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the third floor. He stepped out and into the hallway and all but ran down the hall as his eyes scanned the numbers on the door. With every number closer to Amber’s address, Grayson’s heart thumped a little faster and his bear rose closer to the surface. As he neared Amber’s address, something in the pit of Grayson’s stomach began to bite at him, urging him that something was desperately wrong. He ignored it, though, as he closed in on his would-be mate’s apartment.
Grayson stopped dead in his tracks in front of Amber’s door, his heart pounding more furiously than ever in his chest. Everything in him wanted to tear down the door, find the woman he was destined for, and swear his undying love to her right then and there. On the other side of that door - that plain, simple, brown door - Grayson would find his destiny. And yet, something gave him pause. Something wasn’t quite right.
Shaking his head in an attempt to dismiss the concerns, Grayson raised one fist to the door and rapped on it twice. After a few short moments, Grayson heard some shuffling from inside the apartment, then the door opened to reveal a small woman with blond hair and sleep in her eyes. Grayson looked past her to see toddler toys thrown around the floor of the room in addition to some old, ragged furniture.
“Can I help you?” the woman asked, rubbing at her eyes. Clearly, she’d either been asleep or was on her way there.
“I’m looking for Amber Kelli,” Grayson replied, wasting no time.
The woman arched an eyebrow at Grayson, clearly taken off guard by his words.
“Who’s asking?” The woman questioned cautiously.
Grayson took a breath. “My name is Grayson Days. I hired out the catering company Ms. Kelli works with for a party tonight. She left early, ill, and I was coming to check on her.”
Due to either sheer tiredness or a lack of care, the woman shrugged her shoulders in acceptance of his statement. “Amber isn’t here. Hasn’t been in months.”
Grayson blinked. “I was told this was her home address?”
The woman shook her head. “She used to crash here, back when we worked together at the diner. But, like I said, haven’t seen her in months.”
From inside the apartment, the sound of a small child crying echoed out into the hallway. The woman glanced back in her apartment, then shrugged again at Grayson. “I’ve gotta tend to him. Sorry I wasn’t any help.”
Grayson stood there, his mind reeling, as the door closed in his face. The same feeling in the pit of his stomach reemerged, and Grayson felt his heart sink. His instincts had been right. Something was wrong. Amber wasn’t here. She hadn’t been in a long time.
Feeling dejected, Grayson turned and made his way back down the hallway and down toward the building’s exit. As he stepped into the open air outside the building, Grayson stood still for a long moment, letting the downpour overtake him.
She has to be somewhere , Grayson told himself. I have to find her.
Closing his eyes, Grayson reached inward toward his bear, letting it take command of his senses. As he did, the bear’s instinctive concern began to overwhelm him. Something had the bear lashing out, roaring, fighting for a chance to emerge and destroy everything in its path. The longer Grayson stood there, connecting with his bear, the more he became convinced of the fact that something wasn’t right. The bear seemed frightened, as though something was threatening it.
Grayson jerked up, reached out with his senses, and realized the worst. The bear wasn’t frightened. The bear’s protective nature had emerged because something was threatening its mate.
Something dreadful had happened to Amber. Wherever she was, Grayson knew that she was in danger. And he was going to do everything in his power to prevent her from further harm.
With a violent roar, Grayson shifted into his bear form. His massive size nearly doubled that of an average bear and his senses carried the same
Grayson stopped dead in his tracks in front of Amber’s door, his heart pounding more furiously than ever in his chest. Everything in him wanted to tear down the door, find the woman he was destined for, and swear his undying love to her right then and there. On the other side of that door - that plain, simple, brown door - Grayson would find his destiny. And yet, something gave him pause. Something wasn’t quite right.
Shaking his head in an attempt to dismiss the concerns, Grayson raised one fist to the door and rapped on it twice. After a few short moments, Grayson heard some shuffling from inside the apartment, then the door opened to reveal a small woman with blond hair and sleep in her eyes. Grayson looked past her to see toddler toys thrown around the floor of the room in addition to some old, ragged furniture.
“Can I help you?” the woman asked, rubbing at her eyes. Clearly, she’d either been asleep or was on her way there.
“I’m looking for Amber Kelli,” Grayson replied, wasting no time.
The woman arched an eyebrow at Grayson, clearly taken off guard by his words.
“Who’s asking?” The woman questioned cautiously.
Grayson took a breath. “My name is Grayson Days. I hired out the catering company Ms. Kelli works with for a party tonight. She left early, ill, and I was coming to check on her.”
Due to either sheer tiredness or a lack of care, the woman shrugged her shoulders in acceptance of his statement. “Amber isn’t here. Hasn’t been in months.”
Grayson blinked. “I was told this was her home address?”
The woman shook her head. “She used to crash here, back when we worked together at the diner. But, like I said, haven’t seen her in months.”
From inside the apartment, the sound of a small child crying echoed out into the hallway. The woman glanced back in her apartment, then shrugged again at Grayson. “I’ve gotta tend to him. Sorry I wasn’t any help.”
Grayson stood there, his mind reeling, as the door closed in his face. The same feeling in the pit of his stomach reemerged, and Grayson felt his heart sink. His instincts had been right. Something was wrong. Amber wasn’t here. She hadn’t been in a long time.
Feeling dejected, Grayson turned and made his way back down the hallway and down toward the building’s exit. As he stepped into the open air outside the building, Grayson stood still for a long moment, letting the downpour overtake him.
She has to be somewhere , Grayson told himself. I have to find her.
Closing his eyes, Grayson reached inward toward his bear, letting it take command of his senses. As he did, the bear’s instinctive concern began to overwhelm him. Something had the bear lashing out, roaring, fighting for a chance to emerge and destroy everything in its path. The longer Grayson stood there, connecting with his bear, the more he became convinced of the fact that something wasn’t right. The bear seemed frightened, as though something was threatening it.
Grayson jerked up, reached out with his senses, and realized the worst. The bear wasn’t frightened. The bear’s protective nature had emerged because something was threatening its mate.
Something dreadful had happened to Amber. Wherever she was, Grayson knew that she was in danger. And he was going to do everything in his power to prevent her from further harm.
With a violent roar, Grayson shifted into his bear form. His massive size nearly doubled that of an average bear and his senses carried the same
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