Snowbound (Arctic Station Bears Book 1) by Amelie Hunt, Maeve Morrick Read Free Book Online Page B

weight against it. It cracked open a few inches. Liam stood and shook his head.
    “That’s it!” I said. “One more time, Liam.”
    The bear crossed the room and rushed the door again. This time the door didn’t just give a few inches. It fucking exploded . As in came off of its hinges. The metal! table that had been propped in front of the door handles was a twisted mess.
    Liam sat down, content with himself, like the only thing he needed to do was get the door open. As I walked over, he started to shift again. Fur and claws receded. His bones cracked and reshaped. In a few moments he was human again.
    “You know,” he said. “It does hurt more, especially if you fight it, but I could get used to not having to eat my own skin.” I helped him to his feet. “I was also able to think as the bear, which I’ve never been able to do before.”
    I brought him his clothes and he dressed. When I handed him his shirt, he grabbed my wrist. “Allie, wait. I just wanted to say…thank you. My fated mate. I totally have no idea what to expect now. I didn’t even know someone like you was even out there.”
    “I know,” I said. “I don’t know where this is going, but I’m excited.”
    “You brought me back. I thought I was going to lose control. I was so afraid that I was going to hurt you.”
    “You didn’t know that my pussy is fucking magical?” I said. “Now let’s go get that asshole.”

Chapter Ten - Calder

    T he bear proved to be a disappointment after all. Letting his personal feelings get in the way of the plan. The female was not to be harmed. No matter. The bear had failed to injure either of them anyway. Calder considered killing the alpha now, but he didn’t want to chance fighting fated mates at the same time. The female may not recognize her power yet, and the alpha may not recognize the extent of his, but it was better not to leave things to chance. Calder watched both the alpha and the female as they ran back to the common area.
    Calder carried an axe down the hall in the opposite direction. The bears may have decided against contacting anyone in the outside world, but Calder would ensure that they wouldn’t be disturbed once the games began. He opened the door marked “Comms” and proceeded to smash all of the important components. He cut wires and sparks flew. Destroying the equipment was actually therapeutic, since what he really wanted to do was take the axe to his agent for forcing him to alter his plan. It wouldn’t kill him, but it would definitely hurt.
    Calder had left quite a few surprises for the bears as well. There would be no escape and no one would be coming to help them. He had waited too long for an opportunity like this. He’d crossed the span of time and been given another chance. He wouldn’t let it go to waste.

Oliver

    He had to get away from the base. Calder would be coming for him, and he’d seen what had happened to the Golden brothers. Fuck that, Ollie thought. That’s not happening to me . He thought he would be able to slip away on the lone icebreaker ship that was docked at the base, but Calder had clearly been there first. All propulsion, navigation, and communication systems had been destroyed.
    “Fuck!” Ollie smashed his fist into the wall of the cabin. “Fuck, fuck, fuck !. He tore open the wall-mounted emergency medical cabinet. Ollie could not believe his luck. The kit contained another silver scalpel. The Company really made sure that they were well equipped.

Ben

    “Richie! Harry!” Donny ran from the entry of the common area over to the bodies of the brothers and knelt down beside them. Ben and Viktor were close behind.
    “What happened to them?” Ben said. His voice cracked. “Where are Liam and the others?”
    “We’re here.” Liam’s voice echoed from down the hall as he and Alanna ran into the room. Liam was the first to see the carnage, but he barely had time to react before something else grabbed his attention. “Ben, behind