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Authors: Sloane Meyers
Tags: Fiction, Suspense, Romance, Fantasy, Contemporary, Paranormal, Adult, series, sexy, supernatural, romantic suspense, Danger, Erotic, Bachelor, Shifter, werebear, secrets, Mate, Forever Love, Painful Past, Polar Bear, Ice Bear Shifters, Northern Canada, Trucking, Ice Roads, Yesterdays Scars, Fateful Meeting
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Chloe had fought these desires, despite their strength, because she hadn’t believed she had even the tiniest of chances with Seth. He had made it clear when they parted ways that he hated her. And why wouldn’t he? She was a Blizzard. She should have been thanking her lucky stars that he had been kind enough to save her and not attack her. Instead, she had sat in her hospital room and pined for his body. She knew what that feeling was. It was the lifemate bond, trying to establish itself. Her bear whined and clawed within her, demanding that she let it out, and demanding that she chase after Seth. But she had resisted. She had told herself that these feelings, which could never be mirrored by Seth, were just another cross for her to bear.
Then, he had shown up at her hospital room, seemingly for no real reason. He had stuttered around some explanation about wanting her to know he had filled out an accident report. Despite his harsh actions the night before, his eyes in that hospital room had been full of desire. Chloe had dared for a brief moment to hope he might care about her. She had held her breath that he might tell her not to move far away. But then, he had started talking about the awful scars that the Blizzard clan had given him, and her small spark of hope had been extinguished.
She’d been discharged from the hospital, and cleared to go back to work. The collision with the moose had been declared an unfortunate accident, and the trucking company had assured her that she could go back to work as soon as the blinding snowstorm cleared. Chloe had breathed a sigh of relief when she got this news. She’d been worried that her plans to make a ton of money on the ice roads were going to come to an end because of the moose incident, but everyone seemed to take the accident in stride. Chloe had even found herself surrounded at dinner by a group of truckers treating her like a hero. They had crowded around her, asking questions and exclaiming over every detail of her story.
That’s when she had seen him. The real hero. Seth had been sitting across the room, silently shoving food into his mouth. He had stolen glances in her direction every now and then, trying not to get caught but failing miserably. Chloe realized as she sat there that she recognized the look in his eyes: jealousy. He was jealous of the men sitting right next to her at that creaky, old cafeteria table. His bear was giving him a hell of a time, too. When he ended up joining the group to tell his story, Chloe had smelled the unmistakable scent of desire.
Seth wanted her, too. She still wasn’t sure if she had a chance with him, but after agonizing over what to do for the last hour, she had finally decided to come here and lay her feelings on the line. This was crazy, and she knew it. But maybe, just maybe, the pull of fate and destiny would be strong enough to overcome their differences.
Chloe had felt a reasonable measure of confidence with her plan, until the door had opened just a crack, and Seth’s face came into view. Suddenly nervous, she had looked quickly down at the floor, trying to figure out what words to say to explain her surprise, late-night visit to his room. When he said her name, softly and with a questioning tone, the sound had filled her with courage. She had looked up at him, her eyes full of desire. She bit her lip in nervous excitement when she saw her own desires mirrored in his eyes.
“Seth,” she said, before she could change her mind and dart down the hallway away from his room. “I…I was just wondering if I might come in for a bit.”
She mentally kicked herself for such a weak-sounding opening line. Couldn’t she have come up with something better? But Seth didn’t seem to notice how flustered she was. Or, if he did, he was doing an amazing job of hiding it. He took a deep breath and ran his fingers through his hair, obviously struggling with what decision to make. After a few seconds, which felt like an
Chloe had fought these desires, despite their strength, because she hadn’t believed she had even the tiniest of chances with Seth. He had made it clear when they parted ways that he hated her. And why wouldn’t he? She was a Blizzard. She should have been thanking her lucky stars that he had been kind enough to save her and not attack her. Instead, she had sat in her hospital room and pined for his body. She knew what that feeling was. It was the lifemate bond, trying to establish itself. Her bear whined and clawed within her, demanding that she let it out, and demanding that she chase after Seth. But she had resisted. She had told herself that these feelings, which could never be mirrored by Seth, were just another cross for her to bear.
Then, he had shown up at her hospital room, seemingly for no real reason. He had stuttered around some explanation about wanting her to know he had filled out an accident report. Despite his harsh actions the night before, his eyes in that hospital room had been full of desire. Chloe had dared for a brief moment to hope he might care about her. She had held her breath that he might tell her not to move far away. But then, he had started talking about the awful scars that the Blizzard clan had given him, and her small spark of hope had been extinguished.
She’d been discharged from the hospital, and cleared to go back to work. The collision with the moose had been declared an unfortunate accident, and the trucking company had assured her that she could go back to work as soon as the blinding snowstorm cleared. Chloe had breathed a sigh of relief when she got this news. She’d been worried that her plans to make a ton of money on the ice roads were going to come to an end because of the moose incident, but everyone seemed to take the accident in stride. Chloe had even found herself surrounded at dinner by a group of truckers treating her like a hero. They had crowded around her, asking questions and exclaiming over every detail of her story.
That’s when she had seen him. The real hero. Seth had been sitting across the room, silently shoving food into his mouth. He had stolen glances in her direction every now and then, trying not to get caught but failing miserably. Chloe realized as she sat there that she recognized the look in his eyes: jealousy. He was jealous of the men sitting right next to her at that creaky, old cafeteria table. His bear was giving him a hell of a time, too. When he ended up joining the group to tell his story, Chloe had smelled the unmistakable scent of desire.
Seth wanted her, too. She still wasn’t sure if she had a chance with him, but after agonizing over what to do for the last hour, she had finally decided to come here and lay her feelings on the line. This was crazy, and she knew it. But maybe, just maybe, the pull of fate and destiny would be strong enough to overcome their differences.
Chloe had felt a reasonable measure of confidence with her plan, until the door had opened just a crack, and Seth’s face came into view. Suddenly nervous, she had looked quickly down at the floor, trying to figure out what words to say to explain her surprise, late-night visit to his room. When he said her name, softly and with a questioning tone, the sound had filled her with courage. She had looked up at him, her eyes full of desire. She bit her lip in nervous excitement when she saw her own desires mirrored in his eyes.
“Seth,” she said, before she could change her mind and dart down the hallway away from his room. “I…I was just wondering if I might come in for a bit.”
She mentally kicked herself for such a weak-sounding opening line. Couldn’t she have come up with something better? But Seth didn’t seem to notice how flustered she was. Or, if he did, he was doing an amazing job of hiding it. He took a deep breath and ran his fingers through his hair, obviously struggling with what decision to make. After a few seconds, which felt like an
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