Mated to the Wilde Bear
Chapter 23: Laurel
“I figured when you knew, it would change things,” he said.
“It does,” she admitted and rushed on when she saw the uncertainty flash in his eyes. “It makes me even more determined to be myself. To stop hiding who I am. From you and everyone else, because maybe then you’ll do the same. We’re both living in hiding. Hiding from people in my life who are anti-shifter is one thing. The world will always be full of people who don’t like me for some reason or another. I’m learning to accept that. But you. You’re hiding from yourself, Xavier. From your future. I don’t know how to fix that.”
She thought he’d push her away. Storm off or tell her to leave it alone, something an alpha would do. Instead, Xavier reached for her and pulled her into his lap, smoothing her hair and pressing kisses to her temple. She was too shocked to do more than let him.
“You’re right about me but not about the differences in us,” he said.
“What do you mean?”
“The reasons we each have for hiding. The ones we are hiding from. They’re the same thing, love. We can fix each other.”
she could be fixed. That meant coming clean about her animal to the rest of the world. That thought still terrified her. Humans weren’t nice after that. Hell, neither were shifters. She didn’t know if she could be fixed, or if
with his tongue, she rolled her hips reflexively against him. He growled into her mouth, and she prayed for the liquid heat to turn to fire, burning their clothes away. She vaguely hoped Xavier’s truck windows were tinted enough to shield her if anyone passed by,
reading her mind, Xavier’s hands wandered, picking wildly at the hem of her blouse before sliding underneath the smooth
touch you,” he
back again. With his other hand, he found
him now, half desperate
head to the side and offering her neck
tried not to acknowledge the disappointment as he ignored her
pants and slipped his fingers inside, sliding them against her clit until
make you come for me,” Xavier said, his hot breath against her
begged, for what exactly she didn’t even know. For him,
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Read Chapter 23: Laurel with many climactic and unique details. The series Mated to the Wilde Bear one of the top-selling novels by Heather Hildenbrand. Chapter content chapter Chapter 23: Laurel - The heroine seems to fall into the abyss of despair, heartache, empty-handed, But unexpectedly this happened a big event. So what was that event? Read Mated to the Wilde Bear Chapter 23: Laurel for more details