Mine to Bear by Khloe Wren

Author:Khloe Wren [Wren, Khloe]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Published: 2018-11-06T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Four

Jolie

Fury raced through my system, chasing away the shock and confusion from earlier. I’d been falling in love with a man who didn’t even really want me. I tried to stand again, but again, his hands tightened on me, stopping me from moving away.

“It’s not like that. Jolie, please, let me explain before you run off.”

“I can’t run off because you’re holding me down.”

My words came out in a growl and I did not appreciate the way he fought not to smile at my outburst.

“I promise I’ll let you go. In fact, I’ll take you back to your place myself if you want to, after I explain a few things.”

With a huff, I folded my arms over my chest and let my weight rest on his thighs, back far enough that my crotch wasn’t anywhere near the healthy bulge he had going on behind his fly.

“We were born to be together, but that doesn’t mean we’re forced to be a couple. It means that we were created to be the perfect partners for each other. It means we were instantly attracted to each other when we first met, that we crave each other’s touch and affection. Together we will feel complete and whole. It means we’ll fall in love with each other because when two people fit together like two destined mates do, that’s what naturally follows. There’s no forcing or removal of choice involved.”

Tears pricked my eyes. “That’s why no matter how hard I tried I couldn’t leave town, isn’t it? Why I always keep coming back to you?”

“We call it the mating burn. It’s a call between mates that is hard to deny. I’ve never heard of anyone being able to fight it as well as you have, actually.”

It sounded like he wasn’t telling me everything that was on his mind, but I didn’t have it in me to push him on it. I also wasn’t sure I wanted to know whatever it was that he wasn’t telling me.

“So I never stood a chance?”

Pain flashed through his gaze, then a wave of fury crashed through me, leaving me gasping. That wasn’t my emotion, was it?

“Never stood a chance when, Jolie?” His voice was low and a little rough, like he was struggling to hold in his emotions. Was the fury his? Was this some weird shifter thing? “Do you mean you never had a chance when your parents died and you ended up in a god-awful group home? Maybe you mean when the state handed you over to a fucking monster when you were still way too young to have any chance of fighting him off? Or was it when that fucker sold you off as a bride? Maybe you mean you didn’t stand a chance because of all the fucking abuse those two men rained down on you. Because, it couldn’t possibly be that you think you never stood a chance because of all the love and affection I’ve attempted to shower you with since you came to town.

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