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childhood home, any lake or place where there were trees. She promised her bear time in the beautiful gardens behind the house and felt herself change in the blink of an eye, her canines lengthening, her hands turning to paws, her entire self larger and more powerful.
By the time she opened her eyes, Scott had already transformed, and her bear liked what she saw. He was easily twice her size, a huge polar bear male with beautiful pale fur and a strong, muscled body with wide shoulders.
But he still had those beautiful blue eyes. Damn, he turned her on, even as a bear.
Watching him waiting at the entrance to the forest, something rippled through her, and a word she’d never considered flooded her mind.
Mate.
Her bear wasn’t disturbed by it, but her inner human was confused. Her parents hadn’t said anything about picking mates. They were liberal and in touch with their human sides, despite being full-blooded alphas, and they only said they wanted her to mate for happiness and no other reason, unlike some bear families who’d gotten very aggressive in trying to pair up their offspring.
But she’d heard things, growing up or from other bears, about fated mates. Even from other shifters, like wolves, which were more plentiful. Some people believed certain shifters only found one mate in their lives and that was it for them.
But certainly there were those that probably just found someone who was right for them, even if others could have been right for them as well.
Scott scampered off into the garden, leading the way for her. She went after him, feeling heavy and unwieldy in her bear form. But all too quickly, as they ran through the foliage and around the trees, she felt at home. She felt powerful and free for the first time in a long time.
She hadn’t thought becoming a bear was the answer. After all, a big part of her life was painting, and she couldn’t exactly do that as a bear.
But she’d missed being like this. It was wonderful. Unfortunately, as she chased Scott and he turned and growled playfully and chased her back, knocking her gently to the ground to play and wrestle, she realized being in her bear had another, less intended effect.
She knew why she was so into him. Why she liked being around him. Was so attracted to him. It wasn’t just because he was strong and built and looked like a model.
He was her mate .
If someone had asked to her to explain how she knew, she’d have said she didn’t understand. It was just plain to her. As plain as the fact that the sky above them was filled with beautiful pinkish-red clouds as the sun set in the distance.
He was frustrating, difficult, and seemed deeply repressed, but he was hers. She reached a paw up to touch his muzzle, and he flinched and stepped off of her, eyeing her with a confused bear stare.
She got up and wiggled her butt and ran again, and he followed with a playful growl. They weaved through the trees, trying to catch one another, and then fell in a pile together, exhausted, out of energy.
She changed back into her human, and he tucked her protectively against his furry chest. She felt even tinier spending time with him as a polar bear, but she also felt safer than she ever had in her life. She knew nothing could happen to her with him there.
“This is perfect,” she said, looking up at the sky above them. It was dusky blue and soon might show them some stars. “I know you probably expected me to get angry and start felling trees, but I’m just not that kind of person.”
“I know,” he said. “But as long as you get to relax, that’s okay with me.”
“You sure you want to stay in your bear?” she asked.
“Why not?” he asked. “I’m strong, I could stay like this for a while. Plus, you’re safer from me like this.”
“What?” she asked.
He went silent and just snuggled around her. She didn’t understand him. Emotion seemed to make him nervous, but she didn’t know why. Nor did she think she was really demanding
By the time she opened her eyes, Scott had already transformed, and her bear liked what she saw. He was easily twice her size, a huge polar bear male with beautiful pale fur and a strong, muscled body with wide shoulders.
But he still had those beautiful blue eyes. Damn, he turned her on, even as a bear.
Watching him waiting at the entrance to the forest, something rippled through her, and a word she’d never considered flooded her mind.
Mate.
Her bear wasn’t disturbed by it, but her inner human was confused. Her parents hadn’t said anything about picking mates. They were liberal and in touch with their human sides, despite being full-blooded alphas, and they only said they wanted her to mate for happiness and no other reason, unlike some bear families who’d gotten very aggressive in trying to pair up their offspring.
But she’d heard things, growing up or from other bears, about fated mates. Even from other shifters, like wolves, which were more plentiful. Some people believed certain shifters only found one mate in their lives and that was it for them.
But certainly there were those that probably just found someone who was right for them, even if others could have been right for them as well.
Scott scampered off into the garden, leading the way for her. She went after him, feeling heavy and unwieldy in her bear form. But all too quickly, as they ran through the foliage and around the trees, she felt at home. She felt powerful and free for the first time in a long time.
She hadn’t thought becoming a bear was the answer. After all, a big part of her life was painting, and she couldn’t exactly do that as a bear.
But she’d missed being like this. It was wonderful. Unfortunately, as she chased Scott and he turned and growled playfully and chased her back, knocking her gently to the ground to play and wrestle, she realized being in her bear had another, less intended effect.
She knew why she was so into him. Why she liked being around him. Was so attracted to him. It wasn’t just because he was strong and built and looked like a model.
He was her mate .
If someone had asked to her to explain how she knew, she’d have said she didn’t understand. It was just plain to her. As plain as the fact that the sky above them was filled with beautiful pinkish-red clouds as the sun set in the distance.
He was frustrating, difficult, and seemed deeply repressed, but he was hers. She reached a paw up to touch his muzzle, and he flinched and stepped off of her, eyeing her with a confused bear stare.
She got up and wiggled her butt and ran again, and he followed with a playful growl. They weaved through the trees, trying to catch one another, and then fell in a pile together, exhausted, out of energy.
She changed back into her human, and he tucked her protectively against his furry chest. She felt even tinier spending time with him as a polar bear, but she also felt safer than she ever had in her life. She knew nothing could happen to her with him there.
“This is perfect,” she said, looking up at the sky above them. It was dusky blue and soon might show them some stars. “I know you probably expected me to get angry and start felling trees, but I’m just not that kind of person.”
“I know,” he said. “But as long as you get to relax, that’s okay with me.”
“You sure you want to stay in your bear?” she asked.
“Why not?” he asked. “I’m strong, I could stay like this for a while. Plus, you’re safer from me like this.”
“What?” she asked.
He went silent and just snuggled around her. She didn’t understand him. Emotion seemed to make him nervous, but she didn’t know why. Nor did she think she was really demanding
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