The Bear Is Back In Town: BBW Bear Shifter Paranormal Romance (Return To Bear Bluff Book 1) by Harmony Raines

Author:Harmony Raines [Raines, Harmony]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General Fiction
Published: 2016-10-01T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve – Dylan

“You’re the reason he got beaten up?” Steph said accusingly as she squared up to Tilly.

“No. I didn’t know Ron would do that.” She shook her head, looking tearful. “Is he OK? He’s not going to die?” Tilly began to cry. “It’s all—all my fault.”

“Why is it your fault? Because you came to see Dylan last night?” Steph didn’t hide any of her emotion from her voice. “And then what? You went running home and told your boyfriend?”

“Help me up, Grandpa,” Dylan said, and held out his hand to the old man.

“Why? So you can make an even bigger mess of it?” Grandpa answered.

“No.”

“Then let Steph know the truth. You owe her that much. If you ever want her to be happy with you, you have to tell her. She won’t tell anyone else, not if you make her promise not to.”

“No. I can’t. What about Tilly?” Dylan asked.

“What about Tilly?” A voice said from behind them, and there was Ron Franks, big, angry, and ready to finish the job he had started.

“Ron,” Tilly squeaked. “You go home. You’ve done enough.”

“I knew you would come here. I knew you would come and cry over him.” Ron spat on the ground at Dylan’s feet. “Why do you love him so much? You are mine.”

“Don’t.” Tilly put her hands over her ears. “Stop shouting.”

Ron softened, but the anger and jealousy in his eyes remained. “Why did you come to him last night? I could smell him on your clothes. I could smell him on your skin.”

He sensed Steph stiffening, and her eyes bored into Dylan, wanting the same answers. Answers he couldn’t give. But Tilly could.

“I came to see him, to say thank you,” she whispered.

“Steph, will you please take Tilly home?” Dylan begged his mate, knowing he had no right to ask.

“No, Dylan. I can’t live with this. Not now. Not when…” Tilly shook her head. “I’m so sorry, Ron.”

“For what? Being a cheating whore?” Ron asked.

“No. Nothing like that. I wouldn’t. I couldn’t.”

Ron advanced on her, and Dylan pushed himself upright, ready to take Ron on if he set one finger on Steph or Tilly. That was his greatest fear, that he would take away the thing he loved the most, that he would take Steph from him, just as Ron thought Dylan had taken his brother, Greg, from him all those years ago.

“Then what do you keep coming here for? I’ve seen you. At night, I’ve followed you here, when you’ve come and sat at the edge of the trees and wept for him.” Ron thrust a finger at Dylan, his face turning red with rage and his bear dangerously close. Dylan was sure that this was going to come down to a fight between the two bears. Teeth and claws instead of hands and fists.

“I’m so sorry,” Tilly said.

“Tilly, go home,” Dylan insisted. “Go now.”

“I can’t. I can’t let you keep covering for me. It was bad enough before, but now Ron and I are mates…” She took a step towards Ron.

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