The Bear's Desire (Paranormal BBW Werebear Shifter Erotica) by Haley Nix Read Free Book Online

 
     
     
    The Bear’s
Desire
     
    Stella stalked slowly through the
snow-covered forest, her agile paws sinking softly into several inches of cold,
white snow. The combination of her flawless stride and her white winter coat
made her soundless and nearly invisible as she moved through the icy wood. She
liked days like this.
    Walking between the glistening,
ice-glazed trees, she wondered whether she’d made a mistake in leaving life out
in the wild – leaving the world of shifters to blaze her own trail in the
equally-bewildering world of human beings. She didn’t live a particularly
majestic life, struggling to get by in a cramped apartment on the outskirts of
New York City. She was working constantly, but only bringing home a modest
paycheck. All of her friends gave her the same advice: find a man and get
married.
    But that was precisely why she’d left
the shifter world in the first place. She loathed the idea of being taken as a
mate, forced to remain true to one single shifter that she didn’t give a damn
about. It’s not that she hated the idea in theory. No, if a suitable mate were
to make himself available, she’d oblige. It was the fact that none of the
shifters she came across seemed to be worthy of her.
    Each of the wolves who’d pursued Stella
was in his own way beneath her. None of them could match her in battle. Perhaps
they might outmatch her in strength, but her cunning ensured she always
remained undefeated. Every potential courter ended up lying on his back,
whimpering in acute pain, just another casualty in her wake as she walked
slowly away, laughing and howling into the night.
    Stella left many wolves in this
condition. All the neighboring packs had sent their best shifters in pursuit of
her heart, but none could match her style in battle. She could never respect a
mate who was unable to dominate her body and match wits with her perspicuous
mind. It was only after this long line of suitors was exhausted that she’d made
the decision to escape to the world of humans.
    But what she’d found there was even more
depressing. The men she came across seemed weak-willed. The stared at her
curves across the rooms of dimly-lit, late-night bars. They bought her drinks
and made ill-conceived drunken advances, hoping she’d lose her sense of
judgment and wind up in their apartments, taking her clothes off and spreading
her legs for their pleasure.
    Sometimes her body ached for a sensual
touch. She wanted to be dominated, taken by someone who was her equal, someone
who would worship her curvy body and respect her mind. Such a man wasn’t to be
found in a New York bar, just as such a shifter wasn’t to be found among the
neighboring packs of her old territory.
    The forest she walked through right now
was located in Upstate New York, near a small town on the Hudson River. It was
the same forest she always like to explore. To get here, she’d take an express
train out of the city, carrying just the clothes on her back and a novel
clutched in her hands for entertainment on the ride.
    After a few stops, Stella would sneak
out onto the back platform of the train when no one was watching. Looking both
ways, she would survey the scene to ensure secrecy for this final act of
escape. There was always a bit of hesitation here, like the moment before
jumping into a pool of icy water.
    Finally, she’d spring out, the train still barreling
down the track, disappearing behind her as she flew through the air. By the
time she landed on the train tracks, her body would be transformed into that of
a white wolf. She’d peer slowly around once more, her senses much more
heightened in her animalistic state. Once she had her bearings, she would
disappear from the train tracks into the nearby forest, following the familiar
path to her favorite spot.
     
    ***
     
    Stella was walking through her favorite
spot at this very moment. It was a cold day in the woods, but the sun shone
brightly through the barren trees, illuminating