The Bear Project by Doris O'Connor

Author:Doris O'Connor [O'Connor, Doris]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Something was wrong. His bear was positively itching to break through his skin, and Cole cursed under his breath. Emmi had left ages ago, but he couldn't shake the feeling that his mate needed him. The interminable round of meetings finally over, Cole took the stairs three at a time. Her faint scent remained and once in the fresh air he took a deep gulp of the dampness surrounding him, but it was useless. The earlier drizzle had turned into a downpour obliterating any trace of her.

Cole forced himself to wave goodbye to the security guard and cursed the fact he was in England. Whipsnade might be in the countryside, but it was still too close to civilization to allow his bear free rein. Of course that meant that Emmi ought to be safe. His bear huffed at that thought, and Cole smiled grimly. He couldn't get through to her on her phone, which meant she had to be in a spot without reception, and by now she ought to be safely ensconced at home.

Forcing himself to take it easy, Cole took the country roads at a crawl. With the rain now a sheet of water attacking his windscreen, visibility was dire, and visions of Emmi in a ditch by the road somewhere made his bear whine in distress.

Where in God's name was she? Cole turned his Range Rover around and took the other route she could have taken. His heart stopped, and his claws ran out when he spotted her little car half on, half off the road, almost hidden by the foliage. He grabbed his waterproof jacket and stopped his car just behind hers, effectively blocking the road. Not that anyone else was around. His imagination went into overdrive seeing her slumped sideways. Her wet hair was plastered to her face, and even through the rain blurred glass he could see the bluish tinge to her full lips. She was altogether too still. Cole yanked on the door handles only to find them locked, and he circled the car and used the punch he kept in his jacket for emergencies and smashed the glass.

Emmi didn't even flinch, and he reached across to feel for her pulse. A faint, but steady thrum beat under his fingers, and some of his anxiety left him. Clearly she had been caught in the rain storm when her car must have given up on her. The bonnet wasn't shut properly, and she was soaked through and far too cold.

"Emmi? Sugar, can you hear me?" Cole shook her gently and bit back a grin when Emmi screwed up her nose and tried to slap his hand away. She mumbled something unintelligible in her sleep, and bear and man huffed their relief.

"Let's you out of here, sugar, shall we? I'll come round and open the door. You'll get wet again, I'm afraid. This weather is foul."

Emmi's eyes fluttered open, and recognition dawned slowly, until it kicked in with a vengeance and she hastily crossed her arms over her chest.

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