few hours.”
They did tell her, but a wound like that didn’t heal itself. Did it? She looked up and saw Collin nodding as if he’d read her mind.
“Back up now,” he said. “We’re going to lift him into Gage’s squad car.”
An hour later, she lay next to an unmoving Cade on the bed and wrapped both of her arms around his one good one. Collin slid up behind her and tightened his arm around her waist. His strong, warm body comforted her as she worried over his brother.
As soon as the men brought Cade into the cabin, Collin ordered her into the shower. He cleaned and rewrapped Cade’s wound, and got rid of the bloody shirts they’d used to stop the bleeding. By the time she emerged from the steamy bathroom, Cade lay resting on the bed as if nothing were amiss. She could almost believe him napping instead of recovering from an ugly gunshot wound.
“Are you sure he’s going to be okay?” she asked.
“I’m sure. He’ll be back to normal in a few hours. Until then, let’s get some sleep. It’s been a long night and a crazy morning, and you need your rest. I can’t have you passing out on us later.”
She heard the smile in his voice, a promise of things to come, but she still worried over Cade.
The events of the afternoon replayed over and over in her mind. So many things from the day had shocked her; she knew she’d been running on adrenaline since she ran out of the cottage in the middle of the night.
Cade and Collin had told her the truth when they admitted to being bear shifters, and they hadn’t lied when they said they would kill Jack if they had to. Jack turned out to be a whole lot of crazy she didn’t even know existed, and she was thankful her bears were there to protect her.
Dave, the deputy, was the only full-human in town who knew about the bears, but Gage trusted him with his life. He’d been loyal to the town, even when they’d elected Gage instead of him to replace the old sheriff. The whole clan, Gage, his brother Seth, and the twins, trusted him to help when things got complicated.
“Sleep. The sooner you rest, the sooner you can see his progress for yourself.”
“But…,” a yawn interrupted her protest.
“Rest now, love,” he whispered. “Trust me.”
She did trust him, and fell asleep holding onto Cade, anchored by Collin.
Chapter Seven
Sam woke hours later in the dimly lit room. The sun had started its decent and only the remnants of twilight filled the otherwise dark space. She felt Collin’s warm body shift against her back and she looked up to see Cade staring down at her. His blue eyes held the same demanding, unyielding passion she’d witnessed every time he made love to her.
“How are you feeling?” she asked.
“Better,” he said.
She glanced at his arm, unable to ask the question.
“It’s all healed, love. Take a look.”
Carefully, she removed the towel from his arm, revealing his smooth, tanned skin. No evidence of his attack remained visible.
“Amazing.”
“Yeah. It comes in handy from time to time,” he said.
“Will I be able to heal like that after you mark me?”
“Yes, you’ll have the same capabilities as us, except you won’t be able to shift.”
She nodded. “Do you want to—”
“Always,” he said. “Come here.”
He pulled her on top of him and kissed her with the same desperation she felt. Next to her, she felt Collin turn to face them, but he didn’t touch her. They’d said she could love them together or apart and she needed these few moments with Cade. She needed to touch and feel him, needed to confirm he was completely healed like he’d promised.
She wiggled her body on top of his and slid her clit over his large, hardened cock. She didn’t need foreplay. What she needed was raw, animalistic sex with her bears. She wanted them to mark her and claim her with the wild intensity she knew lurked under their skin.
Cade seemed to understand what she needed and he grabbed her ass and lifted her to her
They did tell her, but a wound like that didn’t heal itself. Did it? She looked up and saw Collin nodding as if he’d read her mind.
“Back up now,” he said. “We’re going to lift him into Gage’s squad car.”
An hour later, she lay next to an unmoving Cade on the bed and wrapped both of her arms around his one good one. Collin slid up behind her and tightened his arm around her waist. His strong, warm body comforted her as she worried over his brother.
As soon as the men brought Cade into the cabin, Collin ordered her into the shower. He cleaned and rewrapped Cade’s wound, and got rid of the bloody shirts they’d used to stop the bleeding. By the time she emerged from the steamy bathroom, Cade lay resting on the bed as if nothing were amiss. She could almost believe him napping instead of recovering from an ugly gunshot wound.
“Are you sure he’s going to be okay?” she asked.
“I’m sure. He’ll be back to normal in a few hours. Until then, let’s get some sleep. It’s been a long night and a crazy morning, and you need your rest. I can’t have you passing out on us later.”
She heard the smile in his voice, a promise of things to come, but she still worried over Cade.
The events of the afternoon replayed over and over in her mind. So many things from the day had shocked her; she knew she’d been running on adrenaline since she ran out of the cottage in the middle of the night.
Cade and Collin had told her the truth when they admitted to being bear shifters, and they hadn’t lied when they said they would kill Jack if they had to. Jack turned out to be a whole lot of crazy she didn’t even know existed, and she was thankful her bears were there to protect her.
Dave, the deputy, was the only full-human in town who knew about the bears, but Gage trusted him with his life. He’d been loyal to the town, even when they’d elected Gage instead of him to replace the old sheriff. The whole clan, Gage, his brother Seth, and the twins, trusted him to help when things got complicated.
“Sleep. The sooner you rest, the sooner you can see his progress for yourself.”
“But…,” a yawn interrupted her protest.
“Rest now, love,” he whispered. “Trust me.”
She did trust him, and fell asleep holding onto Cade, anchored by Collin.
Chapter Seven
Sam woke hours later in the dimly lit room. The sun had started its decent and only the remnants of twilight filled the otherwise dark space. She felt Collin’s warm body shift against her back and she looked up to see Cade staring down at her. His blue eyes held the same demanding, unyielding passion she’d witnessed every time he made love to her.
“How are you feeling?” she asked.
“Better,” he said.
She glanced at his arm, unable to ask the question.
“It’s all healed, love. Take a look.”
Carefully, she removed the towel from his arm, revealing his smooth, tanned skin. No evidence of his attack remained visible.
“Amazing.”
“Yeah. It comes in handy from time to time,” he said.
“Will I be able to heal like that after you mark me?”
“Yes, you’ll have the same capabilities as us, except you won’t be able to shift.”
She nodded. “Do you want to—”
“Always,” he said. “Come here.”
He pulled her on top of him and kissed her with the same desperation she felt. Next to her, she felt Collin turn to face them, but he didn’t touch her. They’d said she could love them together or apart and she needed these few moments with Cade. She needed to touch and feel him, needed to confirm he was completely healed like he’d promised.
She wiggled her body on top of his and slid her clit over his large, hardened cock. She didn’t need foreplay. What she needed was raw, animalistic sex with her bears. She wanted them to mark her and claim her with the wild intensity she knew lurked under their skin.
Cade seemed to understand what she needed and he grabbed her ass and lifted her to her
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