Free A Bride for the Bear (Bear Creek Clan 6) by Harmony Raines Page A

his neck and kissed him. Alli would have gladly stripped the suit from his body if they had time, but the wedding started in an hour and she had promised Drew she would go over and do any last-minute alterations to the dress. Not that there would be any, but she always offered the service, it gave the bride peace of mind.
    “Later,” he said, kissing her hard and fierce, his hand going to his bottom and pulling her close. She felt him harden against her and she couldn’t resist slipping her hand down to stroke him. He gasped against her mouth.
    “I want you to think of me all day,” she said, hopefully in a sexy voice, she wasn’t always sure if she didn’t sound more like she had just run a marathon.
    “I would be anyway,” he said. “But I don’t think I will last all day. Perhaps we can skip out for an hour, say you have to check the shop or something.”
    “Naughty,” she said, but his hand slipped under her skirt and slid into her wet sex, showing her just how naughty he could be. “Damn, Kian. We need to go.”
    “You started it, my love.”
    She released him, straightening her clothes as he pulled back from her. “I love weddings, but I would much prefer to be here with you for the whole day.”
    “Tonight, we can satisfy every craving you have.” His hand cupped her breast, his thumb rubbing over her nipple.
    She groaned, but pulled away. “We have to go,” she said, taking his hand and kissing it. “I will just have to imagine these on my body.”
    “I will imagine much more intimate things.”
    “I bet you will.” She locked the shop and looked him up and down again. “You really look insanely sexy in that suit.”
    “He laughed. “Don’t get used to it. It’s a loan.”
    “Who?”
    “Will. He and Freyja came over this morning. Do you know they have just had a baby?”
    “Yes, she is the daughter of the council leader of Bear Bluff.”
    “Well, they came to see if there was anything they could help with. Seems they are also another one of your many satisfied clients.”
    “Oh, yes. Theirs was the wedding of the decade. He is very rich and she is very well connected. The biggest party Bear Creek had ever seen; most of Bear Bluff descended on the town too.”
    “I like that it’s so close-knit here,” Kian said as they walked to the car.
    “So did you accept their help?” she enquired.
    He looked embarrassed. “Will has a team of plasterers. He said if I get the materials, he will send them over for a day.”
    “That’s fantastic, I know you said that the plastering alone would take you weeks.”
    “I can’t accept the offer,” Kian said, shaking his head.
    “Yes, you can.” Her voice was stern, as was her expression. “Do you know why Bear Creek is so close-knit? It’s because people help each other; they pay it forward. If you refuse their help, then what happens if they need help and it’s something you can do? They would feel bad accepting it. The whole thing spirals down to nothing. When we see them at the wedding, say you would appreciate their help.”
    “It’s not how things work where I come from. In the city it’s all so faceless.”
    “You come from Bear Creek now, Kian. And you belong to me.” She kissed him and then she got into the car before he could argue.
    Kian folded himself into her small car. She had insisted she drive because all of her equipment was in the trunk. She could cope with any mishap that might befall the bride, the groom, or any other member of the congregation. Alli had learned to turn her hand to anything.
    “I was talking to Melanie yesterday and we decided that it might be time to measure up for drapes and other soft furnishings. I can buy the fabric and we can make them up at the shop.”
    “Oh, fabrics and drapes. We might be getting ahead of ourselves. It’s still way off being finished.”
    “I know, but …” She had to stop at a red light.
    “But what?”
    She pulled off, trying to concentrate on the road. “OK. So