Total pages in book: 24
Estimated words: 22846 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 114(@200wpm)___ 91(@250wpm)___ 76(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 22846 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 114(@200wpm)___ 91(@250wpm)___ 76(@300wpm)
She swallows hard and licks her lips. “I do feel… something.”
“It’s the bond. It’s pulling us together. It’s pulling us where we belong.”
“But it doesn’t make sense,” she says and I start to feel her pull away. She’s a smart girl, an analytical type who uses logic over emotion. There’s no way I’m going to get her to believe me with words. She has to experience it.
I press my lips to hers and she tightens up at first, but then melts as I wrap my arms around her.
She whimpers as I thrust my tongue between her lips, claiming her mouth in a hard but sensual kiss.
Her hands grab my gown and tug on it as I kiss her deeper, showing her just how perfect we are together.
My bear starts pacing within, urging me on as I bring our mate one step closer to being ours forever.
“Your chest,” she says as she abruptly pulls away. “It’s vibrating.”
“It’s my grizzly bear,” I tell her with a grin. “He likes you.”
Her green eyes widen as she looks down at my chest. She reaches up to feel it, but then hesitates, letting her hand hover over my right pec.
“You can touch me anywhere,” I say as I take her wrist and press her palm against my muscular chest.
She starts to smile with an amazed look on her face as she feels my bear. He’s talking to her.
“I’m taking you out,” I say in a firm voice that leaves no room for her to argue.
She looks back up at me and nods. “Okay.”
“Tonight.”
She swallows hard. “Are you going to be okay by then?”
I lean down and kiss her again. Her eyes are closed and her chin is still tilted up with her lips puckered when I pull away.
“I’ve been waiting for you my whole life,” I tell her softly. “Broken body or not, I’m not waiting any longer. What time do you finish?”
“Eleven.”
“I’ll be waiting.”
The fucking door opens and my sexy little mate scurries out of the room before I can grab her.
“Wait—” I say as I go to chase after her.
But four huge bodies block the exit as they make their way into the room.
“Look at you,” Carter says with a laugh as he looks at my hospital gown. “I always knew you’d look good in a dress.”
I’m forced backward as Blake, Ethan, Carter, and Westin fill up the small space. Mila is gone. I want to chase after her but I think she needs some time to process everything, so I let her go.
“What the fuck happened to your face?” Westin asks with a gasp. “It’s hideous.”
“Oh shit,” I mumble as I push past them to the bathroom. “Is it?”
I’m expecting to see purple bruises, swelling, and long gashes as I look in the mirror, but there’s nothing. I look perfectly normal.
“Ha ha, asshole,” I say as I come back out. “Really fucking funny.”
“Your face looked much better when it was all banged up,” Westin says with a shake of his head. “The swelling hid all of your ugly features.”
“How are you feeling?” Blake asks. “Almost ready to get out of here?”
I suck in a breath. I feel well enough to go home but I don’t want to leave my girl. It’s going to kill me to walk away from Mila, even if it’s only for a couple of hours.
And I’m afraid to find out how my bear is going to react… He’s going to be mighty pissed.
“My body feels like it’s a hundred years old, but I can move around well enough and it’s going to heal faster now that my bones are finished healing.”
“So, you want to come home?” Blake asks with his eyebrows raised.
I hesitate and he sees it.
“What is it?”
“I found her.”
Saying it out loud brings a huge smile to my face. She’s not here to distract me so the full weight of it hits me hard. I found her. I found my mate.
“You found who?” Ethan asks carefully. “Not her her…”
I nod as my smile widens. “I found my mate. And guys, she’s so fucking perfect. I can’t get over it.”
“And you never will,” Ethan says as he slaps my shoulder with his big heavy hand. I wince and he quickly apologizes. “Shit, sorry! I forgot you’re still healing.”
They all gather around, wanting to hear all about it.
I tell them all about Mila, but in the back of my mind, I’m only thinking one thing…
I have a date. With my mate. Tonight.
Chapter Six
Mila
Just as Rylan promised, he’s waiting outside at 11:05. It’s dark with a crisp fall air and he looks sexier than ever as he leans on a light post, watching me with his intense blue-gray eyes.
I thought he couldn’t look any better than he did in an old faded hospital gown, but he looks absolutely drool-worthy in black jeans, a tight white shirt, and a brown suede jacket. His dark hair is styled and his beard is trimmed.