Midnight Guardian by Tamara White

Author:Tamara White [White, Tamara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-02-21T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty

Adrian

I’m pacing around the room, eager to get this class underway. I have one class today, one. And it’s a private one. Usually, I wouldn’t even get out of bed for one lousy student, but we bears have become harder and harder to repopulate. It’s rare to have a bear shifter come in here, or even a person willing to learn about bear culture, but that’s not the reason I said yes to the class. It was the name that made me agree so willingly—Isobel Carter. The girl who had me completely enamored last night and my bear willing to take a mate for the first time in thirty-four years.

Sure, we’ve been more than willing to lie down with our share of females, but for bears, we only mate with one for life. And it has to be a unanimous decision from both the human and bear side.

When I saw her name on the sheet, my day went from boring to downright exciting. From the first moment I saw her, my bear was smitten, as was I. She had this look about her, one that reeked of dominance, power, and strength, but underneath the tough exterior, I saw the fragile girl hiding, or better yet, protecting herself.

As a person who’s had heartbreak and ruin surround them their whole life, I recognized it the moment I stared into those pretty blue eyes of hers. She was protecting her heart from the world and I, too, wanted to help protect it.

The door to my classroom opens suddenly, stirring me from my thoughts as Tristan walks into the room with a massive grin in place. Following behind him is the girl, Isobel, and it causes me a moment of confusion.

What the hell is Tristan doing here with her and without Jesse? Has he abandoned Tristan to aimlessly wander the school? What on earth is that idiot thinking?

As if Isobel can see where my thoughts are, she scoffs, “I can see what you’re thinking, papa bear. Don’t worry, Tristan is safe with me.” She turns to Tristan, rolling her eyes. “Seriously, how do you stand them treating you like that? If people I considered my family treated me this way, I might get a little homicidal too.”

Tristan grins and wraps Isobel in a one-armed hug. “You’re amazing, you know that? I think I’m gonna keep you forever. It means a lot that you care. Thank you.”

“See, now that’s ridiculous!” She throws her hands up in frustration. “You just thanked me for treating you the way a normal person is supposed to treat another. It’s sad that you think you need to thank me for basic human niceties.”

Shit, the girl is right. In all of our time trying to protect him, have we always treated him this way? Like he was nothing more than a monster ready to snap at any moment? We thought we were doing right by him and keeping a close watch on him to ensure he never harmed another soul.

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