall as they loomed, I glanced behind me to see his castle in the distance and a smile tugged at my face. He belonged there.

"Wait until Nana finds out a hot blooded man lives up there, she'll go crazy with worry!" I chuckled at the thought, scampering towards the village.

The walk was long and a bit dangerous, considering I had to make sure not to slip and smash my head against the rocks that surrounded the area. It must be hard to live all alone in the mountains, without seeing anyone at all.

I couldn't imagine living that way, I thought as I entered Mid ville. It wasn't completely a village. Perhaps an old town. Th