Bear My Love: BBW BWWM Paranormal Shapeshifter Werebear Mail-Order Bride Romance (Shifter Grove Brides Book 4) by Anya Nowlan Read Free Book Online

quickened just a little as she wiggled into a better position. He was like catnip to her and she got the feeling the interest went both ways – as it should.
    Taking a deep breath, she raised up the ax and then cut down with it. She yelped as it jammed halfway into the trunk, slicing through the timber.
    “Again,” Battle’s calm, rumbling voice said.
    He helped her pry the ax loose and then swing down again. Adrenaline shot through her veins like pure fire, making her tingle. This time, she yanked it out of the wood herself and made the next cut all on her own, her breath catching a little as she heard the satisfying crackle of the blade cutting entirely through the wood. The fairly slim tree trunk broke in half where she’d been hacking away at it and she grinned ear to ear.
    Okay, so maybe trying the unknown could be fun – a lot of fun. Which reminded her of something else she’d been too chicken to try.
    Sticking the ax into the wood with a well-aimed chop, Keesha spun around. With deft, determined fingers, she plucked off Battle’s hardhat and pushed his safety goggles up. Heat was wafting off of him, the sweat and his masculine scent only feeding that adrenaline that was still pumping in her veins. He looked like he was about to ask what she was doing, but she made it very clear when she rose up on her tiptoes and kissed him hungrily on the lips.
     

CHAPTER EIGHT
    Keesha
     
    Her world fell away and that was exactly how she wanted it. Battle’s hands locked around her waist as soon as their lips touched and any worries she might have had about her interest not being well met disappeared into thin air. He kissed her back as savagely as she had wanted and needed him to. Her hands scuffed up his neck and through his short-cropped hair, the buzzed cut smooth under her fingertips.
    His hands roamed down her body, grabbing her ample ass. Keesha gasped into his mouth, a hint of a smile on her lips. A man who knew what he liked – she loved it. Her teeth nipped at his lower lip, coaxing a growl out of him, half man, half bear. The presence of his animal side so close to the surface just made it more thrilling, taking a great kiss squarely into the realm of the fantastic.
    Their tongues twisted together, Battle’s thrusting into her mouth and claiming it easily. She moaned into the kiss, her body ablaze with desire she’d barely managed to contain during their time together. Now it could all flood forward. She didn’t have to hold back anymore.
    A thought crossed through her mind, asking her whether she’d really fuck him in the middle of nowhere, during the day, in the forest. A second later, the next thought she had screamed a resounding Yes!
    Deft hands picked her up and her legs wrapped around his waist. He blindly carried her back towards the truck, not stumbling even a little. Battle was as sure in his footing as she was in her absolute need for him. For months, they had been flirting with each other, throwing hints and winks and all sorts of innuendo until it felt like their conversations were made to turn her on. She’d feared he’d be so much less in person than he was online, but she’d found herself pleasantly and completely surprised by the man. He was even better face-to-face, and his quiet, reserved wit and powerful presence made that much bigger of an impact.
    Before they could reach the truck, Battle had already peeled off Keesha’s top with her eager help. By the time he sat her down on the tailgate, he’d undone the hook on her bra.
    “What if someone sees us?” she asked, dazed and her lips burning from the intense kisses.
    “There’s no one around for miles. You can scream as loud as you want, baby,” he growled, kissing down her neck in maddeningly small steps.
    His big hands undid the front of her jeans. He slipped a hand down the front of her pants as he sucked one of her nipples into his mouth, catching it between his teeth. Keesha mewled, molding her body against the contour of