Taming a Bear: Not Your Average Fox: BBW Shifter Romance (Red Moon Seduction) Read Online Free PDF Page B

things I can’t tell you.” He shook his head. “I know you don’t understand.”
    “If I’m your fated mate, you should be able to tell me anything. If we’re meant to be together…” she trailed off, frustrated.
    “Anna, this is bigger than you and me. I’m bound by duty.” He’d already said too much.
    “Is this your job? You’re an officer, I get that, but town inspections and keeping the peace don’t make up for this.” How could he expect her to buy that line?
    “I was protecting you,” he growled. “I can’t say anything else. You have to believe in me. You’re all I’ve ever wanted.”
    “But you can’t trust me to tell me the truth, and I can’t trust you with my heart.” Her eyes welled up with tears. “There’s nobody I love more, and yet I can’t be with you, not knowing you might stray.”
    “I didn’t stray, Anna!” He grunted with anger. “I didn’t betray you. I was honoring you, keeping you safe, and you only see me as some liar.”
    “Keeping me safe? From what?” She laughed in disgust. “I’m hardly a threat to society.”
    Matt stood and started pacing. “Anna, I can’t tell you anymore. You either accept I’m telling you the truth or you don’t. There’s nothing I can do to turn back time, but look into my eyes, look into my heart, and know I’d never hurt you, and what I did, I had to. My hands were tied; it was the best thing for all of us at the time.”
    Anna closed her eyes. She didn’t want to look into his heart. She knew she’d cave. Knew she’d need him. Knew she wanted him like no other. But she was almost more than aware of their past. A year may have passed, but she couldn’t undo what she saw and heard, and Bunny more than cemented it for her. “I’m sorry, Matt.” She got up to leave.
    “NO!” He demanded she stay. “We’re not finished here. We aren’t done.”
    She looked over her shoulder and walked away.
    “Anna, I love you.” A hot tear ran down his cheek.
    “And I love you,” she whispered. She kept walking.
    “Okay, that’s enough.” Matt ran up behind her and scooped her over his shoulder. “You’re coming with me.”
    “Matt, put me down!” Anna twisted and fought against his strong arms locking her in place.
    “We have some business to take care of.” He refused to let go, and went back into town with her slung over his shoulder in a fireman’s carry.
    “Matt, I can walk.”
    “No,” was all he said. “I’ll put you down when we’re finished.”
    “Matt!” Blood was rushing to her face from the angle she was being carried.
    He ignored her pleas to be put down.
    Anna grunted in frustration. “You can’t just carry me off…”
    “Oh really?” Matt teased. “It appears I can and am doing just that.” It was for her own good , whether she wanted to believe it or not. Anna was more stubborn than any woman he’d ever met, he’d give her that.
    He ended on Kai’s doorstep. “We’ll wait here until they return.” He sat her down.
    “I’m not going to just sit here-” she protested.
    “You’ll sit and you’ll stay,” he said firmly. “You’re not leaving my side until we fix this.”
    “What does Kai have to do with this?” She was having none of it. She knew somebody saying a few words like ‘he didn’t do it’ wasn’t going to change her world. She knew what sh e knew and her heart trusted the truth.
    He shook his head. “Bunny will be with Kai. He claimed her, and I know my brother. He’ll bring her back here.”
    “What makes you so sure she’ll be willing?” She challenged.
    “He’ll throw her over his shoulder if he needs to.” He grinned at his fox. “It’s the first time I’ve seen him like that. It was hard and fast, territorial and demanding. He found his chosen one.”
    “Look, Matt,” Anna softened her voice. “I know you mean well. Believe me, if I could change my mind, I would. I do love you and I miss you, but the past is the past.” She rested her head on