“Where am I?” sheasked.
“Your room at theB&B.”
“How did Igethere?”
“Logancarriedyou.”
Confusion wracked her brain. She struggled to make sense of everything. Slowly, pieces fit together until she remembered the horrifying bear. She tried to move awayfromDrew.
“It’s okay,” he whispered. “I won’thurtyou.”
“WhatIsaw…”
“You saw meshift.”
“You were a bear,”shesaid.
“Agrizzly.”
“But…how?”
“It’s a long story. But basically, everyone in my family is a bearshifter.”
“Shifter?” sheasked.
“We can transform into grizzly bearsatwill.”
“What?How?”
“It’s in our DNA. We don’t really know where it started, but there are some humans that can shift intoanimals.”
“I don’t even know what to say to that,”shesaid.
“It doesn’t change who I am. I’m still the same man you got to know,”hesaid.
“I’m pretty sure I told you the same thing when I told you the truth aboutmypast.”
“You did,”hesaid.
“I don’t know what to think about this.” Shelayback.
“Tell me it doesn’t matter,” he saidsoftly.
“Doesn’t it?” she asked. “You turn into a huge animal. How do I know I’ll be safearoundyou?”
“I protected youfromLiam.”
“Ishe…”
“He’s dead. The sheriff ruled it an accident since he fell on his ownknife.”
“I thought I killed him,” shewhispered.
“You didn’t. He fell and managed to wedge the knife in hischest.”
Drew reached for her hand. She let himtakeit.
“He’s gone,”shesaid.
