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possible hapless bystander during a time of conflict between clans, he had brushed aside the budding emotion and acted like a jerk instead. In retrospect, he wasn’t very pleased with his actions.
     
    When she had diffused the situation between himself and Ryder in the forest that day, it had felt as if blinders had been taken off his eyes. Suddenly, he saw the short, curvy scientist in all her glory, along with her giggly disposition and her bright-eyed love for Montana – something that Jackson felt rather strongly about as well. He’d caught himself staring at her, trying to make sense of what drew him to her so powerfully, while ignoring the easiest and, at the same time, most complicated option.
     
    What if she’s the one? He’d wondered, the track of thought keeping him up at nights. Werebears mated for life, that’s just how it was. Sure, they could have flings or even fall in love with someone, but when the right mate came along, everything else shrunk to the background. It was an inexplicable, undeniable bond that drew a werebear and his mate together, and it was not something that could simply be shrugged off like useless baggage. A bond between a mate and a bear needed to be nurtured, protected and strengthened, but its welcome grip was evident nonetheless.
     
    Jackson dropped the dishes into the sink and rinsed them off, hearing Tess get up and pour them both new drinks. She was attentive, sweet and playful around him, even when he was tongue-tied and came off more like a cold brute than anything else. But she made his blood boil with need, and his hands wanted nothing more than to snake around her and pull her into a long, tender kiss, before he swept her off her feet and took her with all the ferocity of a lifelong of need. In short, it was really hard to concentrate on conversation when all he wanted to do was rip her clothes off and bury his head into her ample bosom. Damn hard indeed.
     
    His bear had taken an instant liking to the willful woman. While the man was hesitant, the bear had known right away that there was something special about the doe-eyed, deliciously curvaceous redhead. Jackson felt like he was suddenly stuck between his two halves – the rational man and the demanding, aggressive bear – both of whom wanted the same thing but couldn’t make up their minds on how to attain it. He kept reminding himself that just pouncing on her like a man who hasn’t seen a woman in years isn’t exactly the way to woo, but at the same time the option seemed so entirely enticing. His cock throbbed each time he saw her first thing in the morning, her wild hair mussed and her lush curves covered in comfortable sleeping clothes. She seemed so delicate and inviting like that – all heated emotions and soft early-morning yawns.
     
    Jackson caught himself rinsing the same plate for the fifth time, lost in thought about how to approach Tess without scaring her off or coming on too strong, when Tess leaned on the counter next to him. She balanced on her elbows and Jackson inhaled sharply, an automatic reaction to the presence of her scent. His muscles tensed at the closeness, the bear wanting to grab her and kiss her with a passionate need for the touch of his mate, but he managed to subdue the urge to another teeth-gritting twinge in his cock.
     
    “So, you seem to be well-domesticated, hmm? Don’t you think that plate is clean enough?” Tess asked, holding a glass of whiskey up to him. Jackson nodded, glancing at her quickly. He wasn’t sure whether she had noticed the way he kept staring after her whenever they were together, but it was getting harder and harder to maintain a façade of innocent cordiality around her.
    She’s so close. God, I just want to kiss her, Jackson thought to himself, drying his hands and accepting the tumbler of whiskey.
    “Thank you.”
     
    “You’re welcome,” she chirped with a grin, twirling around and heading back towards the fireplace and couches. She