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Authors: Terra Wolf, Alannah Blacke
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any normal human. Ignoring the entrance to the patio he leapt the railing around it, taking the shortest path directly to her.
The man never had a chance as he turned to confront the hard charging Edward. The creep sneered, raising a fist to strike him, but Edward was faster, grabbing the collar of her attacker's shirt, and heaving him clear to the other side of the patio. He crashed through several tables before slamming up hard against the railing, his head drooping as he sagged into unconsciousness.
Edward turned to try and comfort Melissa, but she was gone, having taken off into the parking lot, headed for their car. His intimidating growl sent the creeps friends scrambling to put some distance between them as they reassessed their priorities, going to give their fallen comrade some aid.
Turning, Edward set off across the parking lot, catching up with Melissa just as she reached the car. He put his arms around her, but she tried to fight him off. Just like back in the cave though, when he had set her free for the first time, he held on tight, sensing that she needed the security right now.
Her fists beat at him for a few seconds and her legs kicked him in the side, but shortly thereafter her sounds of anger turned into sobs. He sunk down to the ground, his back pressed up against the car as he held her tight, letting the tears pour into his shirt. She buried her face in his neck, holding him tightly as she sobbed, letting the tension leave her as the adrenaline faded.
"I'm so sorry, it's all my fault. I should never have let you get so far ahead of me." He apologized profusely for several minutes more, feeling terribly guilty. If he hadn't been so preoccupied with business, this never would have happened. He was supposed to have been her protector, there for her, to ensure this didn't happen. She deserved better than this, and his conscious felt guilty as all hell.
"You threw that man farther than I would have thought possible," she commented from within his arms as her sobs subsided a little.
"I got a little mad, and let some of my bear through to deal with that asshole."
She snuggled in against him a little tighter, worn down from the afternoon and the events of just a few minutes ago, but he noticed that she was definitely not having a breakdown of any sort. In fact, she seemed to be dealing with it about as would be expected from someone without a recent history of trauma inflicted by men just like him. Edward was proud of her, for that showed a lot of inner strength on her part.
Without his permission, his bear pushed to the surface, causing an uncomfortable tightness in his pants as he hardened slightly with her warm body pressed close against him. Her shirt was pulled down, exposing some of the gloriously soft flesh of her breasts to his hungry eyes.
She looked up at him, the desire in his eyes reflected back at him. Without even thinking about it, he leaned in to kiss her. Their lips brushed softly against each other, barely acknowledging the touch before he pulled back, surprised at his boldness. Her lips had felt so tender, he longed to kiss her again. He had to tell her how he felt though, before anything more happened.
"Melissa, ever since I saw you in that cave, I've felt some sort of connection to you. I can't explain it, I don't understand it, but it exists nonetheless. I'm falling in love with you, but I'm not going to rush you into anything. I want this to happen, but if it's going to, it will be when you decide."
Her eyes opened wide in surprise at his words, but the look behind it all told him she was more surprised to hear him say it, than at the words themselves. Her lips curled up into a smile, and he felt her relax into him, as if the last barrier between them had fallen away now. His bear knew something momentous had just happened as well, for it roared, demanding that he claim her as his mate, then and there.
"What was that?" she asked as his rapidly hardening cock pressed into
The man never had a chance as he turned to confront the hard charging Edward. The creep sneered, raising a fist to strike him, but Edward was faster, grabbing the collar of her attacker's shirt, and heaving him clear to the other side of the patio. He crashed through several tables before slamming up hard against the railing, his head drooping as he sagged into unconsciousness.
Edward turned to try and comfort Melissa, but she was gone, having taken off into the parking lot, headed for their car. His intimidating growl sent the creeps friends scrambling to put some distance between them as they reassessed their priorities, going to give their fallen comrade some aid.
Turning, Edward set off across the parking lot, catching up with Melissa just as she reached the car. He put his arms around her, but she tried to fight him off. Just like back in the cave though, when he had set her free for the first time, he held on tight, sensing that she needed the security right now.
Her fists beat at him for a few seconds and her legs kicked him in the side, but shortly thereafter her sounds of anger turned into sobs. He sunk down to the ground, his back pressed up against the car as he held her tight, letting the tears pour into his shirt. She buried her face in his neck, holding him tightly as she sobbed, letting the tension leave her as the adrenaline faded.
"I'm so sorry, it's all my fault. I should never have let you get so far ahead of me." He apologized profusely for several minutes more, feeling terribly guilty. If he hadn't been so preoccupied with business, this never would have happened. He was supposed to have been her protector, there for her, to ensure this didn't happen. She deserved better than this, and his conscious felt guilty as all hell.
"You threw that man farther than I would have thought possible," she commented from within his arms as her sobs subsided a little.
"I got a little mad, and let some of my bear through to deal with that asshole."
She snuggled in against him a little tighter, worn down from the afternoon and the events of just a few minutes ago, but he noticed that she was definitely not having a breakdown of any sort. In fact, she seemed to be dealing with it about as would be expected from someone without a recent history of trauma inflicted by men just like him. Edward was proud of her, for that showed a lot of inner strength on her part.
Without his permission, his bear pushed to the surface, causing an uncomfortable tightness in his pants as he hardened slightly with her warm body pressed close against him. Her shirt was pulled down, exposing some of the gloriously soft flesh of her breasts to his hungry eyes.
She looked up at him, the desire in his eyes reflected back at him. Without even thinking about it, he leaned in to kiss her. Their lips brushed softly against each other, barely acknowledging the touch before he pulled back, surprised at his boldness. Her lips had felt so tender, he longed to kiss her again. He had to tell her how he felt though, before anything more happened.
"Melissa, ever since I saw you in that cave, I've felt some sort of connection to you. I can't explain it, I don't understand it, but it exists nonetheless. I'm falling in love with you, but I'm not going to rush you into anything. I want this to happen, but if it's going to, it will be when you decide."
Her eyes opened wide in surprise at his words, but the look behind it all told him she was more surprised to hear him say it, than at the words themselves. Her lips curled up into a smile, and he felt her relax into him, as if the last barrier between them had fallen away now. His bear knew something momentous had just happened as well, for it roared, demanding that he claim her as his mate, then and there.
"What was that?" she asked as his rapidly hardening cock pressed into
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