M?ns Elemander had A Plan. A researched and well-thought-out one, devised to help him avoid getting lost while foraging for mushrooms in an unfamiliar forest. But his cell phone battery didn’t get the memo, died unexpectedly, and thwarted The Plan, leaving M?ns with a basket full of mushrooms, but no idea where to go. Until the sounds of someone chopping wood reaches him.<br><br>M?ns follows the sound and finds a quaint cabin ... and its owner, Viggo Moberg. Viggo is kind, understanding of the situation, and willing to help. He’s also smoking hot and their connection is instant, threatening to ignite and burn down the woods. Will the sparks burn fast and fizzle out, or will the attraction grow roots, just like the trees in the forest?

They Met in the Woods

“Did you pick the mushrooms yourself?”


“This. This is why I moved here, why I’m currently lost in the forest. I want to cook with fresh ingredients. Foraged or bought locally.”


“Yes, it’s nice,” he says with a smile.


“Tell me a little about yourself. If you don’t mind me asking, I mean.”


“Whatever you’re comfortable sharing.”


Viggo hums and eats a few spoonfuls of the fragrant soup. “I’m forty-one. I work as an electrician and live in Malm? but prefer spending my time here. If it wasn’t so inconvenient for work, I’d move here. I have two sisters, one older and one younger, and a younger brother, and we’re pretty close. I love horror movies. Especially low-budget B-movies. I’ll watch anything that ends with ‘of the living dead.’”


That makes me chuckle. “A zombie fan, huh?”


“Of course. Who doesn’t like zombies?”


Chapter 5