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  He pushed her backward gently and up against the wall before he pinned her arms over her head by the wrists. His demeanor was changing and he was becoming more possessive by the second, but it wasn’t in a way that was frightening; it was in a way that she deeply needed.

  The powerful connection they were experiencing was almost too much, but with Kodhi taking control, Alyssa was able to give herself up to it, to let him take the lead and do with her whatever he wanted.

  She gasped as he trailed kisses down her neck and her nipples stood hard and to attention. She was aching for his touch. Ever since she had first seen him when she was in the hot tub, she had imagined what it would feel like to be with him. She had dreamt of him and of the bear, she had lusted after something she couldn’t name, but now that she knew what it was, she was powerless to resist it.

  She went weak in his arms and he lifted her up and cradled her as he carried her out of the kitchen and toward the stairs. He knew the house well because he had built it… She still couldn’t believe how fateful it all seemed to be.

  As they climbed the stairs to the top floor, Alyssa looked up at him and snuggled into his neck. She was already so wet for him, having to wait was absolute torture. She bit her lip and trailed her fingertips along his shoulder blades, desperate to claw off his clothes.

  He waited for her signal as to which room was hers and when he kicked open the door and threw her down on the bed it was as if they were both in a dream. Everything was in soft focus and her mind was only fixated on one thing.

  This man.

  This beast.

  She was going to be his forever.

  He had claimed her.

  She lay there waiting for him and as he climbed above her and put his full weight on her, she felt his true power.

  This man was like nothing she had ever encountered. He was so incredible he took her breath away.

  He ran his hands from her knees right up the outside of her thighs and to her stomach. Between her legs, she was aching for him, yearning for his touch, and she gasped as he slipped his hand down into her underwear and found her sex. She was engorged and wet for him, her flower plump and ready to be plucked. She bit her lip and groaned as he teased her, moving close enough to her clit for her to throb even more but then pulling his hand away.

  “Please,” she gasped.

  And he gave her a wicked smile as he reached down and began to undo his jeans.

  She had already seen him naked, but now that they were there together in her bed, it was a completely different game. He ripped his jeans down and exposed his incredible cock and she gasped as she realized just how big he was. He was so hard and so thick, she had no idea how she would take him.

  He leaned forward and began to remove her clothes while she reached for him, slipping her hand around his shaft and feeling just how much he wanted her. She had never experienced anything like it. He was so big and perfect, it was as if he were sculpted to be some kind of god.

  She lay beneath him and watched as he pulled his t-shirt over his head and he stared down at her. They were both naked and completely open to each other. She had never felt such a deep and longing connection before in her life, and she knew it was only about to be intensified.

  “You’re mine,” he whispered as he took hold of his massive length and guided it toward her pussy.

  “I’m yours,” she gasped as he plunged inside of her.

  He opened her in ways she never knew were possible, and as he fucked her, he stared deep into her eyes and she felt something seal between them.

  This wasn’t sex. It was something much, much more. Kodhi had found her and he had claimed her, and now that they were together, there was nothing that could ever tear them apart. It wasn’t just their bodies that had been joined but their souls. And with each thrust, she took more and more of him into her heart.

  The ecstasy she was experiencing was so intense she could barely breathe. She wrapped her legs around him and he held her tightly, pushing his cock deep into her and fucking her hard and slow.

  She wouldn’t be able to hold on, she knew it the second she took him, but the sensations he was giving her were so good she unraveled without warning and then came again and again until she was a quivering mess beneath him.

  Kodhi smiled as he saw what he had done to her, and with one labored thrust, he pushed himself deeply into her again and exploded inside her. Now, their connection truly was sealed.

  He hadn’t just claimed her… He had given her a part of him.

  They were no longer two but one.

  Kodhi collapsed on top of her chest and kissed her. She could barely see, her whole body was still in the throes of pleasure and her vision was blurred. She ran her hands through his hair and hugged him tight, never wanting the moment to end.

  “What have you done to me, Kodhi?” she panted as she smiled and stared deeply into his eyes. “No one has ever made love to me like that before.”

  “That’s because we were made for each other,” he whispered as he kissed her again and slowly eased himself out of her. “And now, our bond can never be broken.”

  She smiled and felt warm inside.

  It was as if she were living an incredible fantasy or dream that she never wanted to wake up from.

  As he lay next to her and swept her up into his big, burly arms she could sense the beast within him. It was always there, lurking right beneath the surface, and he had shown her it in more ways than one.

  Kodhi was a complicated man, but he was hers now and she would do anything to make him happy.

  All she knew was that from now on, nothing in the world mattered apart from the two of them together. And she could tell he felt the same. Everything about him told her she was his priority and nothing could ever change that.

  They looked into each other’s eyes and he held onto her neck.

  “I’ll look after you, Alyssa,” he whispered as they both began to fall asleep in the aftermath of their love. “I’ll never let any harm come to you.”

  And she knew he meant it. Because now, their fate was sealed.

  9.

  The bear still chased her in her dreams, but this time, she allowed it to catch her. And each time she did, she felt all of the pleasure Kodhi had given her again and again.

  She wasn’t afraid.

  She was at peace. And she nuzzled into the soft fur and breathed in the heady smell of man and animal mixed into one.

  When she awoke, she sat up with a start and a wide smile on her face. Sunlight streamed through the curtains and she could hear him whistling downstairs to a tune she was sure she had heard somewhere before. She rubbed her hands along the sheet where he had slept next to her and it was still warm.

  His red hot body had kept her safe all night and warmed her through, like a fire burning bright.

  She stretched and yawned and felt the ache between her legs, which made her smile again. She was sore, but only because he had been so damned good.

  So big.

  So powerful.

  She bit her lip and grinned before she swung her legs over and rested her feet down on the wooden floorboards.

  She was sure she could smell something cooking and she got to her feet and walked naked to the closet where she pulled out her long silk robe and slipped it around her shoulders before she tied it at the waist. She had no idea what time it was, but they must have slept for a few hours because she felt well rested and sated.

  In her adjoining bathroom, she looked at herself in the mirror and at how rosy and dewy her skin was. She looked healthy and radiant, and it was clear that Kodhi was having more than a bit of a positive effect on her. Whatever he had done, he was bringing her back to life after what felt like an eternity in exile.

  She had never felt emotions like she did with him, and even then, just knowing he was downstairs gave her so much reassurance about life that she felt as if nothing could ever go wrong again.

  He continued to whistle and she wiped the smudge of m
ascara from underneath her eyes before she shook up her blonde tresses and pouted at her own reflection. She looked suitably awake and she had perfect bedhead. She didn’t feel the need to start putting on make-up or dressing sexily. When she was around Kodhi, she could just be herself and it was incredible.

  She made her way slowly to the top of the stairs and looked down, remembering how he had carried her up them earlier in the day when he had been hungry for her and they had needed to consummate their newfound love. Just the memory made her pussy twitch and she had to fan her face.

  She began to descend the stairs and as she caught sight of him in the kitchen, she couldn’t help but grin. He was leaning against the island with a bottle of beer clenched in his fist. On the stove, a skillet was sizzling filled with beef and peppers and the smell was so enchanting it made her mouth water.

  “Hey,” she said as she reached the bottom.

  He looked up at her and smiled.

  “Hey,” he returned with a wink.

  He watched her intently as she crossed the room and opened his big arms wide and he pulled her to him, kissing the top of her head. She breathed him in and felt safe all over again, cocooned next to him and completely at ease.

  “I was hungry,” he said as he rested his chin on the top of her head.

  “Good,” she laughed. “So am I.”

  He smiled down at her and she leaned up on her tip toes to plant a solitary kiss on his lips.

  “I’ll set us a table outside on the terrace,” she said as she made her way to the cupboards and began to pull out some mats, plates and cutlery.

  Kodhi continued to cook and he swigged his beer as he watched her every move.

  “I can’t take my eyes off you,” he said as he flashed her a wicked grin. “I think I might be getting obsessed.”

  “That’s perfectly all right with me,” she giggled. “The feeling is mutual.”

  Kodhi grunted approvingly as he watched her move gracefully out the glass doors and onto the terrace. The breeze blew against her robe and her nipples hardened underneath the silk. She knew he could sense it and she could feel his arousal even from ten feet away.

  She placed everything down and sat and waited for him on the couch by the hot tub. Within minutes, Kodhi joined her with a huge plate of food and a bottle of red wine. He filled her glass for her and she went to take a sip but was instantly turned off.

  “I think I’ll just have water,” she smiled as she reached up and touched his cheek. She wanted to experience every moment with him uncompromised, she didn’t want anything to dull her senses and take away from how she was feeling.

  The painting was still watching over them and Alyssa was itching to get back to it. She was thinking about all the canvasses that sat waiting, and of how she could fill them with so many pictures both of the man and the bear.

  Kodhi was now officially her muse, and he had given her so much. Not only had he given her multiple orgasms, but now, she was also full of ideas and creativity.

  “Today has been… something else,” he smiled as he wrapped an arm around her shoulder. “It really has.”

  She nodded and looked up at him, taking him all in and not knowing what to say next.

  She wanted to tell him he was so incredible she had never felt anything like it before, she wanted to thank him for finding her out of nowhere, and she wanted to kiss him so badly again it was almost impossible for her to keep her hands off him.

  He ran his fingertips up the back of her neck and it sent shivers right through her. He could touch her in the most simple of ways and it still felt more erotic than anything she had ever experienced before.

  “Eat,” he said as he passed her a plate full of beef and peppers.

  She used her fork and smiled at him as she chewed. The meat was good. So damned good.

  “What do you think?” he asked with a raised eyebrow.

  “Umm,” she said. “This is incredible.”

  “Another one of The Unbroken’s secrets,” he laughed as he started to chew.

  “You’re going to have to tell me everything about these guys,” she said as she sat back and tucked her legs up underneath her so she was fully facing him and could take him all in. “I’m very curious.”

  Kodhi smiled and nodded but then he faltered.

  “I want nothing more than to show you off in front of everyone,” he said. “But I meant what I told you earlier. Things are dangerous around here right now. I don’t want anyone knowing I’ve found my mate. It could complicate things for us.”

  Mate.

  It all sounded so formal, but in reality, she knew how romantic it was. They had been chosen for each other since the dawn of time.

  “I mean it, Alyssa,” he said suddenly and with urgency as if he were afraid. “I don’t know what the wolves will do if they don’t get their own way with some of the dealings that are happening right now. In the past, they have been ruthless and unkind, wicked and murderous when it’s come to getting revenge or their own way. I could never imagine bringing someone I love into that… and that’s why I’ve always resisted relationships. But with you… I can’t resist. It’s impossible.”

  She could sense how serious he was and she reached down for his hand and touched him gently.

  “What would they do if they knew you were here with me?” she asked out of both fear and curiosity.

  “I don’t know,” he said as he looked off into the distance. “It would all depend.”

  Alyssa bit her lip and tried to shun the butterflies that were raging away in her ribcage.

  “We have to be careful,” he said as he kissed her on the lips and looked deeply into her eyes. “Just for now.”

  She nodded and smiled.

  She didn’t know what to suggest for the best, but he knew the ways of Lost Creek a lot better than she did. And if he said there was tension between two rival gangs, then all she could do was believe him.

  As the sun went down and they settled in for the night, Alyssa couldn’t help but look up to the stars and thank everything out there in the universe for bringing her Kodhi. He was such a wonderful man, everything she had ever wanted and more, and it truly felt as if she had found her place in the world there alongside him.

  Her sleep was uneasy and full of angst. She knew something was happening to her. She was changing now. She had been touched by the bear. Taken by the bear. And now, she was his forever. In her dreams, it was as if a light were being shone into the darkness of her future. It was being illuminated and she was being afforded the chance of a preview. She could see where she would be several months, years, decades down the line.

  And the imminent future seemed impossible, but it was so.

  She ran through the forest and she could hear the crying.

  Two babies.

  Half human and half bear.

  They were calling for their mother.

  They were calling for her.

  “I’m coming!” she shouted to them as a roar sprang from her lips.

  She was no longer the same woman, she too had a touch of bear about her and her insides were hot and electric, she could feel the power of the animal and it excited her more than anything she had ever known.

  She reached down and touched her stomach. Beneath the skin she was sure she could feel two hearts beating.

  She sat up drenched in sweat and breathing so fast and loud she never thought she would be able to catch her breath.

  She clawed at her throat and looked around the bedroom as the morning light spilled in from the crack in the curtains and shone across her bed. She reached down next to her, searching for him for comfort, but she was alone.

  Kodhi had gone.

  She looked down at her stomach and replayed the image from her dream again.

  She wasn’t truly alone.

  Already, she could feel them.

  She got to her feet and ran into the bathroom and looked at her reflection. Her eyes were tinged with green and she was different, much like
she had been in her dream.

  “I can’t be…” she whispered as she clutched her belly and then looked back at herself in the mirror.

  But she already knew what was happening.

  She just had no way to rationalize it.

  She went out onto the terrace and sat down where she and Kodhi had been the previous evening. In her hand, she held a piece of paper, a note he had scrawled for her and left on the refrigerator before he had left.

  I need to go and see the boys, I’ll be back soon.

  Love you babe x

  He loved her.

  Did he already know?

  Maybe he could sense it within her…

  She bit her lip and tucked her legs up beneath herself and looked out over the forest. She felt so connected and at peace there, it truly was her home. There was no doubt in her mind. But now, she was conflicted and afraid. What if she told Kodhi and he didn’t want the babies? What if he wasn’t ready to be a father? What if she told him and she was putting herself in danger?

  He didn’t even want anyone in the town to know they had found each other. Now, they had mated and she was pregnant with his two cub twins. How could she walk around Lost Creek and be safe after all he had told her about the wolves?

  She sat back and breathed in and out slowly. She was nervous and anxious and completely terrified of what to do next.

  How could she even wrap her head around what she knew to be true?

  She was pregnant.

  They had only made love twenty-four hours before, but she knew it was a fact. Kodhi was a shifter bear and this pregnancy was magic. Her body had taken his seed and now she was carrying his children. She was going to mother two shifter cubs.

  She looked across at the canvasses and the paints, and rose to her feet. Inspiration raged through her and she couldn’t contain it anymore as she dashed to them and began to release it.