Releasing the Bear: BBW Paranormal Shapeshifter Romance (The Callaghan Clan Book 2) by Meredith Clarke, Ashlee Sinn Page A
Authors: Meredith Clarke, Ashlee Sinn
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in there will fit you,” he said with a smirk.
“Thanks,” I grumbled.
“You’re the tiger,” Scarlett whispered low enough that the humans wouldn’t hear.
Major purred…actually purred when he grinned. “I am.”
She bit back a smile and glanced up at me. “A grizzly and a tiger saved me. I’ll never live this down.”
I knew she meant it as a joke but I still said, “Don’t be so hard on yourself. This will all be over soon.”
Major studied both of us. Then his eyes slid to the small scar on the top of Scarlett’s breast. His grin widened and he nodded once. “Interesting,” he said to himself. And then turning back to the three humans, he added, “This will be over real soon.”
The bones in Major’s back seemed to split open when the tiger erupted from inside. A white tiger. Almost as tall as my grizzly, he shook his fur loose until it all stood on end. He roared—a sound that I’d never heard before. More powerful than the mountain lions and on par with the grizzlies, this tiger was a force of nature to be reckoned with.
And this is why he wanted me to be in human form—to help calm him down if needed.
“Fuck, man. He’s a fucking tiger!” Todd urinated in his jeans and the other one rolled over and tucked into a ball.
“No, no, no, no,” he kept saying over and over.
Mikey just stared. He was afraid but he was also jealous. I’d never met a human who wanted to be different so much. Although, in fairness, all of the humans I’d met haven’t known that our kind existed. Major stalked forward, his feet padding lightly on the concrete. Drool dripped from his large canines, his tongue occasionally lapping it up.
“Wow,” Scarlett breathed. “I’ve never seen a tiger before.”
She didn’t smell of arousal, thankfully, so I just hugged her tighter. “Neither have I.”
Swishing his tail back and forth, Major spent time eyeing up each man. As the ISC representative, I really had no idea what kind of authority he had over a situation like this. But it seemed to be out of our hands right now and I didn’t even think we would have been able to stop him had we wanted to try.
Mikey started to stand, leaning forward to get closer to the tiger. But like a spooked street cat, Major struck out and swatted him away. Only his claw landed on the side of Mikey’s arm, instantly streaking his shirt with blood. Mikey opened his mouth to scream, but when his hand came away with blood on it, he sat back down and smiled.
“I’m going to be like you,” he breathed. “I’m going to be a fucking tiger.”
“Shit,” I said, and Major’s ears twisted around in my direction.
“Oh no,” Scarlett breathed. “He can’t.”
Yet Major knew exactly what he was doing. As Mikey dreamed about his impending change, Major strutted over to the two, urine stained men. They each put their hands up, begging and pleading and trying not to make eye contact. It was too little too late. With two quick movements, Major had grabbed their necks and broken their spine. The guys probably hadn’t even felt the pain. A merciful killing for a killer animal.
Scarlett and I stood still. She’d squeezed my hand and I tried not to react. Truth was, I didn’t know how to react. Three humans were dead because of us and I suspected Major was about to finish off the last one very soon. Humans had died. We had killed them.
As if sensing my inner turmoil, Scarlett wrapped her arm around my naked torso. “It has to be this way,” she whispered.
I rested my cheek on the top of her head and sighed. She was right, I knew that. I just wondered what tomorrow would bring now that it seemed we’d entered a new chapter of our shifter lives.
We watched while Major toyed with Mikey. Batting him around, side to side, Mikey yelled out in pain and finally in fear. I brushed my fingers through Scarlett’s hair, wanting it all to be over. And just as I thought that, Major crushed Mikey’s neck underneath his jaw and ended
“Thanks,” I grumbled.
“You’re the tiger,” Scarlett whispered low enough that the humans wouldn’t hear.
Major purred…actually purred when he grinned. “I am.”
She bit back a smile and glanced up at me. “A grizzly and a tiger saved me. I’ll never live this down.”
I knew she meant it as a joke but I still said, “Don’t be so hard on yourself. This will all be over soon.”
Major studied both of us. Then his eyes slid to the small scar on the top of Scarlett’s breast. His grin widened and he nodded once. “Interesting,” he said to himself. And then turning back to the three humans, he added, “This will be over real soon.”
The bones in Major’s back seemed to split open when the tiger erupted from inside. A white tiger. Almost as tall as my grizzly, he shook his fur loose until it all stood on end. He roared—a sound that I’d never heard before. More powerful than the mountain lions and on par with the grizzlies, this tiger was a force of nature to be reckoned with.
And this is why he wanted me to be in human form—to help calm him down if needed.
“Fuck, man. He’s a fucking tiger!” Todd urinated in his jeans and the other one rolled over and tucked into a ball.
“No, no, no, no,” he kept saying over and over.
Mikey just stared. He was afraid but he was also jealous. I’d never met a human who wanted to be different so much. Although, in fairness, all of the humans I’d met haven’t known that our kind existed. Major stalked forward, his feet padding lightly on the concrete. Drool dripped from his large canines, his tongue occasionally lapping it up.
“Wow,” Scarlett breathed. “I’ve never seen a tiger before.”
She didn’t smell of arousal, thankfully, so I just hugged her tighter. “Neither have I.”
Swishing his tail back and forth, Major spent time eyeing up each man. As the ISC representative, I really had no idea what kind of authority he had over a situation like this. But it seemed to be out of our hands right now and I didn’t even think we would have been able to stop him had we wanted to try.
Mikey started to stand, leaning forward to get closer to the tiger. But like a spooked street cat, Major struck out and swatted him away. Only his claw landed on the side of Mikey’s arm, instantly streaking his shirt with blood. Mikey opened his mouth to scream, but when his hand came away with blood on it, he sat back down and smiled.
“I’m going to be like you,” he breathed. “I’m going to be a fucking tiger.”
“Shit,” I said, and Major’s ears twisted around in my direction.
“Oh no,” Scarlett breathed. “He can’t.”
Yet Major knew exactly what he was doing. As Mikey dreamed about his impending change, Major strutted over to the two, urine stained men. They each put their hands up, begging and pleading and trying not to make eye contact. It was too little too late. With two quick movements, Major had grabbed their necks and broken their spine. The guys probably hadn’t even felt the pain. A merciful killing for a killer animal.
Scarlett and I stood still. She’d squeezed my hand and I tried not to react. Truth was, I didn’t know how to react. Three humans were dead because of us and I suspected Major was about to finish off the last one very soon. Humans had died. We had killed them.
As if sensing my inner turmoil, Scarlett wrapped her arm around my naked torso. “It has to be this way,” she whispered.
I rested my cheek on the top of her head and sighed. She was right, I knew that. I just wondered what tomorrow would bring now that it seemed we’d entered a new chapter of our shifter lives.
We watched while Major toyed with Mikey. Batting him around, side to side, Mikey yelled out in pain and finally in fear. I brushed my fingers through Scarlett’s hair, wanting it all to be over. And just as I thought that, Major crushed Mikey’s neck underneath his jaw and ended
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