Bearly Rescued: A Howls Romance (The Mates of Bear Paw River Book 3) by Everleigh Clark

Author:Everleigh Clark [Clark, Everleigh]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Howls Romance
Published: 2018-03-09T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

“I’m out of here.” Izzy had said it twice since getting back to her room. She scowled one last time at the rumpled bed, set the thank-you note on the table, and turned off the light. She reached into her back pocket and fished a twenty out for a tip for the cleaning crew. Caleb had put her up in this nice little bed-and-breakfast and paid for it before she could take care of it herself. It was nice, caring, like he wanted to provide for her. Like a mate does, her wolf reasoned.

She shoved the thought aside. He wasn’t truly her mate, not since he rejected her four hours and twenty-five minutes ago. Yeah, not like she was counting, or holding her breath. Acting like a silly school girl, or D.I.D./damsel in distress, princess who was quite pitifully waiting for her knight in shining armor to come rescue her. It was stupid, right? She didn’t need a knight. She wasn’t a D.I.D. And she most definitely did not need a mate. Yeah, so her body felt alive when with him. So, one kiss from her mate—who her wolf had finally recognized—weakened her resistance, but Caleb’s rejection had broken her into a million tiny shards. Yeah, maybe it scared her. A lot. She’d never had feelings like this before. What was she supposed to do with them?

She continued out into the street as the sun peeked through the trees to the east. Normally, a glorious sunrise would beckon to her. Make her stop everything she was doing, to embrace the beauty. Be thankful. Love and be loved. She scowled, turned her back on the golden rays, and headed out of town. Izzy had seen a bus stop a few miles south, outside the town limits. She would buy a bus ticket and get the heck out of Dodge.

We’re running again, aren’t we? her wolf asked.

Izzy hiked the backpack onto her shoulder and started walking faster. “We’re walking, see?”

Not what I meant, and you know it. Scaredy-cat.

She continued for a few more minutes, ignoring her wolf who was still trying to get her attention. It finally whined. Why don’t you want to accept our mate?

“Because.” She stopped on the side of the road and slammed her pack onto the ground. “He didn’t want us!” she fumed, pacing back and forth in the dirt as the feeling escalated in her. “They always leave.” Another heaving breath. In. Out. Trying to catch a shred of calm that wouldn’t come. The tear scorched her cheek as she peered down the long, isolated road. “We’re leaving before he leaves us. Okay?” She picked up her pack and started walking again. “Okay?”

Her wolf remained silent.

A mile down the road, she still hadn’t calmed her anxiety and racing thoughts. Zach was the warrior son who could do no wrong. Even though he got into trouble, Isabella and Alexis had received the lectures and demands about proper actions. She’d loved her twin more than anything, and, when Lexi died, she’d left a huge, gaping hole in her heart.

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