Free One Bear and a Baby: BBW Bear Shifter Baby Paranormal Romance (Who's the Daddy? Book 1) by Harmony Raines Page B

breathing ragged and he knew she was close too, that she was hanging on, and then the last thread anchoring her to this world came loose and she tensed in his arms, before her sex pulsed around him, setting off a chain reaction. He came, his seed spurting deep inside her.
    The release was enormous, and he let himself go, let himself enjoy the feel of her as she came. His rhythm slowed, but even when he was spent he rocked his hips, giving her everything he had, until she slumped across his shoulder, her lips kissing his wet skin, while she murmured words in his ear that at some points in his past he had never expected, or wanted to hear.
    “I love you, Cade.”
    He held her, not sure if he could say the words back to her. Not because he didn’t feel the same emotion mirrored in himself. He had never told anyone other than his parents that he loved them, and it seemed an enormous step, as if he would be leaving everything he knew about himself behind. And when they were faced with the possible dangers ahead, he wasn’t sure if he could fully let go of who he thought he had to be.
    Lifting his head, he looked deep into her green eyes, seeing the honesty there, the way they sparkled with love, and he understood. Understood that he had to let go of who he had been and embrace the man she made him. Together they would succeed, because they had to. They had a future together.
    “I love you, Isabelle.” She smiled and kissed him, and his world shifted, while his bear roared his approval.

Chapter Fourteen – Isabelle
    After they made love, they quickly finished washing each other, with kisses traded for soap and shampoo. Then they dried each other, with caresses and more kisses as they prepared for what was before them. She was under no illusion that this was going to be easy. Even if everything went completely as planned, Jenni could still end up in police custody. If they couldn’t prove her innocence, Maisie was still not going to go home to her mother.
    And if it went very badly, then Maisie might be motherless. Those were the risks they were taking.
    Dressed in jeans and a jacket, she went to join Cade, who now seemed more focused, ready to see this through to the end. She could not imagine how hard it must have been for him to be back here, where he had, in his own eyes at least, failed to help a friend and colleague.
    “Ready?” he asked.
    She nodded, and he opened the door for her. Going out into the hallway, she waited for him to lock the door, mentally checking she had everything she needed. Cade wasn’t the only one who needed to act professionally. She was here to lend her help, to see this through to the end and then go home with Cade, back to Tawny Valley, to spend the rest of their lives.
    “As soon as we’ve eaten, we’ll go over to the warehouse, and I’ll try to speak to Jenni.”
    “And then what?” she asked as they waited for the elevator.
    The doors pinged open and they stepped inside, he stood silent while they closed again as if he expected there to be people eavesdropping on their conversation. That was what was so different about him, he was wary. His eyes were constantly roving; she noticed as they got out in the hotel lobby that he automatically scanned the room, his eyes flicking to the doorway to check they had a clear escape route.
    Only when they were out in the street, and he had checked there was no one watching them or following them did he answer her. “Once I talk to her, we’ll understand more about what’s going on. Then I plan to get Jenni out, try to get her somewhere safe.” He glanced sideways at Isabelle. “If you want to back out, I understand.”
    “No. I think it’s the right thing to do. She is Maisie’s mom; I think she should at least be given the chance to start a new life.”
    “After that, I am going to make sure that son of a bitch, Stanhope, goes to prison where he belongs.”
    “Agreed.” She only hoped she wasn’t going to lose her career over this.