Loyal To The Bear (Second Chance Shifters 2) by Meredith Clarke Page B
Authors: Meredith Clarke
Tags: Fiction, Romance, Contemporary, Paranormal, Adult, supernatural, college, serial killer, captive, Erotic, Bachelor, second chance, bear shifter, Boston, Mate, Protection, youth, Forever Love, Single Woman, hate, distrust, Deceased Father, Shifter World, Heart Speaks, No Goodbye, Four Years, Unstoppable Love
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Science had always interested her as a kid, and when she took a meteorology class at San Francisco State, she knew she was hooked.
Carly was just packing up her things to head home when she heard someone behind her. She quickly jumped back and Avery grabbed her before she toppled over.
“Whoa, Carly, it’s just me,” Avery said, with concern written all over her face. Carly cursed under her breath and tried to regain her composure. She hated that the Shifter Killer and the constant reporting on shifters had made her fears control her thoughts again.
After the accident, Carly’s life had drastically changed. Her mother, Amanda, who was normally a free spirit, seemed to lose a part of herself, becoming paranoid and fearful of going outside. Her condition worsened, and she was forced to quit her teaching job and stay at home where she felt safe. After this, Carly had to grow up quickly in order to support herself and her mother.
Even though it was a shifter that had killed her father, Carly’s mother never seemed to blame shifters for their loss, which was something Carly never could understand. Her mother was more afraid of everything else, instead of the one thing that had destroyed their life.
When her father had been killed, shifters were not common knowledge. When the police, Carly’s father’s squad, had come to investigate the incident, no one believed their story. The police said that they must have imagined the man, that it was a cougar all along.
When Carly was ten, a local news story spread like wildfire, of a shifter changing forms. Her friends and what was left of their family finally started to believe their story. Several years later, researchers scientifically proved that shape shifting was possible, and that it was caused by a genetic mutation. Shifters were now fairly common in society, but Carly was still afraid of them.
Since the accident, Carly had tried to come to terms with what had happened to her family. Because of the trauma she had endured, it had always been a struggle for her to accept shifters in human society. Unlike her mother, Carly wasn’t afraid of the world around her. She was afraid of just one thing.
Carly thought something had snapped in that shifter’s mind when he killed her father. His anger and rage were out of control, and because of that, she did not trust that other shifters would not eventually snap as well.
With shifters now a part of society, Carly had always made a point to stay away from them because she was fearful of what they might do. She had been fairly successful at this until she met her ex, Henry Greene. She had had no idea that he was a shifter. She thought he was just the cute boy down the hall in her dorm at San Francisco State.
She was moving into her dorm when he had knocked on her door. Carly’s roommate hadn’t arrived yet so she thought it was her. When she opened the door, she was met with a tall, burly guy, with shaggy black hair, strong features, liquid brown eyes, and a trim beard. And damn, did she think he was cute.
“Oh,” Henry said. “I’m guessing I’m not at the right room, unless housing somehow mixed up and put me with a gorgeous girl.” He smiled. “I’m Henry Greene.” He reached out his hand.
“I’m Carly Tate,” she said. She had grabbed his hand and felt sparks course through her body. From that moment on, they were inseparable.
Carly and Henry were perfect for one another in every way. In other relationships, Carly always felt that she had to make them work or that she had to always impress them. With Henry, everything just came easily. She was able to be the closet nerd that she was and still dress up when she wanted to, without him questioning it. Their relationship was going so well that they even started discussing marriage once they graduated. Then, Carly found out everything in their relationship was a lie, and instead of talking with him about it, she did the only thing she could do. She ran.
“These
Carly was just packing up her things to head home when she heard someone behind her. She quickly jumped back and Avery grabbed her before she toppled over.
“Whoa, Carly, it’s just me,” Avery said, with concern written all over her face. Carly cursed under her breath and tried to regain her composure. She hated that the Shifter Killer and the constant reporting on shifters had made her fears control her thoughts again.
After the accident, Carly’s life had drastically changed. Her mother, Amanda, who was normally a free spirit, seemed to lose a part of herself, becoming paranoid and fearful of going outside. Her condition worsened, and she was forced to quit her teaching job and stay at home where she felt safe. After this, Carly had to grow up quickly in order to support herself and her mother.
Even though it was a shifter that had killed her father, Carly’s mother never seemed to blame shifters for their loss, which was something Carly never could understand. Her mother was more afraid of everything else, instead of the one thing that had destroyed their life.
When her father had been killed, shifters were not common knowledge. When the police, Carly’s father’s squad, had come to investigate the incident, no one believed their story. The police said that they must have imagined the man, that it was a cougar all along.
When Carly was ten, a local news story spread like wildfire, of a shifter changing forms. Her friends and what was left of their family finally started to believe their story. Several years later, researchers scientifically proved that shape shifting was possible, and that it was caused by a genetic mutation. Shifters were now fairly common in society, but Carly was still afraid of them.
Since the accident, Carly had tried to come to terms with what had happened to her family. Because of the trauma she had endured, it had always been a struggle for her to accept shifters in human society. Unlike her mother, Carly wasn’t afraid of the world around her. She was afraid of just one thing.
Carly thought something had snapped in that shifter’s mind when he killed her father. His anger and rage were out of control, and because of that, she did not trust that other shifters would not eventually snap as well.
With shifters now a part of society, Carly had always made a point to stay away from them because she was fearful of what they might do. She had been fairly successful at this until she met her ex, Henry Greene. She had had no idea that he was a shifter. She thought he was just the cute boy down the hall in her dorm at San Francisco State.
She was moving into her dorm when he had knocked on her door. Carly’s roommate hadn’t arrived yet so she thought it was her. When she opened the door, she was met with a tall, burly guy, with shaggy black hair, strong features, liquid brown eyes, and a trim beard. And damn, did she think he was cute.
“Oh,” Henry said. “I’m guessing I’m not at the right room, unless housing somehow mixed up and put me with a gorgeous girl.” He smiled. “I’m Henry Greene.” He reached out his hand.
“I’m Carly Tate,” she said. She had grabbed his hand and felt sparks course through her body. From that moment on, they were inseparable.
Carly and Henry were perfect for one another in every way. In other relationships, Carly always felt that she had to make them work or that she had to always impress them. With Henry, everything just came easily. She was able to be the closet nerd that she was and still dress up when she wanted to, without him questioning it. Their relationship was going so well that they even started discussing marriage once they graduated. Then, Carly found out everything in their relationship was a lie, and instead of talking with him about it, she did the only thing she could do. She ran.
“These
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