Running Bear (Wounded Warriors Book 1) by Tunstall Kit & Fawkes Kit

Author:Tunstall,Kit & Fawkes,Kit [Tunstall,Kit & Fawkes,Kit]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Amourisa Press
Published: 2016-09-23T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Wyatt listened to her breathe as she slipped into sleep. She was soon making a low purring sound. Not quite a snore, but more a sound of contentment. He could relate, feeling the best he’d felt in years with her just like this. His arms tightened inadvertently around her, making her whimper slightly in her sleep, when the fear of losing her shot through him. He’d barely found her again, and had barely allowed himself to acknowledge the need he had for her. She was in danger as long as she was with him, and he couldn’t keep her at his side.

The realization rocked him, making him once again tighten his arms without thought. This time, she didn’t whimper. She simply snuggled closer, her arms that had grown limp during sleep briefly tightening around him before her body relaxed again.

“I love you,” he said in a whisper, brushing his lips against her temple. She made that purring sound again, as though her subconscious had heard his words and approved of them.

Words, along with this brief moment, were all he could give her. He knew what he had to do, and that was keep her safe. Nothing else mattered as long as Gillian was protected, and he couldn’t do that if he stayed with her.

His bear roared in his mind, and Wyatt realized the animal was closer to the surface than it had been in months. Instead of feeling repulsed by the idea, he found the voice of his animal in the back of his mind slightly reassuring for the first time in at least two years. His bear didn’t seem as wild or raging with Gillian in his arms. If they could stay like that forever, everything would be perfect. Unfortunately, that was an impossible goal.

He allowed himself a few more minutes of holding her, both because he couldn’t yet tear himself away and also because he wanted to ensure she was sleeping deeply before he left her embrace. He needed to do it now, while he could still manage the necessary strength. It wasn’t a physical strength, but an emotional fortitude he’d lacked for a while. He’d been in hiding from himself and his bear, plain and simple. The events of the last twenty-four hours had dragged him out of hiding forcibly, but they had also temporarily reunited him with his mate. He wasn’t certain what the future held, but he couldn’t be sorry about it or regret anything if it had given him these few precious hours with Gillian.

She barely stirred when he finally forced himself to pull away, feeling the separation like a physical wrench in his body as he slipped from his seat to the floorboard before quietly opening the door and maneuvering his way out into the barn. Wyatt found his clothes quickly and dressed hastily. He couldn’t just leave without saying anything, but when he found the pen and a rumpled piece of paper in the console, he held the writing implement over

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