A Mate for The Werebear (A Billionaire Bear Shifter Menage Romance) (One Night Stand Book 3) Read Online Free PDF Page A

blown in a non-existent breeze. His body began to warp and grow. His bones crackled as they twisted into a new form. The transformation got faster as it went along and before Emily knew it, Anthony had transformed into the bear.
    He was easily twice the size he had been as a man, which was saying something because he was a very big man. Emily had never been up close to a bear before, but he resembled what she’d seen in nature documentaries, though a good bit more deadly. He had long claws on the end of his paws and his teeth were sharper than a bear’s would have been.
    “Anthony?” Emily whispered. He’d told her he would still be the same person, but she couldn’t help but see the monster.
    The bear let out a grumble of agreement and nudged her with its massive, fuzzy head.
    Emily knocked backward against the tree and laughed. He was still Anthony, not a monster at all.
    Emily could hardly believe there was an entire tribe of shifters like him out there. She wondered how dangerous it would be for a human to go anywhere near the tribe.
    She couldn’t really be thinking about asking Anthony to go with him, could she? On some level, it made sense. She didn’t want to stay here, and she wanted to be with Anthony. Why not go with him?
    Because of the monsters . Bah. The worst thing that could have happened to her had already happened. It would be difficult to be afraid of a tribe full of monsters after that. Besides, if they were all like Anthony she wouldn’t have anything to be afraid of.
    Anthony shifted back into human form, the change quickly reversing itself. He grabbed his clothes off the ground and began pulling them on.
    “Does it hurt?” Emily asked.
    “Not exactly. Like I said, magic. It feels weird the first couple of times, but everyone gets used to it eventually. Every shifter, I mean.” Anthony finished pulling his clothes on and paused to study her. “What are you thinking about?”
    Emily swallowed. “Is your tribe friendly toward humans?”
    “I don’t know.” Anthony sighed and sat down. He patted the dirt beside him and Emily settled down by his side. “We’ve never had human in the tribe before. Mostly we prefer to stay secret. My parents were the only ones actively hostile to the humans in my tribe.” He scrubbed a hand through his hair. “Emily. I’m not going to lie to you. I’ve been thinking about this. I want you to come with me, but it’s never been done before. I can’t promise you that it won’t be dangerous, but I can say that I will try to protect you. I want you to think about this before you answer.”
    Emily chewed on her bottom lip. “I have been thinking about it. There’s nothing for me here. I want to go live with your tribe, danger or not.” She took a deep breath. “If you’ll have me.”
    “Of course I’ll have you.” He laid his warm hand over hers. “Are you sure?”
    She looked into his dark eyes and marveled at the depths she saw there. True, she hadn’t known him for very long, but she wanted to get to know him better. She wanted to know everything about him. The only way to do that was to stay with him. “Yes. I’m sure.”
    He kissed her, his lips gentle against hers. It was a kiss of sheer adoration and Emily reveled in it. She could face whatever came next, as long as she had him by her side. Her days of apathy were over.

Epilogue
     
    Emily felt giddy as she ran her hands over her wedding dress. Wedding dress . Back when she’d given up on life, she’d never thought she’d get to the point where she was a beautiful, blushing bride. She looked at herself in the full length mirror and beamed at her radiant image. She looked like the happiest woman in the world. Felt like it, too.
    Her wedding dress was a soft white satin with lace and ribbon trimming. She looked like a fairy princess on her wedding day. It was appropriate, seeing as Emily was about to get married in the middle of the woods.
    The tribe had had plenty of reservations about