Bear Hearted: BBW Paranormal Shifter Romance by Ava Hunt

Author:Ava Hunt [Hunt, Ava]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2016-06-21T21:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Something hard poked Toby in the leg. He brushed it off and tucked his arms closer to his body. A shiver shook him to the core. He opened his eyes to the brightness of the sunlight filtering through the canopy of leaves above him. He looked up at the white-haired stern-looking police officer holding a night-stick in his hand. His head was cocked to the side as he spoke into his radio. “I found the body. Looks like another drunk.”

Why wasn’t the man scared? He was a bear!

He sat up, his hands pressing into the rocky ground. He lifted his hand. His hand? Toby wasn’t a bear anymore. He was back to his human self. His very naked human self. He pressed his back into the bark of the tree, wincing as it cut his skin. His body was damp as if he were a blade of grass covered in morning dew. He hoped it was dew. Another violent shiver rocked his body.

“Get up, buddy,” the police officer said. His accent was thick, telling him to git up.

Toby stood and the officer diverted his eyes. Toby cupped himself and stood there. Unsure what to do. He hoped the officer wouldn’t handcuff him, then he would really be exposing himself.

“Can you walk okay?” the officer asked, looking as if touching Toby’s dirty body would be crossing a line for him.

Toby nodded, not wanting to be touched either. “I’m good.”

Thankfully, the officer was parked at the edge of the woods, limiting Toby’s exposure to any onlookers who might be frequenting the park.

Toby sat on the back seat and the officer slapped a pair of handcuffs around his wrists then tossed him blanket.

The ride to the station was silent, though the officer attempted to make small talk by accusing Toby of being a slobbering drunk. He decided not to say a word about how he got there. If he said he’d been a bear all night chasing rabbits and squirrels he knew he’d be headed to a much worse place than lockup.

“Do you have to take me to the station?” Toby asked. “I live nearby.” The metal handcuffs around his wrists clinked together.

The officer looked at him through the rear-view mirror. “Usually I would. But you were discovered by a female jogger who was particularly offended by your lack of clothes. Since it was called in, I have to perform proper protocol.”

Toby gripped the rough blanket around his body, leaning back against the plastic seat. He looked out the window, recalling the night before. His senses were still heightened, though they were more intense when he was a bear. His vision and sense of smell was sharp. The officer must be a smoker, he smelled the faint imprint of cigarettes and minty gum. His nose wrinkled at the smell of cleaning materials used in the backseat. He wondered how many people vomited or had done worse to the seat in the past. He tucked the blanket under his butt, trying to limit contact with whatever was left over.

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