Bearly Sleeping by Cara Wylde

Author:Cara Wylde [Wylde, Cara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Cara Wylde
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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Tavian was sitting on the edge of the bed, elbows on his knees, his head resting in his hands. He rubbed his eyes and pinched the bridge of his nose. The wooden floor was cold under his bare feet, but he didn’t care. He was completely naked in the chilly morning air. As a bear-shifter, there were few things which could actually bother him or make him feel uncomfortable.

“It was real,” he whispered to himself. “This time, it was real.”

He was trying to convince himself that he wasn’t going insane, that what he felt wasn’t just false hope. It had been her in his dream. Rose, with her cheerful laughter and crystalline voice. She had kissed him, and he had felt her fruity breath on his lips. He knew her unique scent, and he could recognize it even after a century.

“Why didn’t she tell me where she is?”

Then it dawned on him: maybe she didn’t know herself. If The Lost Kingdom was moving regularly and she was trapped inside it, then there was no way she could have known where she was at any given moment in time. But she was close. So close that they had actually shared a dream. His dream. Or hers? It didn’t matter.

Tavian jumped to his feet and started looking for his clothes. He would leave his things at the inn, but he needed at least a shirt and some trousers to cover himself until he reached the forest. He would hide them in the same tree hollow, then search the woods and the entire land inch by inch. Yes, there was a fair chance that The Lost Kingdom might move again before he found it, but he couldn’t let that fear paralyze him. After all, the curse was supposed to last for one century. It was time for someone to find it, for a hero to march through the gates of the palace, scoop Rose into his arms, and kiss her awake. He had to be that hero.

Downstairs, he greeted the innkeeper and refused breakfast. He didn’t have time to eat. He stormed out of the inn and headed straight to the edge of the forest. It was very early, but the few people who were renting a room had all woken up and were getting ready for a long day. He avoided them as best as he could, lest anyone stopped him and tried to make conversation. Travelers were always so friendly and chatty, especially merchants.

When he was sure no one saw him, Tavian got rid of his clothes and shifted into his bear form. When he let the beast take control, he felt free and invincible. No one dared approach him, and that gave him pure joy. He focused on what his senses told him, as they were much sharper than when he was in his human form, then let his strong legs carry him through the woods at his shifter speed. He could cover much more ground that way. From time to time, he stopped and sniffed the air, trying to catch Rose’s unique scent.

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