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The first time?She bit the edge of her lip. This would be theonlytime. She’d waited for someone like him for years, but he belonged at the Curvy Bear Ranch and she didn’t. But the thought was short-lived as he unbuttoned her jeans. How could she leave him after this? He’d hinted at wanting more than just sex when he’d said he wanted to make lovetoher.

The second he pulled the zipper down, she stopped thinking. His mouth grazed her panties as he tugged her jeans over her hips. She kickedthemoff.

“I want to taste you,” he murmured against the inside of herthigh.

She gasped when his lips met her tender flesh. Licking, sucking, and nipping, he swirled his tongue against her in ways that made her melt into the sheets. She grabbed a fistful of the blanket and yanked ittowardher.

Oh, God. How could it feelsogood?

He lashed his tongue against her clit, sending sparks of vibrant energy down her legs to curl her toes. She cried out, unable to restrain the wanton passion rising up from her bear. With trembling thighs and quivering knees, she shook as his enchanted tongue brought her to the brink of absolutepleasure.

Then hestopped.

“What?” She snapped her head up. “Why didyoustop?”

“Because I want to feel you when you come.” He crawled across her body until his chest rested on her belly. He cradled her face in his hands. “I need to be inside of you. I can’t wait anylonger.”

She nodded, unable to move her lips for fear of waking up. This had to be a dream. A long, luxurious, erotic fantasy. But itwasn’t.

As he kneed her thighs apart, she whimpered. Not from fear, but from the enormity of what was about tohappen.

“Are you okay?” heasked.

“Mm-hmm.”

“I promise I won’thurtyou.”

“Iknow.”

As he pushed his cock against her tender pussy lips, she wrapped her arms around his shoulders. Inch by inch, he slid into her until he met resistance. Before she could tense up, he surged past her virginal barrier and buried himself deepinside.

She cried out and clung to him. A tiny twinge of discomfort gave way to undulating waves of ecstasy. His hips rocked into her with a tenderness that stole her heart. She leaned up to capture his mouth with hers. As she pressed her tongue between his lips, he groaned and thrustdeeply.

Consumed by his ravenous kisses, she moved as if driven by instinct. Her hips rose and fell in perfect harmony with his. Every time he pulled back, she matched him, then surged forward to take him all the way inside. She grabbed his taut ass and squeezed. He growled in response, giving her a glimpse of his feralintent.

Equally enthralled, she rode the ever rising tide of animalistic need until she shattered around him. She screamed in ecstasy as her pussy vibrated against his cock. Overwhelmed by the intensity the orgasm, she collapsed onto the bed. As her fingers raked a trail down his chest, he roared and pushed into her harder andfaster.

She moaned and writhed beneath him. Without warning, he bared his teeth and bit her shoulder. She screamed as pleasure and pain pushed her into another body-wracking orgasm. He panted. Sweat dripped down to singe her flesh withitsheat.

And just when she couldn’t take another second of her heart slamming against her ribcage, he tensed. He released her shoulder as he came in a moaning display of pure passion. Thick spurts of liquid heat warmed her from within. His hips rolled a few more times before he shuttered and collapsed. Locked together, she never wanted to leavehisarms.

Minutes passed before he eased out of her and rolled onto his back. He pulled her against him and pressed his forehead tohers. “God.”

“Yeah,” she murmured inagreement.

“I never want to let you go,” hewhispered.

She swallowed and buried her head in his chest. She didn’t want him to let her go either. As she snuggled into his arms, she wondered if she could find a way to stay. The house was a disaster, but he’d probably help her repair it. She’d lose her job for sure. How would she find another one in town? West Yellowstone didn’t have room for a furniture store, let alone an interiordesigner.

As she grappled with the logistics of what it would take to make it work, her bear growled. She wanted to stay. After finally being released so she could run and play, her bear hollered at her that she was his mate. She didn’t know what to think. She never imagined finding a boyfriend, let alone a mate. Didn’t bears mateforlife?

That was a hell of a long time, longer than she’d ever dreamed of having someone to love. Because if she acknowledged her bear’s feelings, then she’d also have to admit that she was falling in love with him, and she wasn’t ready to make such a huge leap offaith.

Chapter10

Logan grabbeda nail from between his lips and held it against a loose shingle on the roof. When he’d awoken at dawn, Kate had still been sleeping. He didn’t want to wake her, so he decided to get some stuff done around thehouse.

After spending the better part of an hour clearing the last bits of debris from where her barn once stood, he’d jogged over to his barn to gather supplies. He’d tossed them in a wheelbarrow, and then had run back to her home. An hour later, he’d finished replacing all the windows except for the one in her bedroom. He could do thatlater.