Sanctuary in the Bear Shifter's Arms_A MM Shifter Bonding Alpha Mates Romance by JW Constantine

Author:JW Constantine [Constantine, JW]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-01-03T00:00:00+00:00

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Dirk took his leave from his new friends with a promise to be in touch and to send them some healing herbs to help them through the cold months so they remained healthy and strong.

Then he walked for miles home, taking his time and stopping often to collect more samples. The Medve was expansive and he never could visit all corners of it, but one day he’d like to try.

With Ryan at his side, he thought. Then tamped out the small flame that kindled inside his heart. The shifter was far too wounded to even begin to think about more happening with him. It could take years but… it may never happen. The best he could hope for was Ryan grew to be whole of mind so he could move on and live his life alone.

Dirk pocketed the vials of water samples and continued up the river, listening to his surroundings. The music of the world was his own healing balm. The time away from Sanctuary—and Ryan—had taken its toll on him as well. He was weary, wanted his rooms and his comforting cup of tea with his assistant. And then when he was strong enough to see Ryan, to go into his room and look into his eyes.

And if he was lucky, to lay healing hands on him.

He was in so deep, he didn’t know if there was any way out anymore.

He continued on.

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Ryan had no idea what drew him outdoors and to the spot where he’d last seen the bear. The woods held no lure for him—he only remembered the searing pain of running through the trees to reach the Sanctuary after his mate his shunned him.

The forest frightened him. It was haunted by ghosts of his pain.

But he hadn’t seen the bear in days. Hadn’t seen Dr. Dreyer either. Dirk. The name had become something to cling to, and while that bothered Ryan, he had little control over his emotions these past weeks since coming to the Sanctuary.

Right now, running on instinct, he stepped into the trees and looked around. It smelled of living things, so different from the inside of the Sanctuary. Though they tried to provide good smells of healing oils and incense, there was always a smell of the manmade universe—plastics and chemicals.

The leaves crunched underfoot, and suddenly he thought of shifting, of feeling the cool, dry forest floor underfoot.

Not yet.

He walked on slowly, following the babble of a creek. He’d crossed it coming here, though he could barely conjure thoughts of that treacherous night. Stumbling through the dark, blind with pain and fever, racked with sickness.

He shoved the memories away and focused on birdsong, which did not stop despite him being an intruder in their territory. Birds had never been afraid of him, as man or bear. He took comfort in their happy sounds and made his way to the creek.

It was not wide, perhaps thirty feet. A log had fallen and hung half in the water, moss growing down its trunk.

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