Stone Bear: Sentinel (A BBW Paranormal Shape Shifter Romance) (Stone Bears Book 1) Read Online Free PDF Page B

unfortunately, was effectively the last thing he could do. Gabriel wasn’t allowed to get involved with employees of the Consortium. It was too much of a risk, and his position was too important to allow him to do that. So for now, he would have to be content with the way things were going.
    That did not please his bear one bit. It had been agitated ever since he met her the first time, and then yesterday in her office had been pure torture for him. The pressure of wanting to be closer to her had been so bad that he had been tempted to command her into coming over and kissing him, like he had teased her about. Gabriel wouldn’t, because he had more respect for himself and for Caia than that, but he would be lying if he said the thought hadn’t crossed his mind.
    “What now?” she asked, pausing in her stride.
    “They’ll have a sentry out. Someone to warn Ben if anyone noteworthy comes strolling in.”
    “Like if oh, let’s say Gabriel, head of the Stone Bears, were to show up unannounced? That sort of thing?” she asked.
    He nodded. “Exactly that sort of thing.”
    Caia thought for a moment. “We need a plan to deal with that. Would I be amiss in thinking that they probably have no idea who I am yet?”
    Gabriel eyed her suspiciously. “You’re probably correct, but I don’t like that tone in your voice. What are you planning?”
    “Well, if I were a lookout, I would call it in the instant I saw you, right?”
    “Right.”
    “So that means you can’t just go barging in there, like I’m sure you want to. However, if he was distracted until you appeared, then I’m sure you might be able to persuade him not to warn Ben, right?”
    Ben Groll was the head of the Sapphires, their Alpha. He was also a dick, as far as Gabriel was concerned. The only unfortunate part was that he hadn’t yet found a good enough excuse to put the other shifter in his place. Ben wasn’t as dumb as he came across sometimes, much to Gabriel’s disappointment.
    “I think so. Just...” he hesitated. “Be careful, okay?”
    She smiled. “I will. I promise. Give me two minutes to see what I can do.”
    She’s learning quickly that we have a weakness for women with curves like her. That sentry isn’t going to know what hit him. Gabriel chuckled. Then he clenched his fists and tried to relax as the anger surged through him at the imagined other shifter flirting with Caia.
    “Not good, Gabe. You need to get it together. She isn’t yours; you do not own her. Plus you can’t do anything with her either, or Marcus would tear you a new one, and probably fire you as well. If not worse,” he said out loud.
    Assuming she even wanted to do anything with you to begin with.
    Shaking his head, he stopped talking to himself and strode toward the building. He hadn’t exactly kept track of time, but he knew by the time he got to the area the lookout would be, it would have been enough time.
    Moving quickly and with purpose, he approached the door, slowing his momentum just barely enough to allow him to pull the door open and slide in before resuming his walk across the lobby. The ground floor was mostly open concept. The elevators were off to his left, and what had once been the superintendent’s office had been opened up to allow a view of anyone coming in from the street. It was on the far side of the room from him, but as he watched, Caia had the other shifter thoroughly engrossed in her, with her back directly to the doors.
    The shifter didn’t stand a chance. The look of shock in his eyes as Gabriel loomed over him without warning was good enough to win him an award if it wasn’t real.
    “Hi,” he said jovially to the stunned man behind the desk. “Take your hands out from under the desk please,” he said just as politely when the Sapphire moved to activate what he assumed was some sort of alarm or warning system.
    “Much better. Now, we’re going to go upstairs and see Ben. Just to have a talk with him, nothing crazy, I