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It wasn’t life and death, obviously, but I was glad to know she was stitched up and they were already headed back to her place

“I’ll talk to you guys later,” I said and disconnected the call I shoved htly It was after two in the lers being let out

I had excused rown al my every move I’d unasha the fight that had happened

A recluse

Growly

A hermit who lived in the mountains in his own community with his brothers

Dangerous and strong, and most of all someone to steer clear of

Zakari was all of those things and more

I turned and looked over my shoulder at the door that led into the bar Zakari and his brothers had left an hour ago, but even though they weren’t in the bar any longer, I still felt his presence It was the strangest sensation, as if he were standing right beside me, his hand on the ss, and despiteon, I kneas happening

Mated

Zakari, the bear shifter, had mated with me

Although shifters and hu that had to do with shifter lore, which also included being mated to one

That spark of arousal I’d felt earlier tonight speared throughin front of ainst that brick wall There was no denying that there was so sensation, pull, connection, whatever it was trying to bring us together And here I was trying to be logical and rational, thinking about all of this

I re Possessiveness I knew the basics of being h the ru I could’ve ever iined

Closing ave myself a ain, I felt resolve o I knew that beinga shifter could not ignore