Paige's Bossy Bear (A BBW Paranormal Romance) (A Blackwood Brothers' Book) by Marie Mason Read Free Book Online

she’d agreed to marry him.
    He sat her down g ently, facing away from the room. The evening sun was setting, plunging the living area into darkness. The flameless candles he’d placed around the room now cast a soft glow. He wanted it to be a surprise for her. After. “Paige, baby, there’s something I need to—”
    Before he could say another word, she launched herself at him. “Oh, Quinn. I love you so much.”
    Quinn caught her to him, turning his face into her hair, inhaling the gut-wrenching fragrance that always lingered there. Her warmth seeped inside and made his blood rush faster. This was his mate. Fate had been kind to him, giving her to him earlier rather than later in life. His lips found hers. She welcomed his kiss, opening for his touch. Quinn sank into the kiss, giving her the full taste of his hunger.
    He eased back, letting her go except to frame her face in both of his hands. “You are my life, Paige Matt hews. I guess that should scare me half to death. I know it does you. But it doesn’t. You are the very air that I breathe.”
    With one fluid movement, he was on one knee in front of her, holding out a golden ring with a huge solitaire diamond that twinkled in the fading light. “Marry me, baby.”
    “Quinn!” Paige’s hands flew to her mouth. A familiar panic circled, then disappeared forever, the dark, somber look in his eyes telling her, without words, that he would always be there for her. Be whatever she needed him to be.
    “Is that yes, baby?” He smiled at her and she could tell by the tightness of his mouth that he wasn’t at all certain of what her answer would be. It humbled her.
    “Silly bear. Of course, it’s a yes.”
    “Hot damn!” he roared, coming up and crushing her to him. His fingers tangled in her hair, holding her still for his bruising kiss. It was fierce, filled with hungry, anger even.
    She pulled away. “I ’m so sorry, Quinn. I should have moved in with you days ago. Weeks ago. I was scared. You scare me.”
    “What ?” His bear recoiled from that thought.
    “Having someone to love, loving someone. It was all I ever wanted. But I’ve been on my own so long, when you were finally here…” she trailed off, biting her lip in remorse.
    “S weetheart.” His bear breathed a sigh of relief. She loved him.
    He pressed a gentle kiss to her li ps. For a shifter, it was instinctive to immerse yourself in your mate, for the two to become one. Better, stronger. He could understand her hesitation, her fear of losing herself to him. He was a damn bossy bear. His lips cruised her face, placing kisses wherever he could. His arms were tight and firm around her. He wanted to wrap her in the cocoon of intimacy that wove its way around them whenever they were together and keep her there forever.
    “I vow I will always put your needs and your wants before my own, Paige. I and my bear will protect, defend, and most of all love you.”
    Paige’s eyes filled with tears. “I know, baby. I know.”
    Gold flittered through Quinn’s eyes, his bear pushing toward the surface. Paige liked that look. She liked it a lot. She knew he’d proposed to her because he understood it was something she needed. A reassurance that meant absolutely nothing compared to a shifter’s instinct to be with their mate.
    When his head lowered this time, the kiss was dark with urgency. Their hands fumbled with their clothing, until Quinn pushed her away and ordered, “Stand still, woman before I cum in my pants.” She only giggled at his command, then gasped when his claws came out and sliced through her bra and panties before pulling them away. As soon as the pieces of fabric drifted to the floor, he tossed her over his shoulder.
    “Quinn, what are you doing?” She gripped the waist of his jeans , the only piece of clothing left between them.
    “I’m tossing my mate over my shoulder so I can fuck the hell out of her.” He slapped her ass as he took the stairs to their bedroom two at a