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Authors: Meredith Clarke
Tags: Fiction, Romance, Contemporary, Paranormal, Adult, supernatural, college, serial killer, captive, Erotic, Bachelor, second chance, bear shifter, Boston, Mate, Protection, youth, Forever Love, Single Woman, hate, distrust, Deceased Father, Shifter World, Heart Speaks, No Goodbye, Four Years, Unstoppable Love
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Lee dropped the knife, lost his grip on Carly’s hair, grabbed his face, and moaned. Carly sprinted towards Andre. The second that Henry saw Andre grab Carly’s hand, he took off running towards Lee.
Lee was distracted by his broken nose and did not see Henry coming until he swiped at him with his large claws. Lee fell down on the ground, and Henry stood over him and roared.
“You’re all dead,” Lee whispered. Henry roared again and bent down and snapped Lee’s neck.
18
Carly
C arly wrapped herself in a blanket on the sidewalk as the paramedics looked her over. The police officers had already finished asking her questions about what had happened. Henry was sitting by her and gently rubbing her back. Even though what she had been through was incredibly traumatic, the simple touch of Henry’s hand on her back seemed to calm all her nerves. She leaned into his shoulder and he wrapped his arms around her.
“You doing alright?” Henry asked.
She thought about her answer for a moment. She had just been through hell, but out of the whole ordeal, she had learned one very important lesson. Henry would always protect her no matter what, and that comforted her more than anything.
“Not really,” Carly answered. “But I know with you by my side, I’ll get through it.”
Henry smiled and continued to rub her back. Carly watched as the paramedics placed Marissa on a stretcher. Their eyes met for a moment and Marissa whispered “Thank you.” Carly smiled back at her and nodded.
“You ready to get out of here?” Henry asked.
“You don’t have to stay and answer questions? They don’t mind that you killed Lee?” Carly asked.
“Well, of course they mind, but I think they know deep down that he would continue to kill no matter what we did. He was truly lost,” Henry said. Carly leaned her head against Henry’s shoulder. Instead of feeling anger towards Lee, Carly wished that there had been a way to get through to him. To help him in some way from the madness that consumed him. It surprised her that she felt this way, but she knew that her earlier fear of shifters was misguided. Just because a few of them did evil things did not make them all evil.
Henry was the farthest from evil anyone could be , she thought. She looked up at Henry and smiled.
“I love you,” Carly said.
“I love you too.”
Epilogue
O ne year later
C arly looked at herself in the mirror. Her long, wavy hair was pulled back into a side ponytail that cascaded with curls down the front of her right shoulder. Her makeup was finished, so all she needed to do was wait.
She couldn’t believe that a year had gone by so quickly. It felt like yesterday that she and Henry had reconnected. Now they were about to start the next chapter of their lives together.
Her mother placed her hands on her shoulders.
“You look absolutely beautiful, sweetie,” Amanda said. Carly stood up and gave her mother a tight hug.
“Thank you so much for coming, Mom,” Carly said. “It means the world to me that you’re here.”
“I wouldn’t have missed this for the world,” Amanda said. Carly pulled back from their embrace and smiled at her mother.
“Your father would have been so proud,” Amanda said. Tears formed in Carly’s eyes.
“I know he would have,” Carly said. “And I know he would have loved Henry.” Amanda let out a light laugh and she hugged Carly again. Avery gently knocked on the door.
“It’s time to get you into that big, beautiful dress of yours!”
Carly stepped out of her room in an ivory fit and flare dress that accentuated every single curve of her body. It had a dramatic bottom with a long train, as well as a sweetheart neckline with beading throughout the dress, making Carly sparkle as she walked.
“Henry is going to die when he sees you!” Avery squealed. Carly smiled. She couldn’t wait to marry the man of her dreams.
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C arly’s mother grasped her arm as they waited for the doors to open. Carly and
Lee was distracted by his broken nose and did not see Henry coming until he swiped at him with his large claws. Lee fell down on the ground, and Henry stood over him and roared.
“You’re all dead,” Lee whispered. Henry roared again and bent down and snapped Lee’s neck.
18
Carly
C arly wrapped herself in a blanket on the sidewalk as the paramedics looked her over. The police officers had already finished asking her questions about what had happened. Henry was sitting by her and gently rubbing her back. Even though what she had been through was incredibly traumatic, the simple touch of Henry’s hand on her back seemed to calm all her nerves. She leaned into his shoulder and he wrapped his arms around her.
“You doing alright?” Henry asked.
She thought about her answer for a moment. She had just been through hell, but out of the whole ordeal, she had learned one very important lesson. Henry would always protect her no matter what, and that comforted her more than anything.
“Not really,” Carly answered. “But I know with you by my side, I’ll get through it.”
Henry smiled and continued to rub her back. Carly watched as the paramedics placed Marissa on a stretcher. Their eyes met for a moment and Marissa whispered “Thank you.” Carly smiled back at her and nodded.
“You ready to get out of here?” Henry asked.
“You don’t have to stay and answer questions? They don’t mind that you killed Lee?” Carly asked.
“Well, of course they mind, but I think they know deep down that he would continue to kill no matter what we did. He was truly lost,” Henry said. Carly leaned her head against Henry’s shoulder. Instead of feeling anger towards Lee, Carly wished that there had been a way to get through to him. To help him in some way from the madness that consumed him. It surprised her that she felt this way, but she knew that her earlier fear of shifters was misguided. Just because a few of them did evil things did not make them all evil.
Henry was the farthest from evil anyone could be , she thought. She looked up at Henry and smiled.
“I love you,” Carly said.
“I love you too.”
Epilogue
O ne year later
C arly looked at herself in the mirror. Her long, wavy hair was pulled back into a side ponytail that cascaded with curls down the front of her right shoulder. Her makeup was finished, so all she needed to do was wait.
She couldn’t believe that a year had gone by so quickly. It felt like yesterday that she and Henry had reconnected. Now they were about to start the next chapter of their lives together.
Her mother placed her hands on her shoulders.
“You look absolutely beautiful, sweetie,” Amanda said. Carly stood up and gave her mother a tight hug.
“Thank you so much for coming, Mom,” Carly said. “It means the world to me that you’re here.”
“I wouldn’t have missed this for the world,” Amanda said. Carly pulled back from their embrace and smiled at her mother.
“Your father would have been so proud,” Amanda said. Tears formed in Carly’s eyes.
“I know he would have,” Carly said. “And I know he would have loved Henry.” Amanda let out a light laugh and she hugged Carly again. Avery gently knocked on the door.
“It’s time to get you into that big, beautiful dress of yours!”
Carly stepped out of her room in an ivory fit and flare dress that accentuated every single curve of her body. It had a dramatic bottom with a long train, as well as a sweetheart neckline with beading throughout the dress, making Carly sparkle as she walked.
“Henry is going to die when he sees you!” Avery squealed. Carly smiled. She couldn’t wait to marry the man of her dreams.
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C arly’s mother grasped her arm as they waited for the doors to open. Carly and
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