Romance: My Bear Boss: BBW Paranormal Shapeshifter Romance (BBW Shifter Romance, Paranormal Shifter Romance) by Ashley Hunter Page B
Authors: Ashley Hunter
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it’s time you probably gave her that message yourself.”
That she hadn’t expected. Ingrid whirled her attention on Leo, her eyes wide as she processed the words he had said. “…Wait… what?”
Leo gave her a small smile, the ghost of a very snarky grin he had given her cheekily five months ago.
“You’ve been here long enough, Ingrid. You suffered because of my mistakes. For the longest time I was trying to convince myself that I wasn’t anything like that wolf who had killed my sister but… here I am doing the same thing to you.”
Ingrid gaped.
“Hold on… you’re nothing like he was.”
Leo shook his head again and his main of tussled brown hair fell over his eyes, obscuring those emotions from her sight.
“That’s not for you to worry about. I can’t keep you here anymore when you don’t belong to me.” The words sent a zing through her body, made her suddenly so strangely aware of everything.
Strangely aware of him.
“Thank you for… delighting me with your conversations.” Leo said before straightening in his seat.
“I’ll speak with Gerard about ensuring your safe drive home.”
Wait.
“You will be compensated, for your trouble here, and if all goes well,”
What was going on?
“I’m sure you won’t ever have to see us again.”
He gave her one final smile before he stood up and gave her a short nod. Ingrid felt herself stumble to her feet just as he turned around before she could stop herself, she was flinging her hand forward and gripping around his sleeve.
With a tug, he stopped short but didn’t look at her.
Ingrid could feel her heart ramming in her throat, her mind pulsing with his words and the strange sensation caking against her chest.
“Wait…” She whispered. What was happening? “Hold on, let me just…” She stammered.
He turned and he looked at her, expression unreadable as he met her gaze easily. This beautiful, horrible man Ingrid had come to know for the past five months in ways she had never expected.
All she had ever wanted was to go back home. She wanted it more than anything, even when there was no chance of her heading back, she wanted to head back and find peace in knowing she was safe in her apartment.
Why is this happening?
But instead… she could only remember the nights where she couldn’t sleep. She remembered how she had felt when she had driven out of the town, had allowed her hair to fall past her neck for the first time in years… and how she knew that even though she had so many things left to do…
Why was it that the idea of leaving made her want to cry?
Tears welled up in her eyes for reasons Ingrid couldn’t understand.
“Are you… being serious?” She asked, unsure if she could believe Leo.
Even now after everything.
He nodded, “You can leave now, Ingrid. You’re free.”
And when he pulled away, Ingrid couldn’t move to stop him again.
Leo walked out of the room and Ingrid couldn’t understand why her chest hurt so much or why she was suddenly so uncertain about leaving this place.
Chapter 16
He couldn’t allow himself to see her cry after all that had happened. It was honestly, one of the weirdest moments of his life. Weirdest, being the choice word, because he never had expected this sort of situation to happen.
Leo had lived for many years, used to keeping to himself and staying away from the eyes of that species that were so damn curious they rivaled his most primitive relatives, the cats.
It was mind-boggling really, to try to understand such an ignorant, but curious race. While their weapons and lack of acceptance for that which was difference, their insatiable desire to learn more made them almost harmless.
Like lemmings, his father had compared them, simple creatures that didn’t need much looking into to be understood.
He had completely expected a lemming when he had taken Ingrid. He had expected a frightened little mouse who would simply do as was ordered and sit back for fear of
That she hadn’t expected. Ingrid whirled her attention on Leo, her eyes wide as she processed the words he had said. “…Wait… what?”
Leo gave her a small smile, the ghost of a very snarky grin he had given her cheekily five months ago.
“You’ve been here long enough, Ingrid. You suffered because of my mistakes. For the longest time I was trying to convince myself that I wasn’t anything like that wolf who had killed my sister but… here I am doing the same thing to you.”
Ingrid gaped.
“Hold on… you’re nothing like he was.”
Leo shook his head again and his main of tussled brown hair fell over his eyes, obscuring those emotions from her sight.
“That’s not for you to worry about. I can’t keep you here anymore when you don’t belong to me.” The words sent a zing through her body, made her suddenly so strangely aware of everything.
Strangely aware of him.
“Thank you for… delighting me with your conversations.” Leo said before straightening in his seat.
“I’ll speak with Gerard about ensuring your safe drive home.”
Wait.
“You will be compensated, for your trouble here, and if all goes well,”
What was going on?
“I’m sure you won’t ever have to see us again.”
He gave her one final smile before he stood up and gave her a short nod. Ingrid felt herself stumble to her feet just as he turned around before she could stop herself, she was flinging her hand forward and gripping around his sleeve.
With a tug, he stopped short but didn’t look at her.
Ingrid could feel her heart ramming in her throat, her mind pulsing with his words and the strange sensation caking against her chest.
“Wait…” She whispered. What was happening? “Hold on, let me just…” She stammered.
He turned and he looked at her, expression unreadable as he met her gaze easily. This beautiful, horrible man Ingrid had come to know for the past five months in ways she had never expected.
All she had ever wanted was to go back home. She wanted it more than anything, even when there was no chance of her heading back, she wanted to head back and find peace in knowing she was safe in her apartment.
Why is this happening?
But instead… she could only remember the nights where she couldn’t sleep. She remembered how she had felt when she had driven out of the town, had allowed her hair to fall past her neck for the first time in years… and how she knew that even though she had so many things left to do…
Why was it that the idea of leaving made her want to cry?
Tears welled up in her eyes for reasons Ingrid couldn’t understand.
“Are you… being serious?” She asked, unsure if she could believe Leo.
Even now after everything.
He nodded, “You can leave now, Ingrid. You’re free.”
And when he pulled away, Ingrid couldn’t move to stop him again.
Leo walked out of the room and Ingrid couldn’t understand why her chest hurt so much or why she was suddenly so uncertain about leaving this place.
Chapter 16
He couldn’t allow himself to see her cry after all that had happened. It was honestly, one of the weirdest moments of his life. Weirdest, being the choice word, because he never had expected this sort of situation to happen.
Leo had lived for many years, used to keeping to himself and staying away from the eyes of that species that were so damn curious they rivaled his most primitive relatives, the cats.
It was mind-boggling really, to try to understand such an ignorant, but curious race. While their weapons and lack of acceptance for that which was difference, their insatiable desire to learn more made them almost harmless.
Like lemmings, his father had compared them, simple creatures that didn’t need much looking into to be understood.
He had completely expected a lemming when he had taken Ingrid. He had expected a frightened little mouse who would simply do as was ordered and sit back for fear of
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