Polar Bared by Langlais Eve

Author:Langlais, Eve [Langlais, Eve]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: polar, Humor, shapeshifter, Series, chance, bear, Paranormal, Romance, soldier, second, hero, Military, wounded
ISBN: 9781501068607
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2014-11-04T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

For the first time in years, the asshole routine didn’t sit well with Gene and yet, what choice did he have?

When he’d woken with Vicky nestled in his arms, the scent of her surrounding them, on his fingers, in his blood, even in his damned soul, he’d freaked. Freaked because his first impulse was to kiss her awake and pleasure her again. And again. And…

Keep her. Keep her as mine. Forever.

Panic attack!

It didn’t matter that he reminded himself bad guys didn’t get to keep good girls. His bear scoffed at the idea they couldn’t stay together because they were so different. Opposites were supposed to attract. The strong should pair with the weak. A bear could have his human—and eat her too.

Still though, him and a woman, in a relationship?

A part of him was tempted to try. He wanted to try and see if he could live a normal life, with her. In the real world. Which meant forgetting his plans for vengeance.

But if I’m not plotting revenge, then what else would I do?

I could try my hand at real life again. Get a job. Settle down. Settle down with my Pima.

A fucking farfetched fantasy.

Not only did he doubt his ability to turn himself into a pansy-assed yuppie for Vicky, he doubted very much he would ever let him live long enough to enjoy it. One day he would find Gene and make him pay. Worse, if he suspected Gene had fallen for a human, her life would be in worse danger than it was currently.

The torture, pain, and fear his newest sworn enemy would inflict on his sweet, innocent Pima…Gene couldn’t, make that wouldn’t, allow her to come to any harm, which meant distancing himself, here and now. No more tasting those lips. No thrusting his fingers into her sex as she cried his name. Nothing. Zilch. Nada.

Grumble.

His inner bear did not like his decision. At all.

Too bad. I’m the one in charge. And I say getting involved is a bad idea.

Grrrr.

Don’t you growl at me. It’s for the best. We have to do this to keep her safe.

Safe? Apparently his inner bear scoffed at this excuse, as it sent him an image of a snow goose flapping its wings and running around in circles.

Are you calling me bird-brained?

He didn’t need to hear the chuffing to know his bear laughed at him. Gene ignored the taunts of his other half. He knew what he had to do. Like it or not.

With his plan determined, he woke Vicky from her peaceful slumber and almost gave in at her first shy good morning smile.

Only by acting as an asshole, which for once didn’t come easily, could he stop himself from kissing away the hurt he saw in her eyes.

He did this for her own good.

In stilted silence—his bear sulking in a corner of his mind and her nursing a wounded ego—they traveled, miles and miles, stopping only for essentials like bathroom breaks and refueling from increasingly light gas cans. They were practically running on fumes when he finally hit an outpost that could refuel him.

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