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nodded.
    “Okay. What do you want to show me?”
    “Please, sit on the couch and don’t scream. Okay?” Again she gave him a weird look, but in the end she moved to the couch slowly and sat down, never once taking her eyes off of him.
    Taking a deep breath, Chayton connected with his inner beast. As slowly as he could, he shifted right before her eyes. His eyes never left her face. Emma threw her hand over her mouth, climbing up further on the couch, backing against the wall. Her eyes were wide, full of fear, and Chayton felt his heart shatter. He couldn’t take her being afraid of him.
     
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    Emma held in her shrieks the best she could, biting down hard on her hand. Chayton, her beautiful man was changing right before her eyes. Dark-brown hairs spread out all over his body, growing and lengthening slowly. Emma’s entire body was shaking uncontrollably. She never once looked away, even though every survival instinct she had screamed, “Run!” This couldn’t be happening. She couldn’t stop shaking her head. Denial in its purest form. How could this be? She had to be losing her mind. Maybe she was dreaming. It sure didn’t feel like a dream to Emma. It was too real and standing in her living room in the form of something other than her Chayton.
    Going to the ground in front of her, Chayton’s body began to change. His bones seemed to stretch, and his skin thickened. What seemed like only seconds passed, and a giant brown bear stood still in her living room. She had no idea how big he was, but his body filled the small space, making her feel tiny. He didn’t move, didn’t approach her, and for that she was grateful. Emma stayed on top of the couch, rubbed her forehead, and wondered if she was still asleep in bed. Maybe she hadn’t woken up? That had to be it. Emma pinched herself and winced. This was no dream.
    The massive bear grew smaller, his front paws moving to the side of his body and lengthening, thick, glossy coat shrinking into his skin, and human flesh appearing. He changed back slowly, probably for her benefit, showing her she had nothing to fear.
    She watched his long teeth shrink into his mouth and the shape of his head change. Silver eyes changed to dark brown, and brown fur grew in length to turn the hair on his head back to the black strands she loved to play with.
    “Emma,” he said simply, when his mouth had the ability to form words. It looked like he wanted to say more, but stopped himself.
    She stared in awe at the gorgeous naked man in front of her. He hadn’t completed the change yet. He was in between forms, both human and animal. His chest muscles remained too large for a normal man. Her gaze dropped quickly to inspect the rest of his body. Her mouth went dry as she stared at the cock that hung, not quite erect, between his legs before looking back up at his face.
    Once again, Chayton stood in front of her, back in his human skin, no trace of the animal remained. He was breathing heavily, his chest rising and falling rapidly, and she wondered how nervous he was, or if it took a lot of energy to change forms. Wait, am I really wondering this? Shouldn’t I be running out of the apartment, screaming for my life? She tried to analyze her thoughts, but one thing was for certain, she both trusted and loved Chayton Youngblood.
    “Mate,” she said, and he nodded, “I get it now.” She felt lost, unsure of what to say or where to begin. Chayton put his pants back on, covering himself. He didn’t make a move toward her. Instead, he stayed at a distance. “Tell me the story again.”
    Chayton nodded and took a seat on the floor. He sucked in a deep breath and began telling her about his family, their native tribe in the Dakotas, and finally the move to Alaska many generations ago to join the Novikov Clan. He was a brown bear shifter. Most of the other shifters in the clan were polar bears. His kind was extinct, which was one of the reasons they’d left the Dakotas to start over