Home Or Her Bear: BBW Paranormal Shape Shifter Romance (Bear Bluff Clan Book 4) by Harmony Raines Page B
Authors: Harmony Raines
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mountain. For the last couple of weeks, every time he drove through there, on the way home from a delivery, he had this prickling on the back of his neck.
He had never felt it before, and the idea was growing in his mind that it was his mate calling him. Yet this felt so preposterous, he had not shared it with anyone. They would all think he was mad. After all, as far as he was aware, when you met your mate, you knew it. The feeling hit you square between the eyes and made you sit up and take notice.
A tingling. That just wasn’t the same thing at all. But he was determined to go over to Bear Creek and have a sniff around to try to work out what the problem was.
Far enough from Bear Bluff that he would not be seen; he allowed his bear to take over. It didn’t take much persuading, it had been getting a little restless the last few days too. One more sign that their mate was close by. He flexed his paws as the first flakes of snow fell onto his snout. Then he took a run up the hill, picturing the route he would take, in his mind. It was a seriously arduous climb, but it was a shorter route, bringing him down on the outskirts of Bear Creek, there he would change and walk the rest of the way in his human form. Shifters were not common knowledge, even in Bear Bluff and Bear Creek.
He only hoped the snow wasn’t too bad. Or else he might be stuck there. Something he couldn’t risk, if he were late for work tomorrow, Trent would go mad. That delivery to Cougar Ridge was important; he knew they would be short of supplies if the snow came early. Looking up he tried to work out what the weather was likely to do, his bear instincts told him they were in for a few inches of snow, but that might be all, his bear told him it was worth the risk to find their mate.
So he pushed on, his short legs straining to climb up over large boulders, his muscles powering him up higher and higher. The snow became deeper, but he knew if he could carry on for a few more minutes, he would be able to climb through the steep pass and then go down the other side of the mountain.
Flicking the snow from his snout, he charged through the pass and out the other side, to run headlong down the mountain towards Bear Creek. The relations between towns used to be fairly hostile, but since the marriage of the Bear Bluff Chief’s daughter, Freyja to Will, who came from Bear Creek, things had become friendlier. Therefore, he knew he would be welcome, which was good, because he aimed on heading for the local shifter bar to try to figure out what was going on with his senses.
Down he ran, sliding on the ice and snow as he went, feeling his spirits rise. Maybe today would be the day he met his mate. He chuckled to himself. How many times had he thought that? Every day for the last ten years. He knew he was young and might have to wait decades to find the one. However, the tingle along his neck reminded him something had changed, and the further down the mountain he went, the stronger the sensation was. Until he felt as though his destiny was drawing him to it.
Now he was sure, somewhere below him was his mate. He just had to find her.
Chapter Three – Melanie
Melanie woke up shivering despite her hot bear blood; she put it down to shock. It was so cold, and the world around her was white. She sat up, feeling the seat belt pull across her shoulder. Slowly the memory of what happened came back to her and she sat bolt upright, jarring her neck. “Alli!”
Alli was slumped forward, her seat belt tight around her swollen stomach. Putting a hand on her shoulder to stop her falling forward any more, Melanie unclicked Alli’s seat belt and eased her back. She groaned, but didn’t open her eyes. Panic filled Melanie’s chest. What if she had caused fatal damage to either Alli or the baby?
A sob escaped her. What was she supposed to do? She reached for her purse, but when she took her cell out, she saw there was no reception. Looking up she noted the car was
He had never felt it before, and the idea was growing in his mind that it was his mate calling him. Yet this felt so preposterous, he had not shared it with anyone. They would all think he was mad. After all, as far as he was aware, when you met your mate, you knew it. The feeling hit you square between the eyes and made you sit up and take notice.
A tingling. That just wasn’t the same thing at all. But he was determined to go over to Bear Creek and have a sniff around to try to work out what the problem was.
Far enough from Bear Bluff that he would not be seen; he allowed his bear to take over. It didn’t take much persuading, it had been getting a little restless the last few days too. One more sign that their mate was close by. He flexed his paws as the first flakes of snow fell onto his snout. Then he took a run up the hill, picturing the route he would take, in his mind. It was a seriously arduous climb, but it was a shorter route, bringing him down on the outskirts of Bear Creek, there he would change and walk the rest of the way in his human form. Shifters were not common knowledge, even in Bear Bluff and Bear Creek.
He only hoped the snow wasn’t too bad. Or else he might be stuck there. Something he couldn’t risk, if he were late for work tomorrow, Trent would go mad. That delivery to Cougar Ridge was important; he knew they would be short of supplies if the snow came early. Looking up he tried to work out what the weather was likely to do, his bear instincts told him they were in for a few inches of snow, but that might be all, his bear told him it was worth the risk to find their mate.
So he pushed on, his short legs straining to climb up over large boulders, his muscles powering him up higher and higher. The snow became deeper, but he knew if he could carry on for a few more minutes, he would be able to climb through the steep pass and then go down the other side of the mountain.
Flicking the snow from his snout, he charged through the pass and out the other side, to run headlong down the mountain towards Bear Creek. The relations between towns used to be fairly hostile, but since the marriage of the Bear Bluff Chief’s daughter, Freyja to Will, who came from Bear Creek, things had become friendlier. Therefore, he knew he would be welcome, which was good, because he aimed on heading for the local shifter bar to try to figure out what was going on with his senses.
Down he ran, sliding on the ice and snow as he went, feeling his spirits rise. Maybe today would be the day he met his mate. He chuckled to himself. How many times had he thought that? Every day for the last ten years. He knew he was young and might have to wait decades to find the one. However, the tingle along his neck reminded him something had changed, and the further down the mountain he went, the stronger the sensation was. Until he felt as though his destiny was drawing him to it.
Now he was sure, somewhere below him was his mate. He just had to find her.
Chapter Three – Melanie
Melanie woke up shivering despite her hot bear blood; she put it down to shock. It was so cold, and the world around her was white. She sat up, feeling the seat belt pull across her shoulder. Slowly the memory of what happened came back to her and she sat bolt upright, jarring her neck. “Alli!”
Alli was slumped forward, her seat belt tight around her swollen stomach. Putting a hand on her shoulder to stop her falling forward any more, Melanie unclicked Alli’s seat belt and eased her back. She groaned, but didn’t open her eyes. Panic filled Melanie’s chest. What if she had caused fatal damage to either Alli or the baby?
A sob escaped her. What was she supposed to do? She reached for her purse, but when she took her cell out, she saw there was no reception. Looking up she noted the car was
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