The Cowbear's Christmas Bride (Curvy Bear Ranch 4) by Liv Brywood

Author:Liv Brywood [Brywood, Liv]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: BBW, Contemporary, Romance, Fiction, Holiday, Paranormal, Bear Shifter, Claimed, Mate, Adult, Erotic, Christmas, Mistletoe, Snowy Winter, Seasonal, Human, Suspense, Short Story, Supernatural, Bachelor, Single Woman, Action & Adventure, Curvy Bear Ranch, Series, Montana Ranch, Shifter Secret, Orphanage, Abandoned, Central Park, Heritage, West Yellowstone, Cowboy, B&B, Dangerous Encounter, Protection
Goodreads: 28233884
Publisher: Phantom Monkey Publishing
Published: 2015-12-16T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

As Hank navigated the truck through the snowy roads, a blanket of silence hung between them. Carol turned away slightly and tried to look anywhere but at him. She couldn’t stop picturing his naked chest and ripped abs. How messed up was that? She should have been thinking about how to help her mom. Instead, she was fantasizing about a man she hardly knew.

“Is it warm enough in here?” he asked.

For a moment she wondered if he was being sarcastic, but that wasn’t his way. “Yes.”

“About last night…”

“Can we talk about it later?” she asked.

“Are you regretting it?”

“Yes. I mean, no. I don’t know right now.” She didn’t regret it, but she wasn’t sure how she felt about it yet.

“Honey, everything’s going to be okay.” He reached over and squeezed her hand.

She squeezed back. To be mad at him for this was completely irrational. She recognized it, but she needed to blame someone other than her mother for causing her guilt.

But why should she feel guilty? Her mom had kicked her out the other night without a word about needing money.

What happened to her boyfriend? Couldn’t that guy help pay the bills? According to the guy at the diner, she probably exchanged sexual favors for money. She shook her head to ward off the negative thoughts. That damned voice in her head could be mean as hell sometimes.

A few tense minutes later, they pulled up to her mom’s house. Every muscle in Carol’s body clenched. A huge red eviction notice was pinned to the doorframe. A large padlock had been used to secure the door.

Carol leapt out of the car and ran up to an open window which looked into the living room. Most of the furniture was gone. The little that remained had been smashed to pieces. She raced around to the back of the house and was yanking on the sliding glass door when Hank caught up to her.

“Wait,” he said. “You can’t go in there.”

“But I have to find her. I just found her and I can’t lose her.”

“Hang on.”

“I have to find her,” she screamed.

A frantic sensation of losing control bloomed in her chest. She couldn’t take in a deep breath or calm down enough to think rationally. The overwhelming instinct to find her family clawed at her ribcage. And in an instant, she felt the strange cracking sensation ripple down her spine.

Oh no! It’s happening again.

She roared as the sparse hair on her hands thickened and grew to cover her skin. The pads on her fingers stretched and hardened to form huge paws complete with razor-sharp claws.

As she dropped to all fours, she tried to find Hank. He stood several paces away with his mouth hanging open and an expression of total shock on his face. She wanted to scream at him to run. He wouldn’t be safe once she’d completely transformed into a bear. She had no idea what she’d do. Would she try to attack him? Tear him limb from limb?

Please, get away.

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