Brother Bear Mated by P. Jameson

Author:P. Jameson [Jameson, P.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Paper Zombie Press
Published: 2016-05-23T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

“Be careful,” Theo had said when Thames told him the good news of his mating. “Don’t take your eyes off of her, you hear, brother? Something isn’t right. I can’t place my finger on it, but the bobcat elder says our fight isn’t over.”

Our fight isn’t over, his bear agreed.

But that was two weeks ago, and Thames had been watching his mate as much as was physically possible. Every action and habit was now burned into his memory. Like the way she tucked her hair behind her ear with her middle finger. Like the motherly way she fretted over Newt. She’d actually made him a nest next to their bed from a scarf of hers, and the fool reptile slept there every night.

The way she bent at the knees when picking something off the ground instead of sticking her ass in the air. But god, he wished she’d stick her ass in the air. Even with those flowing dresses on, his memory of her naked was enough to fill in the picture.

The smart way she bantered with him. His mate had a mouth on her. She was taught to be polite, but if she let her guard down—which to his delight, she did with him—she had a sarcastic bite that drove him crazy wanting to one-up her.

Yes, he’d been watching her. And things seemed to be looking up.

So why did he feel like they weren’t out of the woods yet?

Her obsession with counting only happened before bed now unless she found a new rock. He’d tried to remove them all from the cave except the ones he left for her to find on purpose. The heart stones. He was up to nine, and he had number ten waiting in his pocket for the perfect time.

She was getting along with her sisters when they came to see her. The three of them were working on a possible spell to hold back the darkness until a permanent solution could be found. One that would hold them past the autumnal equinox when their time would be up and they’d transition to Magei.

And that was the answer to his question. His bear was still unsettled about Nastia because although she was holding steady, she wasn’t clear of the darkness’s power. That angry bitch was still coming for her. Even though she was marked. Even though he loved her and she loved him. Even though it should be enough, it wasn’t.

Thames was not her Anchor.

His bear knew it. Theo’s knew it. And so did the sisters. All of them. Especially Nastia.

The sour sting of failure rose in his throat, reminding him of his past, reminding him he was meant to be nothing to her, but he swallowed it back down. Forced it back into the little box he kept it in, hidden behind his heart.

No hero ever triumphed by wallowing. Whether they failed or succeeded, they did it by fist and fury, busting through obstacles as they came. If he was going to fail her, he’d do it fighting and believing the end could be different.

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