Page 14 of Bound to Two Bears

Off in the distance, a bear’s growl made his heart hitch and speed up. His softened cock began to thicken once more.

I’ve gone insane.

That’s the only answer.

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“He was hard for us, Royce,” Jared growled, kneeling in the tree line near the cabin. They’d raced up the mountain and back down. Twice. It hadn’t helped. He’d had pushed himself, trying to run off the heat and need in his body, but it was no use. Jared knew Royce likely felt the same, but would he do anything about it?

Once again, they lingered outside the cabin, both of them seemingly drawn to the spot. Jared had struggled to shift back to his human form because his inner bear demanded satisfaction.

It demanded their mate.

His eyes still glowed. He could see the radiance on the ground when he looked down at his erect, leaking cock. Knowing his human lusted with such desperation left his beast unsettled. The animal within would not calm. It raged, demanding they take what was theirs.

He’d felt need coming off Carson in waves. The human had felt no fear of them. It had shocked Jared to his core, watchingthe man stare up, desire darkening his eyes. “He washard. He wasn’t scared.”

“And then he ran away. Just like I told you, he’s not ready yet. We’re going to scare him away.”

“Damn it, Royce. He’s ready. He’s likely in there now, aching for us. And you want to hold back?”

Royce growled lowly. “We wait.”

“And then we lose this chance? No.”

Jared refused to listen. He rose to his feet and started walking across the road. He only made it a few steps before he felt a hand clamp on his arm.

“I’m your alpha.”

Jared felt his animal rising. “You’re not alpha, yet. And you’re wrong. I won’t lose what’s ours because of you.”

Royce shifted in the blink of an eye. He lifted one of his massive paws and brought it down, but Jared was too fast. Jared rolled to the left, shifting as he moved, and came up fighting. Claws slashing, teeth bared, they fought one another.

Jared fought back instinctively, defending himself. His mind didn’t even have time to contemplate what Royce was doing…

Yet he wouldn’t be denied, either. He’d have their mate, regardless of what Royce commanded. They hadn’t fought in years, and only as children when they had. It had been playful then.

This was anything but playful.

This was war.

With the full moon overhead, Jared fought, fueled both by the need he felt for Carson and the mounting anger he’d felt toward Royce’s imperiousness. The rage pumped within his veins. Slashing his brother bear in the midsection, Royce roared in pain before falling to the ground, limp.

He froze, looking at Royce’s still form.

He blinked a few times.

Oh fuck!

What have I done?

Jared hovered over his brother bear, realization filling him with dread. Royce began to shift back into human form, his wounds apparently severe enough to force the transition. Jared allowed his bear to fade as well. As soon as he was back in human form, he dropped to his knees and rolled Royce to his back.

The wound pooled blood in Royce’s abdomen.

“What have you done?”

The question hadn’t come from Royce. Jared looked up to see Carson staring down at them.

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