Page 19 of The Bear's Fated Mate
Alex pressed his palms to the solid wood surface and quickly considered the facts. His bear was usually vocal, but in an annoying-but-you-know-I’m-a-beast kind of way. The only time that changed was—
Oh shit.
Want sexy woman. Want wolf.Needwolf.
Alex scrubbed a hand over his face. The only time his bear got like this was—
He nudged his inner beast.Are you saying what I think you’re saying?
A low growl of demand was the only response. Which was typical headed into this situation.
Great. Number one reason for this kind of behavior: mating fever was closing in.
The calming breath Alex attempted to take backfired as a full-on rush of Lara’s scent rolled into his nostrils and left him shaking with need.
Think. He had tothink. If things progressed as usual, the urge to fuck would fade slightly then return, a little like a rollercoaster, for the next twenty-four hours. After that, there would be no stopping the animal instinct to mate, and the drive would continue on high for a good solid week.
After seven years of dealing with the fever, Alex had a well-established routine. When he reached this point, he would pack a bag and head into the wilderness to hide out for the duration, avoiding contact with anyone of the opposite sex. With the promise he’d made to his brothers and Gramps, that option was unavailable.
But he’d been strategizing ever since his brother James had mentioned his plan to deal with mating fever had been to track down his best friend and switch up their relationship to include hot fucking.
Alex had no intention of imitating the second part of his brother’s plan, which had ended up with James actually mated with his fever partner, but the basic premise was brilliant.
Find someone Alex’s bear wanted to get cozy with who was not otherwise compatible as a mate. Someone like the dangerous yet sexy Lara.
Did he want her in his bed? Hell yes. And not only there… He wanted her under him on the floor, and against the wall, and in the shower, and riding him like he was a goddamn pony.
Want her forever? Hell no.
He didn’t trust her, but that didn’t mean they couldn’t connect all the right circuits for one explosive week.
More time before the fever struck would have been nice, but the rush of need in his belly said he simply had to deal. So be it. What he needed to do was track down Lara then convince her that wild and dirty was vital to both their interests. Or at least both their libidos.
He knew she lived at the pack house, so he’d have to entice her away for the week. Maybe bring along a few incentives like chocolate and really good doughnuts, but after the heated passion they’d shared in the closet, he figured there was at least a chemical attraction to sweeten the idea.
Turning toward the door to sneak away and begin the next part of his plan, Alex caught a glimpse of a paper lying on the desk. Lara’s scent was all over it, her handwriting in the bottom corner.
Sheer delight rose as he examined the information, especially the part that noted a date at the spa beginning tomorrow and going on for three nights.
A wicked, wonderful idea struck. He didn’t need to convince her to come to his apartment. She already had the perfect mating fever getaway location organized. Brilliant woman.
Sexy, sexy wolf,his bear moaned.
For once, Alex had zero intent of telling his inner beast to shut up. But it did remind him there was a point he needed to emphasize. To be certain his bear was on the same page.
We can track down Lara, but you know what we do with her is just for fun.
Excitement rang clearly in his bear’s mental tone.Seriously? I get to play with sexy wolf?
There we go. Playing and fun and full-on frantic sex were all one and the same, and knowing that his bear was on board with that was fan—fucking—tastic.
We get to play if she says yes,Alex warned.
Because as much as he’d be going mindless with mating fever, he wasn’t an asshole willing to take an uninterested woman. If she said no, he’d be out the door and headed into the bush in his bear form to suffer alone. Screw the pact he’d made with his brothers—if he couldn’t have Lara, he wasn’t going to go find a random hookup.
The thought of being with another woman made his skin crawl.
Lara saying anything but yes became even more important.We might have to get creative when we ask her.
