Cael (Were Zoo Book 11) by R. E. Butler

Author:R. E. Butler [Butler, R. E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-04-18T17:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Novi had never been bold. In her head she always felt bold, but when it came to actually being bold, she always chickened out and got shy. But with Cael, she was bold. There was a relief that filled her because she could finally put the truth of her life together, could explain the strange things she felt and the way her body reacted.

And the mystery of why her father wanted her dead.

It angered her that she and her mom had been on the run for years to protect her simply because he hadn’t used a condom. Or accepted responsibility for being a father and brought her and her mom into his life. She understood the need for secrecy, but there had to be a point where a life mattered more than the secret. She shouldn’t have been on anyone’s kill-list simply because of her paternity.

But here she was. Half human and half bear of some sort, if Cael’s senses were reading her right.

She might never know the truth, but it suddenly didn’t matter.

All that mattered was that Cael was with her and wanted to be with her… maybe? He still hadn’t answered.

Cael cupped her face and brushed his lips over hers, sending a riot of sensations through her. “I want you to stay with me. I crave it. But we really shouldn’t do more than just sleep if you’re not ready to be with me.”

“What do you mean?” She wrapped her hand around his wrist, anchoring herself to him.

“Shifters are prone to strong attachments when they find their mate. You’re mine. Or, I want to ask you to be my mate officially. Once we have sex, my elephant is going to consider you our mate, our wife. We don’t mark like some of the other shifter groups who will bite with their fangs to leave a permanent scar, but the intention is the same. Once I have you in my arms and in my bed, sweetheart, it’s going to be impossible for me to let you go.”

She let that roll around in her head. “You want me to move in with you, like tonight?”

“Maybe not tonight if we don’t go any further than kissing and sleeping, but yes. Once we make love, my elephant won’t be able to handle you sleeping anywhere else.”

She was in a pickle. She really wanted to make love to Cael, and she even liked the idea of living with him. Hell, she was half in love with him already.

“When shifters meet their one right person—”

“Soulmate,” he supplied.

“Right,” she said and smiled. “When a shifter meets his or her soulmate, the instant connection that I felt with you is what you feel with me?”

“Absolutely. It’s why I tried to keep you here at the park on Saturday for as long as possible. It made me feel downright crazy to be away from you for two nights. But that being said, we don’t have to do anything tonight. I’m content to have you here with me.

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