Chosen by the Bear (2 page)

Nikki woke in the middle of the night, comforting warmth wrapped around her. That was not what woke her; she could feel hot breath against her neck and a throbbing length pressed against her ass. Through her sleepy haze, she tried to figure out what was going on. Her body shifted and wriggled back against Kade as she attempted to see him. Her perfect ass brushing against his already hard length draw a growling moan from his lips and caused his arms to tighten around her body.

Even with everything she had experienced, most strikingly his change from bear to man, she felt strangely comforted in his arms. Her body stilled for a moment; she did not wish to wake him. Casting an eye over her shoulder, she gazed at him and had to admit he was handsome. His giant protective frame mixed with his rugged, charming features; it was something Nikki had been searching for since she was a little girl. Her prince.

That day’s events played in her mind as she lay in the darkness wrapped in his arms. He had saved her from certain death--here was no way she would have survived being a wolf pack’s dinner—and yet she had reacted as if he was a disgusting monster when he showed her his true self. She was wrong, in that moment she knew she was wrong. Princes come in many different forms and Nikki wondered if she had found her beastly prince in him.

She shifted once again, not pulling herself away from him, but twisting within his arms so she could see him. Kade looked so peaceful sleeping away his troubles. Suddenly, something seemed to click inside of her. There was something pulling her close to him, a tug that she could not fathom for a stranger. But there it was, stronger than anything that she had ever felt before.

Nikki wrapped her arms around his body, resting her head lightly against his chest and listening to the gentle thudding of his heart. There was something very peaceful in that moment, even with the unconscious desire that now danced within them both. Her lips brushed so feather light across her chest, trailing soft kisses as she whispered her thanks and apologies to his sleeping body.

In no time at all, Nikki felt herself drifting back off to sleep, his heartbeat comforting her with its every thud. Her dreams became riddled with eroticism. She could feel every lap of his tongue against her delicate folds, every rise and fall of their hips as their bodies moved together. It was a dream she never wanted to wake from, to continue relishing in the bliss her beastly prince could give her.

Nikki woke a few hours later to find her body entwined with his and her pencil skirt hitched up around her waist. She could feel his throbbing length pressing against her pantie-clad lips as the dampness consumed her folds. Every move she made sent a shudder of pleasure through her body. It took all the strength she had to move away from him, to silently slip out of the bed.

As she pulled her skirt back down over her ass, she bent at the waist to press a soft kiss against his cheek. Her stomach grumbled and growled as she caught the scent of food, the dinner she never had. She felt a little twinge within her heart at the realisation; even with how she had reacted to his change he still took care of her. She knew she had to repay him in some way.

Collecting the dish, she slipped out of the bedroom, shutting the door behind her. Nikki tried to keep as quiet as possible as she explored the cabin. She knew she could have ran out of the door and never looked back, but something kept her there, something kept her from running away from him.

Finding the bathroom, she clutched the cold sink as flashes of her dream played within her mind. Her cheeks grew red and her heart thudded in her chest; she could not understand why she was thinking such sexual thoughts about a man she had just met. Splashing some cold water on her face, she jolted herself to reality and hoped calm would come.

Nikki looked a state, her white shirt and black pencil skirt were stained and muddy from the night before. Even her ebony locks looked raggedy. She was not a supermodel by any means but still she had pride in her appearance. Searching the bathroom, she soon found a lovely thick bathrobe. Stripping herself of the dirty rags, even her underwear was tossed aside before she wrapped herself up in the blissful warmth of the robe. Nikki quickly ran her fingers through her hair, hoping to tame it somewhat before wandering through to the kitchen.

She had decided in an instant that she would cook them breakfast. It went part way to apologising for her actions last night. With a small smile on her lips and a contented hum, she started cooking some simple bacon and eggs.

As she danced around the kitchen, Kade woke up to find an empty bed and a cold pillow. Panic coursed through his body, chilling him to the bone at the thought she had escaped while he lay sleeping. He practically flew out of the bed, tripping over the covers and falling to the floor. It was only as he fought against the enveloping blankets he caught the delectable scent of breakfast.

He felt such a fool to have thought and believed the worst. Clearing his throat, he composed himself, making the bed so all the evidence of his freak out was gone. Running his fingers through his short brown hair, he left the bedroom and followed his nose to the kitchen. He stopped dead in the doorway; he simply could not find words for the vision that was dancing around his kitchen in his bathrobe.

She had not noticed him as she was much too wrapped up cooking their breakfast, a thank you breakfast. So he simply stood, leaning against the doorframe, and watched her as she twirled this way and that, back and forth from one burner to the other. He had to admit that everything smelt delectable, even coffee percolated away for them both. He knew he could not stand and watch her forever.

He cleared his throat and watched her jump in surprise, almost dropping the spoon in her hand.

“Morning….I thought you had left…” He spoke with a small smile, stepping into the room.

Nikki shook her head, turning down the heat under the bacon and eggs before she turned to him and answered. “No, I just thought I would cook you some breakfast to apologise for how I…reacted last night.”

She cast her eyes down at the admission that she had handled things wrong. It caused something within Kade to twinge as she looked down, ashamed. Without thinking, he closed the space between them and wrapped his arms around her body.  Nikki stiffened but soon enough melted into his warm, comforting embrace.

“At least you didn’t try to stab me or something,” he chuckled trying to lift her mood in his own, strange way.

He pulled away, resting his hands on her shoulders as he looked down at her. He just wanted to see her smile again, to be as carefree as she was only moments ago. Nikki granted him a small apologetic smile.

It was those eyes; even when he had been a bear his eyes held so much humanity and emotion that it was hard to look away. Their eyes stayed locked on each other, saying so much without speaking a word.

His heart and mind raced at the possibilities that lay before him. He never imagined that he would find someone like this in the world. With a hand on each of her shoulders, he looked into her stunning eyes, inwardly sighing with remorse that he had not met her under different circumstances. 

A long, comfortable silence spread between them, neither of them wanting to break the moment. The smell of their breakfast starting to burn was something that could not be ignored.

“Here, let me finish,” Kade was not taking no for an answer and lifted her up, sitting her on the counter, so that their faces were now close and at the same level.

He looked at the food for a moment before staring back at Nikki. His breathing shallowed as he stared into her eyes once more. Neither of them spoke, but everything was said. His eyes leave hers and drift down her body wrapped for sin within his bathrobe. It hung perfectly on her body, showing everything he longed to see but driving him to want more.

Automated and as involuntary as him breaking his cover in the first place, his left hand left her shoulder and his thumb slid awkwardly down the robe before lightly brushing over her stiffened nipple. Kade cast his eyes back up to her, but Nikki’s body answered him loud and clear. She shifted ever so slightly, leaning into his touch.

Nikki could see her lust-filled dream as it danced before her eyes, but now it was much more a reality. He nipped at her lips then passed along her soft cheek, his rough bristled chin dragging her jawline and sending sparks along her senses. He paused near her ear, a whisper's hiss tinged with a passion-filled sigh.

“Do you know how tempting you look?”

Her legs parted and he moved to stand between. Every aspect of her body was a feast for him, one he wished to savour. A quick flick of his wrist had breakfast cooling down while everything between them only just started heating up. He reached down between Niki’s legs, palm facing up, middle and index finger extended. Slowly he starts, bearing a little pressure as he raises and parts his fingers to outline her swelling lips, pulling gently on her flesh as he makes his way higher and stops, gently trapping her skin and hardened clitoris between his skilled fingers.

Kade slowly circles his fingers, feeling her pulse and knowing full well that with her legs parted as they are, he is only millimetres away from feeling something he has not had the pleasure of in a very, very long time.

Watching her blissful expression, his fingers slip to her engorged bud and meet before slipping down and dipping inside her hot and sensuously sticky folds. He makes a side to side motion with the tips of his fingers at her entrance before purposely driving his two thick fingers into her, his other hand sweeping up behind her back, taking hold of her hair to pull her head back and expose her slender neck to his hungry mouth. Kissing and biting passionately at her collarbone and throat, Kade gained pace inside her, his fingers curling up on every outward stroke, dragging along the front wall of her vagina. The soft moans that spilled free from her were magic to his ears; he knew that he was bringing bliss to the beauty.

He stopped as soon as he began, his head coming to rest against her chest as a laboured breath escaped him. She awoke the beast within him, the side that wished to claim her for his own in an instant. Nikki had relished that brief moment of wild abandonment, to know that the sight of her body drove him suddenly mad with desire. It was her dream.

Their chests rose and fell rapidly together as they tried their hardest to calm. Kade’s fingers slipped slowly free of her now very sensitive folds as he managed to form some words.

“I am sorry…I got carried away,” he muttered before forcefully pulling himself away from her to finish their breakfast.

He did not know what had happened to him, the lust and desire had consumed his body in an instant. She drove him wild and he knew he had to keep his head clear and focus on keeping her from harm, even harm that he might cause her.

Nikki needed a moment to compose herself, sliding the robe back over her exposed body. Every nerve had been set alight from his touch and she yearned for more. She could not understand what had happened but she did know that she enjoyed every second of what he did. She pushed her longing down and focused on breakfast.

They both wanted more from each other; every light touch and lingering look fuelled the fires within them. They would only be able to fight their natural desires for so long.

It had been a couple of weeks since Nikki had found herself in the company of a werebear. There had been plenty of chances for her to leave, but something made her stay. Every day they learnt more about each other, she learnt more about him and his life. Every little whisper she discovered, such as his military background and his need to save human life--even with the beast that lingered within him—only attracted her more.

They spent night and day simply enjoying each other’s company and spinning tales of their lives. The desire and hunger for each other burned deeply within them both but they never acted on it. Every night they stayed up for hours simply talking until there was nothing left to be said.

When the dark nights consumed the cabin, they retired every night to the same bed., Kade, however, was a perfect gentleman every night. He held her close, cradling her against his body as he had their first night. Simply content in the warmth comfort of sharing a bed with another living being, they would remain perfectly curled up all night. They had spent so much of their lives alone that, like a starving beggar granted food, they savoured every last morsel of company and comfort.

Nikki’s dreams however, told a different tale. Constantly plagued with eroticism and her yearning for him, she found herself entwined with his body every morning. It delighted her to feel his throbbing length pressed against her wet, sensitive folds when she woke. In truth, Nikki had tried everything she could think of to corrupt and taint Kade into satisfying her every need, but he would not budge from being the perfect gentleman.

That morning when his fingers had thrust hard and fast into her, flooding her with so much pleasure, was now just a lingering fading memory. Nikki was left to wonder if she had imagined the practically instant connection between them, though every now and then she caught a whisper of that connection again as he looked at her for just a moment too long. Then she could see the gleam of desire dancing within his depths; it was the spark of deep yearning that kept her hope alive.

Nikki had taken to wandering around the cabin wearing his bathrobe, even after her clothes had been laundered. She hoped the sight of her caramel skin would bring him back to her.

***

Kade had told her everything from his past, even about the darker memories from his time in the military that he had shared with no one. His heart was on his sleeve and his scars were clear in the harsh reality of day. The nightmares from his service had tortured him every night since he had been discharged, but with her in his arms, his nights were as peaceful they could ever be.

However, every day he faced a new torture. The torment that came with sharing his home with Nikki now plagued his every waking moment. He had been delighted that she had chosen to stay, even with his offer to take her back to civilisation. Everything she did, from the lingering touches and the longing glances to the seductive movements of her body within his robe, excited him. All he could think of doing was ripping the fabric from her flesh and devouring her every curve to soothe his primal desire.

He fought back his every desire, the need to claim her as his own burnt inside him, threatening to consume him completely. As much as the animal desired her, he knew he needed to be a gentleman around her. He knew what people expected from a creature like him; he had been branded “The Beast” throughout his time in the military, but that could not be any further from the truth.

He fought that beastly temptation within him every day that they spent together in his small cabin.