Bearlebrity: (BWWM) Paranormal BBW Bear Shifter Romance Standalone by Terry Bolryder Read Free Book Online Page B

warmth and strength grounding her to earth. She closed her eyes and tried to just live through the incredible pleasure, but it was like nothing she’d ever felt.
    It was no ordinary orgasm, no ordinary lovemaking, and she knew it had something to do with the animal inside her, but she didn’t know how. She just knew that she wanted to stay with him, forever. Do this with him, forever. However impossible that might be, she wanted it.
    And as he slumped against her, murmuring her name over and over, she knew he wanted it too.
    She knew that nothing that came after this could be as beautiful as what had just happened. So she just waited, letting her breath return to normal, and savoring the feel of him still inside her. His rapid breaths, and his heartbeat against her chest.
    “Leslie…I…” he said.
    “Yes?”
    “I don’t even know what that was,” he said.
    She smiled weakly against his shoulder. “Beats me.”
    “But I do know I want to do that again,” he said, lifting up to look down at her.
    “Me too,” she replied, tucking his head down and running a hand through his hair tenderly.
    He swore. “It shouldn’t be that good,” he said.
    She said nothing, but those were her thoughts exactly.

6
    R iley’s heart pounded in his chest. What he’d just had with Leslie was like nothing he’d ever experienced, and he bit his lip as he thought about the ramifications.
    Maybe he’d just been alone for too long. But as he rolled over, grabbing a towel to cover himself, and lay on his back next to Leslie, he couldn’t help noticing that instead of wanting to rush off to the shower, he sort of just wanted to stay here and hold her hand. Just enjoy the moment.
    He eyed her from the corner of his vision and tried to act as if he were looking straight up at the ceiling.
    “Leslie?” he finally asked, unable to take the silence. He didn’t know what he’d say after, didn’t know what she wanted him to say. He just knew that if he didn’t do something, his bear would start roaring nonsense about mates. And he couldn’t have that.
    Even if the thought of it felt so right.
    “Yes?” she asked quietly. She turned to look over at him and he didn’t know what to say. Her face tightened slightly, and he gnawed the inside of his cheeks, wondering what would be appropriate.
    She sighed and eyed the clock when he didn’t say anything. “I’ve gotta get dressed. If we’re going to the doctor, I need to get over there before I have to start taking care of things at the bar.”
    “When do you need to go in?”
    “Ten,” she said.
    “For a bar?”
    She shrugged. “Gives me time to get things set up, get the till in order, make sure the employees come in.”
    He rolled to his side and balanced his head on his hand. “So cool that you own your own business.”
    She bit her lip. “Working on it.”
    He had the oddest urge to reach for the lone black curl that had fallen over her face, so he did, gently placing it back with the others in a softly tangled mass. Her face still glowed from what they’d done together. “You look gorgeous in the morning.”
    She gave him a long, appreciative glance. “So do you.”
    Tell her , something inside him said. Tell her she’s your mate. Put yourself out there.
    He tightened his jaw. Never. Besides, she was human, how would he ever explain? And if something happened to her as a result of the shock of what he had to tell her, he’d never forgive himself. He’d have two huge burdens of shame to carry around.
    He eyed Leslie. He wondered what it would feel like to actually be able to consider staying with a beautiful woman like her for life. Just the two of them, sharing everything. The thought of what he couldn’t have brought a painful lump into his throat.
    “Leslie…” he began, wanting to say something to clarify things between them, to make sure things were clear. That last thing he wanted to do was mislead or hurt her.
    She put up a hand. “Don’t,” she said.