Aaron: Mating Fever (Rocked by the Bear Book 4) by V. Vaughn

Author:V. Vaughn [Vaughn, V.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sugarloaf Press
Published: 2016-04-12T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 9

When we get back downstairs the girls gather around me to assure me that I would be happy if I decided to change. They go on about the love they have for their mates and describe some of the physical things I can expect if I decide to become a werebear. I take in all their comments without saying much, because not only am I a bit shocked by the news that I’m not human, I have no intention of ever waking up my animal side.

When Nessa asks for my phone so she can put herself in my contacts, I reluctantly let her before I decide I’ve got to leave. I excuse myself and go to Aaron. “Hey, I’m feeling a bit overwhelmed. Would you take me home?”

“Of course. Why don’t you go outside and I’ll get your bag.”

“Thanks.” I turn back to the others and say, “Thank you all for a wonderful evening.”

I leave before I can get sucked into conversation, and the moment I step outside I take a deep breath to let the cool night air fill my lungs. The headlights of a passing car flash, and I watch it go by. I imagine the occupants are just as clueless about the werebear living right under their noses as I’ve been. I close my eyes to hold back the burn of tears as I hope that maybe this is a mistake. But I know better. The feeling I have around Aaron isn’t normal, and I’ve been aware of that fact since the first time he touched me.

When Aaron steps outside on the porch, he places an arm around my waist to gaze out at the street too. “Hey. They mean well.”

“I know.” His touch is comforting, and even though I shouldn’t, I lean into his body. “It’s just so much to process.”

He drapes his leather coat over my shoulders as he says, “Take as much time as you need, Olivia. Even though we’re destined to be together, you still have a choice.”

I turn to gaze up into his eyes. In the dim light the pale-blue shade of them glows as he smooths my hair back from my face. He loves me. I know it’s crazy and that I need to be strong, but the warmth of his presence is soothing. I wrap my arms around his waist and lean against his chest. It’s not fair, because I’m taking what I need from him with no intention of letting a relationship happen. Aaron’s heartbeat is steady and thrums through me as if it’s calling to mine, and a sense of peace fills me. As if I need him. But I don’t. I definitely don’t.

I step back and say, “Good.” My feet tap down the wooden stairs and remind me of the drumbeat I provided earlier. Solid and steady, like the kind of guy I imagine is right for me. Not the one whose idea of order is to store drumsticks under a couch cushion.

I slip my arms into the sleeves of Aaron’s jacket and zip up before I settle onto the seat of his motorcycle.

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