Desired by the Bear Book 2: Werebear Romance

Author:V. Vaughn [Vaughn, V.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sugarloaf Press
Published: 2016-10-18T04:00:00+00:00

17

Tally

“Somebody! I’m stuck in Caitlyn’s body. Help!” Nadia’s voice is a soft whisper in my head, and while I’m fascinated that her telepathic signals are reaching me, I’m frustrated I can’t seem to talk back to her. After Julie cried out her pain over Henri telling her they’re done, she hardened her heart. The woman is definitely a survivor, and bright light from her cell phone illuminates the dim trailer as she researches black bear habitats in the Pacific Northwest. While we get occasional runaways from other clans, Jean Luc always gets their background before letting them join us. I suspect Julie isn’t going to be welcomed with open arms into another clan once they discover her crimes.

Julie gets up to riffle through a backpack and pulls out a protein bar and water before she returns to the ratty couch. When she sits back down a squeak makes her jump. Julie partially shifts so quickly I’m shocked when her paw slams down on the floor and she squashes a mouse. I shudder when she lifts it up by its tail and tosses it across the room. It thumps against the wall before it falls, and I hope this isn’t a long term residence for her.

The sofa bounces under Julie as she stretches out and closes her eyes for a nap. I discover that when you occupy someone as an unknown visitor, you fall asleep too. The both of us awake with a start when there’s a rap on the door. Julie listens carefully as she sniffs and recognizes Caitlyn’s scent. She gets up, and quietly lifts the chair out of the way before she opens the door without a word to let Caitlyn in.

Caitlyn scrunches up her nose and speaks through her hand. “God, this place is disgusting.”

Julie ignores her and says, “Thanks for coming.” This is my chance to try to grab Nadia and return. I chant an attachment spell with the hope I can get Nadia to join me in Julie’s head. But my magic is dead, and nothing happens.

Caitlyn blinks as if the air hurts her eyes too. “What do you want?”

“We miss you. Henri still talks about you,” says Julie. “So do Randy and Rosie.”

Sadness clouds Caitlyn’s eyes, and I think about how Henri doesn’t talk much about it, but I know he and Caitlyn’s siblings never got over her running away. The pain is evident in her voice as she says, “I miss them too. Do they want to see--”

“I need your help.”

I watch Caitlyn stiffen and a cold mask covers her face. “Right, Mother. I’ll get right on that.” She lifts her chin and says, “Unless you’d like the kind of help you gave me. I’ll gladly buy a bus ticket to nowhere and let you figure out how to live in a world you don’t know.”

“I sent you to prep school,” spits out Julie. “But I see you didn’t exactly use your education wisely. A hunter? Really?”

Caitlyn rushes toward Julie to grab her by the throat with one hand.

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