Free Her Bear and a Baby: BBW Bear Shifter Baby Paranormal Romance (Who's the Daddy? Book 2) by Harmony Raines

arms, needing something to ground her, the sensations threatening to knock her senseless, leave her lying here like a doll beneath him. But she didn’t want that, she wanted to be his equal in all things, so she moved with him, her back arched, her hips rocking, adjusting to his thrusts, which grew faster, harder, the intensity between them reaching a peak, and then it was too much, and she came, her voice ringing out across the mountainside as he ground out his pleasure, before exploding inside her, filling her with his seed.
    As the aftershocks left her body, she wrapped her arms around him and held him tightly, wanting to make sure he didn’t drift away on the mountain breeze. It was hard for her to believe that they were together, that her life had some balance, that she wouldn’t raise Connor alone, because he was here and would support her through everything, just as she would support him.
    They were mates.
    We are mates , her bear agreed, and a smile formed on Elise’s lips. She felt whole, as if the two parts of herself which had become fragmented since her sister died had come back together.
    If only she could walk away with him now. If only they could both leave the past in the past, and look to their new life together in peace. But she knew the specter of Gable and what he had done would hang over them forever unless they found a way to resolve it.
    The weight in her heart descended, not quite as heavy, but it was there. The man who had caused so much pain had to be stopped, not only for their sakes, not only for revenge, but to stop it happening to anyone else. To prevent anyone else losing a daughter, or a mother or a sister.
    “Are you OK?” he asked, and brushed her hair from her face, kissing away the tears which were flowing down her cheeks.
    “Yes.” She nodded, and then took a few moments to control her breathing. “I just wish this was all over.”
    “It will be soon,” he said and then kissed her lips. “Come on, we should get back. The sun is going down, and Connor will wonder where you are.”
    He pulled away from her, the breeze chilling her skin once his warmth had gone. She stood up and pulled her clothes on, watching as he dressed too. He was perfection, his strong back rippling with muscle, his arms bulging as he flexed, yet even with all that strength they might not be a match for Gable.
    When they finally tracked him down, would he have armed guards? A place where he holed up that they couldn’t penetrate?
    She shook her head. One way or another, they would find him, and together, they would bring him down. Because they were strong together.
    “Ready?” he asked. He was fully dressed and had stood for one last moment looking out across the clearing to the world below them.
    She came to stand next to him, her fingers threading through his. “I wish we could stay like this forever.” She rested her head on his shoulder.
    “So do I,” he said, kissing the top of her head. “But we can’t. Can we?”
    “No.” She shook her head sadly. “No, Beau, we can’t.”

Chapter Fourteen – Beau
    Beau had always lived his life doing what he thought was right. It was why he was here now, alone, while Elise was back at Brad’s house oblivious to the fact he had crept out of their bed at two in the morning and driven off in his truck, heading for the address Brad had lifted off police records as the last known whereabouts of Gerald O’Dowd. Also known as Gable O’Donnell.
    He was here to take care of business; he was here to take care of the man who had caused both of them so much misery. Was he here to kill the man? Maybe he was.
    It wasn’t what he intended, but he was sure Gerald O’Dowd was not the kind of man to cave in to threats. If the only way to shut down this business was to commit murder, then so be it.
    His bear was objecting furiously, and he couldn’t blame him; after all, they had abandoned their mate, the woman they had promised to protect.
    That’s what I am doing