Bear With Me

By: Nicole Blanchard

Sully

One walk in the woods changed the course of my life forever.

I’d seen strange things before, but learning the man I’m falling for can shift into a bear topped them all. I should have been afraid of him, but I felt something a whole lot worse than fear.

Curiosity.

He’s the only person I’ve ever known to be immune to my gift. The only person whose thoughts I can’t hear. Everything from his claws to his glare is dangerous, but I don’t care.

I want to know more.

Declan

I’ve never wanted to claim anyone as much as I wanted to claim her.

She’s the picture of innocence.

Young. Naïve. Sweet.

Everything I’m not.

I should know better than to give in to my baser animal instincts. Doing so has gotten me into trouble before. But when it comes to her, I can’t seem to control myself.

I want to ruin all those sweet parts of her, make her mine.

She thinks she’s safe with me.