Kidnapped by the Bear: A Paranormal Romance by Mia Wolf

Author:Mia Wolf [Wolf, Mia]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3, mobi
Published: 2019-05-24T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 24 - Ashley

I feel like Warren and I are close to a break-through, like we’re finally getting somewhere. He’s taking me to the home he grew up in and shared with me his darkest secret. I have waited and longed for him for a decade. Still, all those years, I’ve felt like I never got to see the true Warren. Even when we were together, he never felt close to me, even though I couldn’t pinpoint what it was or put my finger on it. He was closed off and never confided in me. I can’t count the number of times we argued because he never truly talked about himself. It put a huge strain on our relationship; it broke when it broke, but it needed some deep fixing from the beginning. I have regretted breaking up with Warren many times in the past because I have been unable to find anyone to replace him. No one has ever come even close. But I couldn’t be with someone who didn’t trust me enough to share their life with me either.

But today I finally caught a glimpse of who Warren really is. I don’t know what changed, but I like this new development.

“You’re asking me to not be a shadow.” Isn’t that what he said? Makes much more sense now.

We make our way to the village in our rental car, and I ask Warren what I can expect to see.

“Expect caves,” Warren tells me while he drives as crazily as ever. It’s crazy not in the rash or dangerous sense, but in its precision. His turns and pacing are uncannily accurate.

“Caves? You’re joking, right?”

He shakes his head and smiles, then turns cryptic again. “You’ve never seen architecture like in the village.”

I don’t know what to make of that information so I stomach my curiosity for the time being. When we arrive, Warren parks the car at the base of the settlement. I exit the car and stare at the landscape in front of me, my mouth dropping open.

“This is unreal,” I say, absent-mindedly walking towards a circular platform that’s surrounded by yellow fairy lights and lanterns. In the backdrop, houses are crawling up a winding pathway, the pavement lit from the lamps on the porches. From a distance, it looks like a quiet, sleeping carnival that comes alive at midnight. The breeze that passes through my hair smells peculiarly. It’s earthy, and it reminds me of Warren.

“What’s the occasion?” I ask, gesturing at the lights.

“It’s your first time here. That’s something to celebrate,” Warren tells me. I feel like he’s joking again so I turn around and stare into his eyes; they’re burning in the amber glow all around him and they show that he means it. I instantly feel my heart warming although I scoff a little at the cheesiness of the situation.

“Maibach,” a man calls out as he walks towards us, crossing the circular platform.

“The rotunda’s a nice touch,” Warren says to him. “Ashley, this is Joshua,” he pauses then adds, “Rose’s friend.

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