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ignored her gasp of surprise as he gripped her injured hand and pulled it out for his inspection. Shoving the thick sleeve up her arm, he could already see a dark bruise forming under the reddened skin across the top of her hand. Gently, he rubbed his fingers over the tops of hers, slowly checking each cherished digit for broken bones.
For a moment, Aria could only stare as the tender giant before her that took vigilant steps to insure she wasn’t injured badly. Quickly she began to feel uneasy with the gentle attention she was receiving from her strong opponent. Jerking her hand away once his grip lessened, she crossed her arms over her chest. His very presence stirred a deeper hunger within her. She fought against the urge to throw herself into his dominating embrace. She elected for looking up at him with as much defiance as she could draw on.
“I’m fine.”
“You’re sure?” At her affirming nod, Doyle replied, “Good,” seizing both of her hands in one of his unbreakable ones, with his free hand he preceded to bind her wrists with the rope that he quickly unwound from his waist.
After discovering his intention, she began to struggle against his hold. Only too quickly he finished his task before turning to wrap the remaining length of rope and tether it around one of his thick wrists. Jerking and tugging against the restraining line, Aria gritted in annoyance when she couldn’t even loosen the complex knot he’d tied.
“Let’s go,” He commanded with a serious voice, turning he began leading her back the way he’d come. The sooner they got back to the cabin the sooner he would lay down the rules of their mating.
When struggling against his leading hand did her no good but to be dragged along the snow behind him, she did the only thing she could. Going limp, she allowed her legs to fold underneath her and sat unmoving in the snow. Jerking his eyes over his shoulders, Doyle couldn’t deny how adorable she looked refusing to follow behind him. Yanking on the rope in effort to force her back onto her feet, he was surprised when she yanked it back in a silent refusal.
“Get up. I need to get you back before you get sick from being out here.”
When her only response to him was a disagreeable look, a frustrated growl surfaced from deep down within him. Why couldn’t the Creator gift him with a more agreeable mate? Stomping over to her, he tightly gripped the front of jacket she wore and lifted her onto her feet, despite her hard look. His eyes bore down into her unflinching ones, as his voice echoed with an unbreakable supremacy.
“You will walk back or I will make you.”
“Fat chance of that happening,” She sniped, yanking once more on the bonds around her joined wrists. “You can’t make me do anything. I’m leaving, so untie me now.”
“No, we’re going back and when we get to the cabin we’re going to settle the rules of this relationship. One of which being; you will not leave that cabin again unless I say so.” He replied, pointing an accusing finger at her scowling face.
“ Relationship? You must be more delusional than I first thought, first I find out all you guys think you are bear shifters—whatever that is! And now you think we’re in a relationship? You really are crazy!” She mocked.
Comprehension suddenly hit Doyle like a runaway train. Ice poured into his veins at the knowledge that she knew the truth. “Who told you that? Is that why you ran? And for your information we are in a relationship, you just don’t know it yet.” He finished, confusing her all the more.
“Robert said your family and you were grizzly shifters. You weirdo’s have been living in the woods too long, if you ask me. Now let me go and point me in the direction of town.” She demanded with an intolerant look.
Shaking his head at the mess his little brother had started, he squared his shoulders with determination. “We’ll talk when we get home, now let’s go.” His tone brooked no
For a moment, Aria could only stare as the tender giant before her that took vigilant steps to insure she wasn’t injured badly. Quickly she began to feel uneasy with the gentle attention she was receiving from her strong opponent. Jerking her hand away once his grip lessened, she crossed her arms over her chest. His very presence stirred a deeper hunger within her. She fought against the urge to throw herself into his dominating embrace. She elected for looking up at him with as much defiance as she could draw on.
“I’m fine.”
“You’re sure?” At her affirming nod, Doyle replied, “Good,” seizing both of her hands in one of his unbreakable ones, with his free hand he preceded to bind her wrists with the rope that he quickly unwound from his waist.
After discovering his intention, she began to struggle against his hold. Only too quickly he finished his task before turning to wrap the remaining length of rope and tether it around one of his thick wrists. Jerking and tugging against the restraining line, Aria gritted in annoyance when she couldn’t even loosen the complex knot he’d tied.
“Let’s go,” He commanded with a serious voice, turning he began leading her back the way he’d come. The sooner they got back to the cabin the sooner he would lay down the rules of their mating.
When struggling against his leading hand did her no good but to be dragged along the snow behind him, she did the only thing she could. Going limp, she allowed her legs to fold underneath her and sat unmoving in the snow. Jerking his eyes over his shoulders, Doyle couldn’t deny how adorable she looked refusing to follow behind him. Yanking on the rope in effort to force her back onto her feet, he was surprised when she yanked it back in a silent refusal.
“Get up. I need to get you back before you get sick from being out here.”
When her only response to him was a disagreeable look, a frustrated growl surfaced from deep down within him. Why couldn’t the Creator gift him with a more agreeable mate? Stomping over to her, he tightly gripped the front of jacket she wore and lifted her onto her feet, despite her hard look. His eyes bore down into her unflinching ones, as his voice echoed with an unbreakable supremacy.
“You will walk back or I will make you.”
“Fat chance of that happening,” She sniped, yanking once more on the bonds around her joined wrists. “You can’t make me do anything. I’m leaving, so untie me now.”
“No, we’re going back and when we get to the cabin we’re going to settle the rules of this relationship. One of which being; you will not leave that cabin again unless I say so.” He replied, pointing an accusing finger at her scowling face.
“ Relationship? You must be more delusional than I first thought, first I find out all you guys think you are bear shifters—whatever that is! And now you think we’re in a relationship? You really are crazy!” She mocked.
Comprehension suddenly hit Doyle like a runaway train. Ice poured into his veins at the knowledge that she knew the truth. “Who told you that? Is that why you ran? And for your information we are in a relationship, you just don’t know it yet.” He finished, confusing her all the more.
“Robert said your family and you were grizzly shifters. You weirdo’s have been living in the woods too long, if you ask me. Now let me go and point me in the direction of town.” She demanded with an intolerant look.
Shaking his head at the mess his little brother had started, he squared his shoulders with determination. “We’ll talk when we get home, now let’s go.” His tone brooked no
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