with an uncomfortable tightness around his mouth. Maybe they hadn’t been expecting women? It wouldn’t be the first time her unusual name fooled someone.
“Hi. Welcome to Polar Bear Wildlife Alaska Hotel. I’m Brad. Behind me is my brother Duncan.” He turned to point out the other man and Jacky turned with him.
What the hell?! The other brother had trapped Karen on her side of the car and was now sniffing her neck and pressing close. Way, way too close.
“What on earth is he doing to my friend?”
Karen wasn’t even fighting him! She was just standing there, pressing herself closer. It had been a long time between boyfriends for Karen, but this behavior was ridiculous.
Her heartbeat began to pound against her chest. What was happening? Had she led them into major danger and not even known it?
“I’m sorry, Ma’am.” Brad apologized and left her to stalk over to his brother.
Oh please get him off her.
Once he too got close to Karen, he stiffened up and froze on the spot, his huge shoulders literally vibrating with the struggle. Duncan turned and looked at them and that was when Jacky saw something wild. His eyes were almost black, and white fur had sprouted out of his face. He spoke in a low, guttural voice that made the hairs on her arms stand up.
“She’s mine, ours. We have our mate.”
Jacky screamed as adrenaline began to course through her veins and her heart raced faster. What the hell had she done bringing them here?
“Oh. My. God. What are you two?” Jacky yelled at her friend who was fenced in by Duncan, “Karen, fight. Get away. Get in the car, we need to go. I’m calling the cops.” Her cell phone was in the car. She had to get it. She raced around the car door and reached inside, but Brad grabbed her and pulled her out, closing the door and blocking her from getting the help they needed.
Oh God, what are they going to do to us!
She started screaming and fighting his hold. He was so strong he didn’t budge no matter what she did. She tugged and pulled at the hands on her, but it was doing nothing, and her stupid friend still wasn’t moving!
What had they done to her?
Brad squeezed her and spoke into her ear. “Stop it, now. Calm down. We won’t hurt you. And your friend is the safest person on the planet. She’s our mate. Fuck! It’s not supposed to be like this. This is not how we imagined this happening.”
Jacky stopped fighting against him and forced her body to relax. It was no use anyway. She couldn’t win, and what was she fighting against anyway? They weren’t hurting Karen, quite the contrary. Hang on a second. What did he just say?
“What do you mean, mate ? And why isn’t my friend screaming and fighting he-man over there?”
He grunted at her. “Pheromones, they make us irresistible to our mates. It comes in handy when they’re human mates. I’m sure she’ll come back to herself when she’d been claimed thoroughly.”
Jacky glared at him. That sounded terrible! And illegal! “What do you mean when she’s claimed?” Brad had finally relaxed his hands on her so she twisted out of his control. She swallowed hard, her hands shaking as she lifted them up and began backing away. She had to get Karen in the car somehow, and away from these people who seemed to have put a spell over her. “I think we should leave. You can keep the money. We won’t tell anyone. I promise. No one would believe us anyway.” She opened her car door slowly and took a step towards the seat.
“No.” Brad jumped forward and grabbed her by the arms. She squealed as he pulled her from the car, her heart leaping into her rib cage.
“You will not take our mate away. You need to stop that talk now. I’m trying to keep my bear caged. Don’t move, while I think what to do about the situation.”
His what? His Bear? What the hell was that?
He pulled his phone out of his pocket and made a call.
“Hurry up.
“Hi. Welcome to Polar Bear Wildlife Alaska Hotel. I’m Brad. Behind me is my brother Duncan.” He turned to point out the other man and Jacky turned with him.
What the hell?! The other brother had trapped Karen on her side of the car and was now sniffing her neck and pressing close. Way, way too close.
“What on earth is he doing to my friend?”
Karen wasn’t even fighting him! She was just standing there, pressing herself closer. It had been a long time between boyfriends for Karen, but this behavior was ridiculous.
Her heartbeat began to pound against her chest. What was happening? Had she led them into major danger and not even known it?
“I’m sorry, Ma’am.” Brad apologized and left her to stalk over to his brother.
Oh please get him off her.
Once he too got close to Karen, he stiffened up and froze on the spot, his huge shoulders literally vibrating with the struggle. Duncan turned and looked at them and that was when Jacky saw something wild. His eyes were almost black, and white fur had sprouted out of his face. He spoke in a low, guttural voice that made the hairs on her arms stand up.
“She’s mine, ours. We have our mate.”
Jacky screamed as adrenaline began to course through her veins and her heart raced faster. What the hell had she done bringing them here?
“Oh. My. God. What are you two?” Jacky yelled at her friend who was fenced in by Duncan, “Karen, fight. Get away. Get in the car, we need to go. I’m calling the cops.” Her cell phone was in the car. She had to get it. She raced around the car door and reached inside, but Brad grabbed her and pulled her out, closing the door and blocking her from getting the help they needed.
Oh God, what are they going to do to us!
She started screaming and fighting his hold. He was so strong he didn’t budge no matter what she did. She tugged and pulled at the hands on her, but it was doing nothing, and her stupid friend still wasn’t moving!
What had they done to her?
Brad squeezed her and spoke into her ear. “Stop it, now. Calm down. We won’t hurt you. And your friend is the safest person on the planet. She’s our mate. Fuck! It’s not supposed to be like this. This is not how we imagined this happening.”
Jacky stopped fighting against him and forced her body to relax. It was no use anyway. She couldn’t win, and what was she fighting against anyway? They weren’t hurting Karen, quite the contrary. Hang on a second. What did he just say?
“What do you mean, mate ? And why isn’t my friend screaming and fighting he-man over there?”
He grunted at her. “Pheromones, they make us irresistible to our mates. It comes in handy when they’re human mates. I’m sure she’ll come back to herself when she’d been claimed thoroughly.”
Jacky glared at him. That sounded terrible! And illegal! “What do you mean when she’s claimed?” Brad had finally relaxed his hands on her so she twisted out of his control. She swallowed hard, her hands shaking as she lifted them up and began backing away. She had to get Karen in the car somehow, and away from these people who seemed to have put a spell over her. “I think we should leave. You can keep the money. We won’t tell anyone. I promise. No one would believe us anyway.” She opened her car door slowly and took a step towards the seat.
“No.” Brad jumped forward and grabbed her by the arms. She squealed as he pulled her from the car, her heart leaping into her rib cage.
“You will not take our mate away. You need to stop that talk now. I’m trying to keep my bear caged. Don’t move, while I think what to do about the situation.”
His what? His Bear? What the hell was that?
He pulled his phone out of his pocket and made a call.
“Hurry up.
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