Wild About You by Kerrelyn Sparks

Author:Kerrelyn Sparks
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, Paranormal, Azizex666, Fiction
ISBN: 9780062107718
Publisher: Avon
Published: 2012-11-27T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Holy crap! Howard shifted back to human form.

“Elsa?” He brushed her hair back from her face, his hand still gray from the shifting process.

She was breathing, but unconscious. He didn’t know if she’d fainted from shock or pain. Maybe both. His nose still burned from where his snout had touched her birthmark.

With his hands now back to their normal color, he rolled up the short sleeve of her T-shirt. He’d been curious about her mark since their first meeting. The bear had been curious, too, but Howard would have restrained the beast if he’d known the touch was going to hurt her.

Heat radiated from the birthmark, an angry red circle on her shoulder with clawlike extensions. It resembled an animal paw and looked like a large animal had grasped her by the shoulder.

“Elsa, it’s all right.” No response.

He lifted her in his arms and carried her back to the stream. A few feet into the pool, where it was still shallow, there was a flat rock. He sat on it with her draped across his lap.

“Time to wake up,” he murmured, trying not to think about her lovely rump nestled against his groin.

He dangled his hand in the cool stream, then stroked her cheek with his wet fingers. “Wake up, sweetheart.” He dampened his hand again and brushed her hair back from her brow.

She moaned.

Was she still in pain? If he touched her birthmark with his bare hand, would it hurt her again? He looked around for something to use and spotted his cotton briefs nearby on the bank, where he’d dropped them on top of his pants. With his trousers and shirt both torn and bloody, the briefs were the cleanest choice. He grabbed the underwear, dunked it into the cool water, then pressed it against her hot birthmark.

Her eyes fluttered open.

“There you are.” He smiled. “You were starting to scare me.”

She stared at him, a dazed look on her face.

“You fainted.” He sloshed his underwear into the stream again, then pressed it to her birthmark. “I didn’t mean to make this burn again. I’m sorry.”

A shudder skittered through her, then she frantically looked around.

“It’s all right.” He gave her a reassuring smile. “You should know by now that I’m not going to hurt you. I’m wild about you.”

Her eyes widened, taking on a tinge of panic. “Wild?”

He winced. “Bad word choice. How about smitten? Infatuated?”

“No!” She scrambled out of his arms and stumbled onto the bank of the stream. “You—” She pointed a trembling finger at him. “You’re—you’re—” She blinked and looked him over.

“Four letters, starts with a b.”

“Butt-naked!”

“That, too.” He nodded. “Though it’s probably a minor issue at the moment.”

She dragged a hand through her hair as her gaze darted nervously about. “I didn’t imagine it, did I?”

“No.”

Her gaze landed on the tree where she’d hidden earlier. With a shaky breath, she pressed a hand to her heart. “I thought I was going to die.” Her eyes shimmered with tears. “I thought you were going to kill me.

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