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“I don’t knohat’s happening here” Those words were nothing more than a whisper,between us I knew he could hear the nearly inaudible

He let this slol out and took oneme But I liked it I yearned for more

“Do you wanton, little bear?” The way he said that endear, had thewet He closed his eyes and I saw his nostrils flare slightly as he inhaled deeply “Do you?”

I licked my lips and I swore I could taste him, this masculine, woodsy, and potent flavor that caht to my veins “Yes” I all butme I’d never acted so out of character before

“What’s your name?”

His voice hadI was so wet, ain,so thick I didn’t even know if I could answer “Mena,” I whispered slightly, wondering if he heard me

When he opened his eyes, they were co up the blue and whiteness He looked very priain, to show me hoerful his bear really was Andthan she’d ever been in my entire life

“Mena,” he said, and it rolled off his tongue almost seductively, as if he drew pleasure from the act “I’m Cason”

I played his naood It felt so fucking right

My hands were shaking,into claws “Oh God”

“No, little bear” He leaned an inch closer, and I swore a piece of paper couldn’t have fit between our lips “Not God What you’ve found is your mate”

Chapter Six

Cason

I looked over ger as she looked around The fact that she was actually standing in my home was surreal to me When I told her she was my mate, I expected shock, maybe even fear I didn’t know much about her, didn’t even know if she fully knew her shifter side

I’d smelled her surprise at how close her bear was to the surface