Gifted To The Bear: A Paranormal Shapeshifter Romance (The Gifted Series Book 1) by Amira Rain

Author:Amira Rain [Rain, Amira]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-02-07T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

With my jaw dropping, I just stared at Jim for a long moment, horribly confused as to whether I wanted to say one more word or not. On one hand, his threat of putting me in handcuffs had made me bizarrely but pleasantly breathless, and I wondered if he might take me back inside my cabin to put the cuffs on me. Then I wondered if he might try to kiss me before hauling me off to practice, Then I wondered if that might even lead to a further delay in us getting to practice, a delay that I had a feeling might be exquisitely enjoyable. But on the other hand, Jim’s threat had angered me to the point that my fists had balled, seemingly of their own accord.

However, before I could make a decision to say another word, or not, Jim’s serious expression changed into one a little softer, and his dark green eyes developed a little twinkle.

“I’m kidding. Obviously. I’m not going to put you in cuffs and throw you over my shoulder. I just wanted to lighten the mood a bit. I also wanted to see if you still have that little fighting spark I’ve seen in you a few times, and yes... yes, you do.”

For some reason, I felt profoundly disappointed.

“I’m not going to put you in cuffs, Avery.”

I didn’t say anything. And maybe Jim could see some hint of disappointment in my eyes, because suddenly, his expression changed to one a bit more serious again.

“Unless sometime you might want me to put you in cuffs. For whatever reason.”

A dull, gnawing ache somewhere low in my stomach told me that maybe I did have a reason to want him to put me in cuffs sometime. But while I struggled with deciding whether or not I wanted to tell him this, Jen came literally skipping down the lane with Annie and Aaron, waving at Jim and me.

“Come on, guys! Last one to training is an ugly, wrinkled bear claw!”

Sufficiently jarred out of my reverie about handcuffs, and Jim, and me, I turned from Jim and began heading down the porch steps. “I’ll go to training. But if you dare try to take my hand on the way, I’ll levitate you into the treetops so fast you won’t even have time to shift.”

“Oh, so you are ready to practice your power.”

He’d already cleared the steps and had caught up to me, and I glanced over at him.

“Please kindly go to hell. I’ve had it with you and all your... all your teasing.”

Especially his teasing to put me in handcuffs when he had no real intention of doing so.

Jim and I walked up the dirt lane between the cabins in silence, some distance behind Annie, Aaron, and Jen, who was now being given a piggyback ride by Aaron. Jim didn’t try to take my hand. It would have been pretty impossible anyway, because I had my arms folded tightly across my chest.

Annie had told me that there were two large clearings to the north of the cabins.

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