Her Mates by Suzanne Thomas Read Free Book Online

huge trout in his mouth. He brought it over to her and laid it on the ground right in front of her.
    Oh no . I am not eating a fish raw. Oh, God. She felt her saliva start to pool in her mouth as she tried not to throw up.
    She glanced up into the big brown eyes of her mate as he waited for her take his offering. She swallowed visibly and reached down with her teeth to grasp it gently between her massive jaws. The fish still wiggled a little, causing her stomach to summersault. She turned with it in her mouth and stared into the eyes of Seth as he sat there with a mischievous expression on his face. She narrowed her eyes as she took in the obvious hilarity of her mates. If bears could outright laugh, she knew that they would have been rolling on the ground.
    She dropped the fish in disgust as she walked away. She went over to the ground that seemed covered in pine needles. She hunkered down and curled herself into a ball to close her eyes for a few minutes. She felt her mates cuddle around her and cocoon her in their warmth.
    It only seemed like a few minutes when she opened her eyes, but she could tell by the position of the sun that a couple of hours had passed. She at first didn’t understand what had awakened her. She glanced around at the sleeping, naked men and realized that all of them had changed back into human form. She lifted her head and looked across the clearing and stared into the eyes of a huge cat. Its tawny coat shone in the sunlight. The malevolent eyes of the fierce predator looked into hers and deep inside, her own predator awoke and found a rage that intensified as she perceived this threat. She didn’t even feel herself changing as she gave a roar of rage when the cat suddenly launched itself toward her and her mates. She had one thought and that was to protect them. She met the cat halfway and, using her teeth and claws, proceeded to fight. The cat was soon overpowered by the added presence of the other bears. It turned and ran with several gashes along its sides.
    The rage was still with her as her mates circled her to make sure she was okay. She growled at their persistence when they started to poke her side at the large scratch that could be seen. She swiped at the offending bear, getting a ferocious growl in return. They started to herd her back down the mountain. She understood that they wanted to get her home as quickly as possible. The two-hour trek was whittled down to an hour without the constant stopping to inspect everything.
    She gave a sigh of relief as the cabin came into view. She saw out of the corner of her eye Brand switch back and turn to her in expectation. She let her body change, feeling every ache and pain making her groan in agony. Seth, who switched right behind her, caught her as she started to crumble. He swiftly carried her up the steps and into the bath area.
    Francis poured buckets of cool water into the tub. She shivered as her body touched the chilled water. Seth started to rinse her wounds, which appeared to be closing even as she watched.
    “We heal very fast. I can’t believe you would risk yourself that way,” Seth said as he continued to clean her. He lifted her for Jean-Paul to pat dry.
    “There was no time think, Seth. That cat was almost on me before I realized I was changed and attacking it. Believe me, I am not a very brave person to attack a mountain cat with teeth bigger than my fingers,” she said as she shivered not just from being damp. She couldn’t stop repeating the scene in her mind and the thought of losing any of these men who had grown very precious to her.
    She let them lead her to the bedroom and lay her down. She caught the hand of Seth as he went to leave. She pulled him down toward her and placed a lingering kiss on his lips. She stroked his face and let him see her love in her eyes. She didn’t have the words as of yet, but the feelings that had been pounding in her heart must have been something close to love.
    She enfolded him in her