Bear Mated: A BBW Bear Shifter Paranomal Romance (Pine Ridge BBW Bear Shifter Paranormal Romance Series Book 2) by Belinda Meyers
Authors: Belinda Meyers
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didn’t even want the money he could have
made from them? He just wanted his mate to be able to sleep on them?”
The graying woman met his gaze.
“Yes. Our alpha tried to dissuade him, but Tom was adamant, and Gahan went along with it under the condition that it not
come back to us. That it not harm the convocation. But yesterday you came, and
we knew our time was up in this area. We kicked Tom and Brytha out of the clan and half of our convocation is out even now scouring the
mountains for a place to build a new home.”
Barbara blinked. “So that’s why the
eagles were at the falls,” she said to Rick. “They weren’t hunting us at all!
They were searching for an area to build new aeries in.”
Rick rubbed his chin, then nodded.
“But that means …” To the graying woman, he said, “Tom and Brytha are homeless now, and on the loose?”
“That’s right.”
“And the jewels?” said Barbara.
The older woman’s gaze moved up to
the tops of the trees. “In Brytha’s nest where she
left them. We kicked them out, like I said, and Gahan was in no mood to reward them bringing the outside world to us by allowing them
to take off with their stolen goods.”
Rick grinned at Barbara. “A cache
of treasure no one knows about. Could be mighty tempting …”
She cleared her throat. “ Could be,” she said, making it clear
that it couldn’t be.
He laughed. “Just a thought.” He
frowned, analyzing the aeries. “So how are we gonna get the jewels down? And
I’m guessing we are, right?”
Barbara thought about it. They
hadn’t apprehended the culprits—at least, if one were to believe the silver
fox. Barbara did, though, which meant she still hadn’t saved her job. If she
could bring back the stolen diamonds, gems, rubies and pearls, though …
“Do you think you could climb that
high?” she asked Rick. “I mean, don’t do it if it’s dangerous, but if you can
…”
“Hell yeah I can! Watch this,
Officer Hotpants .” Then, to the graying woman: “Which
nest?”
The woman pointed. “That one.”
“Kiss for luck?” Rick asked
Barbara. Then, before she could stop him, he swept in for a nice, lingering
kiss, ignoring the swears of Big Boobs and the eye rolling of Rope Burn. “Be
right back,” he said, and Shifted.
As an enormous grizzly bear, he
ascended the tall conifer, and Barbara cringed as the tree swayed back and
forth under his enormous weight. It was a big tree, though, ancient and sturdy,
and proved able to bear his weight quite well. When he reached the nest at the
top, Rick paused, as if unsure how best to bring the jewels down. Then he
reached out a big paw and, with some effort, folded one end of the nest over
the other like Barbara’s mom had folded omelets. He mashed the ends tight, then,
being surprisingly careful for such a huge creature, swept the eagle nest out
of the treetops. It spun end over end toward the ground, and Barbara was sure
that it would erupt in diamonds and pearls when it reached earth. If that
happened, many of the stolen goods would be lost for all time and suspicion
would doubtlessly fall on Barbara. That wouldn’t help her career any.
She realized she was holding her
breath. Please don’t break , she
thought. Please don’t break.
Miraculously, the nest touched down
relatively gently. It bounced once, then settled, the omelet-fold still
intact—and the precious gems safe. Barbara wanted to rush over and inspect
them, but she had to keep her eyes on the prisoners. What should she do with
them? Release them? They had tried to
kill her and Rick. She was debating it when Rick reached the bottom of the
great tree, Shifted, went to the nest and dragged it over to her. The nest was
bigger than she would have thought. Bending down, she unfolded it, though it
took some effort. Sure enough, diamonds and other jewels winked back at her
from amidst the twigs, branches and downy eagle feathers that lined it.
She sucked in a breath.
made from them? He just wanted his mate to be able to sleep on them?”
The graying woman met his gaze.
“Yes. Our alpha tried to dissuade him, but Tom was adamant, and Gahan went along with it under the condition that it not
come back to us. That it not harm the convocation. But yesterday you came, and
we knew our time was up in this area. We kicked Tom and Brytha out of the clan and half of our convocation is out even now scouring the
mountains for a place to build a new home.”
Barbara blinked. “So that’s why the
eagles were at the falls,” she said to Rick. “They weren’t hunting us at all!
They were searching for an area to build new aeries in.”
Rick rubbed his chin, then nodded.
“But that means …” To the graying woman, he said, “Tom and Brytha are homeless now, and on the loose?”
“That’s right.”
“And the jewels?” said Barbara.
The older woman’s gaze moved up to
the tops of the trees. “In Brytha’s nest where she
left them. We kicked them out, like I said, and Gahan was in no mood to reward them bringing the outside world to us by allowing them
to take off with their stolen goods.”
Rick grinned at Barbara. “A cache
of treasure no one knows about. Could be mighty tempting …”
She cleared her throat. “ Could be,” she said, making it clear
that it couldn’t be.
He laughed. “Just a thought.” He
frowned, analyzing the aeries. “So how are we gonna get the jewels down? And
I’m guessing we are, right?”
Barbara thought about it. They
hadn’t apprehended the culprits—at least, if one were to believe the silver
fox. Barbara did, though, which meant she still hadn’t saved her job. If she
could bring back the stolen diamonds, gems, rubies and pearls, though …
“Do you think you could climb that
high?” she asked Rick. “I mean, don’t do it if it’s dangerous, but if you can
…”
“Hell yeah I can! Watch this,
Officer Hotpants .” Then, to the graying woman: “Which
nest?”
The woman pointed. “That one.”
“Kiss for luck?” Rick asked
Barbara. Then, before she could stop him, he swept in for a nice, lingering
kiss, ignoring the swears of Big Boobs and the eye rolling of Rope Burn. “Be
right back,” he said, and Shifted.
As an enormous grizzly bear, he
ascended the tall conifer, and Barbara cringed as the tree swayed back and
forth under his enormous weight. It was a big tree, though, ancient and sturdy,
and proved able to bear his weight quite well. When he reached the nest at the
top, Rick paused, as if unsure how best to bring the jewels down. Then he
reached out a big paw and, with some effort, folded one end of the nest over
the other like Barbara’s mom had folded omelets. He mashed the ends tight, then,
being surprisingly careful for such a huge creature, swept the eagle nest out
of the treetops. It spun end over end toward the ground, and Barbara was sure
that it would erupt in diamonds and pearls when it reached earth. If that
happened, many of the stolen goods would be lost for all time and suspicion
would doubtlessly fall on Barbara. That wouldn’t help her career any.
She realized she was holding her
breath. Please don’t break , she
thought. Please don’t break.
Miraculously, the nest touched down
relatively gently. It bounced once, then settled, the omelet-fold still
intact—and the precious gems safe. Barbara wanted to rush over and inspect
them, but she had to keep her eyes on the prisoners. What should she do with
them? Release them? They had tried to
kill her and Rick. She was debating it when Rick reached the bottom of the
great tree, Shifted, went to the nest and dragged it over to her. The nest was
bigger than she would have thought. Bending down, she unfolded it, though it
took some effort. Sure enough, diamonds and other jewels winked back at her
from amidst the twigs, branches and downy eagle feathers that lined it.
She sucked in a breath.
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