Lure of the Bear (Aloha Shifters: Jewels of the Heart Book 3) by Anna Lowe

Author:Anna Lowe [Lowe, Anna]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Tags: Paranormal Romance, Werewolf and Shapeshifter, Alpha Hero, Paranormal Suspense, Billionaire romance, Military romance, Island romance
Publisher: Twin Moon Press
Published: 2017-06-08T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Hunter waited on the porch while Dawn dressed, rubbing his shoulder absently against the doorframe. He stopped the moment he realized what he was doing, because this wasn’t his turf to mark. It was Dawn’s, and while she’d opened up to him, she hadn’t exactly begged him to make her his.

What if we beg her to make us hers? his bear tried. Would that work?

He grinned, because — yeah, he was that over the moon in love. The best feeling in the world, even if it did come with a sense of gnawing dread. He had far too many hopes and fears on the line, and there was so much he and Dawn had to discuss. Neither of them had brought up the subject of his shifter side, and he hadn’t dared to introduce the notion of destined mates.

Surely, she feels it, just like we do. Surely, she knows.

Hunter took a deep breath. Right now, he ought to be relishing the present, not worrying about the future.

He sniffed deeply, inhaling the rich scent of Maui by night. The scent of sex was still in the air, too — faint, but perfectly clear to his keen bear nose — and his chest puffed out a little bit.

Footsteps tapped over the wooden floorboards of the cottage, and he turned.

“Do I look okay?” Dawn asked, stepping onto the porch.

His jaw dropped, and he stood dumbstruck for a long minute. When he finally got his mouth into gear, all that came out were unintelligible sounds. Because, wow. She looked like a million bucks. Well, Dawn always looked like a million bucks, even in her police uniform. But now…

An ivory qipao dress sheathed her gentle curves — a gorgeous, body-hugging silk masterpiece that brought out her Asian heritage. Three knot buttons swept from her neck to one shoulder, and a long slit ran up the left leg. Hunter had never cracked open a fashion magazine, but hell, he could picture her fitting right in. No, wait — she’d be on the cover, for sure. Her glossy black hair was plaited in one long braid that fell forward over her left shoulder. The low pumps she wore matched the pure red of her lips, and a pair of dangly earrings sparkled in the moonlight.

“It’s… You’re… I mean…” He stammered away while his inner bear rolled its eyes.

Say, it’s beautiful. You’re beautiful. Come on already!

“You look great,” he managed at last.

She looked down at herself and twisted her lips uncertainly. “I’m supposed to fit in tonight, but I’m not sure I can match what Regina’s guests are likely to be wearing.”

He shook his head vehemently. “You’ll outshine every one of them. Even without the dress. I mean…”

Dawn laughed and stepped closer. “I think I’d better keep the dress on. At least while we’re at work.”

His heart soared, and he hoped he wasn’t reading too much into her words. They did imply a later, right? The time after work when the two of them could…

He cleared his throat hastily and plucked a single flower from the hibiscus growing beside the porch.

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