Free Healing Their Mate (The Love of a Shifter) by Bryce Evans Page A

lungs to be let go.  Reece tried to help grab her arms but she hit him in the face with her fist, hitting Reece in the nose.  Blood poured out.
    It was the funniest thing Larken and Larsen had ever seen.  It was so funny that Larken got out his cell phone and recorded River beating the crap out of her mates.
    “Larken, stop that,” Ash said, but Larken and Larsen laughed as River kicked Jonas in the nuts.  “Ohh…” Larken and Larsen said at the same time as they watched River deliver a hit to end all hits to Jonas’s manhood.  He lowered her to grab his balls when she jumped out of his arms. 
    Reece only wanted to get her under control.  He didn ’t want to hurt her.  He was much stronger then her and could easily break her arm.  Bringing her arms around her back, Reece held her closely so Jonas could talk to her and calm her down.  He grabbed her face between his hands and lightly kissed her lips.  River’s eyes widened as she struggled to get away from Jonas.  The way he touched her was so raw as he kissed her forehead, eyelids, nose, then as she opened her eyes, Jonas was staring into her eyes.  She couldn’t look away.  She was so drawn to him that her body stopped fighting. 
    Trying not to scare her, Jonas spoke softly, “I know you don’t understand this and I know you are scared, but…I’ve never felt this way about anyone.”  Jonas could see her shoulders slump as she listened to what he was saying.  “The moment I saw you, I just knew.”  River tried to say something but Jonas placed his finger over her lips.  “I know you don’t understand our ways or how we can feel something so fast, but if you give us a chance to get to know us, River, I think you will understand.  You have been put here at this exact moment for a reason.  Life has been hard on you and we understand that, but we want to help make life easier for you.  If you will give us a chance, just one chance, River, I promise it will change you for the rest of your life.  We are not like Paddock or his goons.  We are not murders.  We are shifters and vampires, but we are not bad people.  Paddock and his men are.  Even humans have bad people.  And unfortunately, we have some bad apples too, but I promise we will never hurt you or make you run to escape us.  Please, River.  Just give us a chance.”  Taking his hand away, Jonas waited to see if she would respond.
    Reece knew it was a long shot, but he whispered in her ear, “We are not like him, River.  I promise that nobody will hurt you.  Please give us a chance and trust us.” 
    River listened to what Reece and Jonas were saying.  Her gut was telling her to trust this vampire but her head was telling her to run.  She didn ’t want to kiss him back but his lips were so soft and his taste was so unexpected that River stopped moving, allowing Jonas to kiss her.  Her ability to say no was on the tip of her tongue but the passion this man was giving her dissolved her ability to say no.  River knew what he was doing but she couldn’t think while he kissed her like that.  These men were different from anyone she had ever met.  Even Paddock didn’t make her heart go crazy like these two men did.  Jonas kissed her with more gentleness than she had ever experienced before.  Nobody had ever kissed her like that.  His lips were so warm and he smelled wonderful.  His eyes pleaded for her to kiss him back.
    Reece looked over at Ash and her mates then nodded to the back door.  Larken picked his mate up and threw her over his shoulder with her squealing all the way out.  Larsen swatted her on the butt as they left Reece and Jonas to deal with their mate.
    When Reece heard the moan coming out of his mate, he almost lost it.  He wanted her so bad that his zipper was cutting into him since he went commando today.  Reece could hardly realize how fast the mating pull affected him.  He put her hands in one hand and pulled her hair away from her neck.  Her