HER BEAR CAME

When her bear appeared, she was around four-and-a-half feet tall larger than most females and a dark charcoal color.

The faint white I’d seen before seemed to flicker around her, but then it fizzled out. I didn’t know what that meant, but the fact that she could shift on her first try was what I focused on.

Until I had the sudden desire to bow before her.

What the fuck?I thought.

I kept her Bear’s gaze and stepped forward with my hand out.

She eyed me suspiciously, not nearly as submissive as her human half. A low growl rumbled from her chest, and I paused my movements.

“Elena,” I warned.

If she couldn’t keep control of her wolf, we were going to have an even bigger problem on our hands. I hadn’t considered the ramifications of forcing her first shift when she didn’t have an alpha, but as the minutes ticked by, the beast settled.

Do you want to run?” I asked, making sure to remain bigger and more in control than the she-Bear, even though a part of me still wanted to avert my eyes when