Mating Season: A Bear Shifter Captive Romance by Kitty Thomas

Author:Kitty Thomas [Thomas, Kitty]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Burlesque Press
Published: 2024-07-17T00:00:00+00:00

13

ROSALIE

I’m awake and angry, but I refuse to open my eyes yet. I know Cooper is fast, but we must have just missed each other for him to be able to beat me to my apartment. This is so unfair. I made a legit heroic escape—like with background music and shit. And as soon as I get on my own home turf, before I can even get behind a locked door, he’s recaptured me again. Seriously?

I may as well be a tiny turtle trying to escape a cardboard box. This is so fucked up.

But then I hear a male voice that is definitely not Cooper’s, and the anger turns sharply to fear.

“Rodolfo, I thought I’d be able to sample her as soon as I rose for the night, but she just sleeps and sleeps and sleeps, doesn’t she?” He sighs. “So annoying and inconvenient.”

“We’ll need to drain the drugs from her system before you drink, Sir.”

“That won’t be necessary. I’m not planning a full feeding until tomorrow night. I just want to confuse the mating link so I don’t have to worry about the bear.”

Who… the hell… is that? I try to keep my breathing even and fight against the urge to open my eyes and satisfy my horrifying curiosity. It’s now that I start to pay closer attention to my environment—the cold stone floor I seem to be sprawled upon.

“It’s no use, poppet, I smelled the change in the scent of your blood. Fear. And your breathing changed… your heart rate changed. You humans contain very little mystery. You can’t fake it with me, my dear, though you’ll have plenty of opportunities to try.”

Humans. My heart sinks at this word because I know that means he’s not a human. And I’m not going to play dumb. I know what he is. Even before I open my eyes to look at him, I know. This room feels cold.

But not cold because of the temperature of the air. No, it’s a deeper cold. It’s a cold mixed with terror that seeps deep into your veins and takes up permanent residence there. I feel a loud internal scream inside my own mind, and I know.

Vampire.

His voice. The coldness both in him and in this room, it all screams to inform me of the predator I’m locked in with.

“Rosalie, come now, pet, let’s not do this. You had your opportunity to choose the bear. And yet… here we are. What was it that gave you pause? Was it his good looks? His… what I’m led to believe is an absolutely intoxicating mating scent? You smell like citrus and honey by the way. Did he tell you? Absolutely irresistible. I cannot wait to really dig in and gorge myself on you.”

I remain quiet. I still haven’t opened my eyes. I can’t bring myself to face this new reality. So instead I just let him drone on as I shiver and try to stop my internal screaming.

“Or maybe it was his success? His talent? I hear he’s quite the architect.

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