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He stood swiftly, tossing her gently over his shoulder. He needed to find Dani and make sure she was safe, and then he’d deal with his mate. Whoever had harmed her badly enough to scar her was going to suffer greatly. Row had his share of scars from his battles, but females weren’t supposed to be fighting for their lives. He’d always heard that wolf packs protected their females and cubs, so why had she been harmed?
“Put me down, you loon!”
He gripped the inside of her thigh to hold her against his shoulder as he began to walk. “Not now,Adara.”
“My name is Kammie.”
“Kammie,” he said, rubbing the inside of her leg, aware of the heat of her skin and how close he was to the apex of her thighs. “Adara,” he explained. “My mate.”
CHAPTERTWO
Kammie decided that the most uncomfortable position she’d ever been in was hanging over the broad shoulder of this were-bear who said his name was Row. One minute she was chasing a reindeer—which was hard enough to believe in the woods of Wilde Creek—and the next minute she’d been in Row’s arms. His glorious, muscular arms.
Shut up, Kammie.
She couldn’t hear anything but the sound of her blood rushing in her ears. She knew they were still in the pack’s woods, but the territory stretched for miles. This sexy beast had decided that she was his mate, and when she’d tried to get out of his arms, he’d put her in a position that she couldn’t get free from.
She could probably kick him in the face, but she had a feeling that even if she did connect her heel with his nose, he most likely wouldn’t drop her. Plus, he was gorgeous, and she didn’t really want to hurt him. Her wolf was in heaven, even though Kammie was anything but happy.
Row had said she was his mate, but he hadn’t really seen her body; the body she kept covered with long sleeves and pants no matter the weather. She knew that once he got her somewhere well-lit, he’d see the map of the abuse she’d suffered at the hands of her uncle. He might think she was his mate, but he wouldn’t want to tie himself to her forever. She would never be a trophy wife, a woman in a low-cut dress or a skimpy bikini, that a male would want to show off.
He hadn’t said anything since he’d called heradaraand introduced himself.
“How about putting me down?”
His hand, wrapped around her thigh and holding her against his shoulder, tightened slightly. She didn’t want to think about how close he was to her pussy, which had been throbbing ever since she’d realized he wasn’t going to kill her.
“No.”
She groaned. “Where are you taking me?”
“To find my sister.”
“The reindeer?”
He grunted.
“So how does a bear end up with a reindeer shifter for a sister anyway? Is your mom a reindeer?”
“I’m the offspring of two bears. Dani is adopted.”
“Okay, seriously, I need you to put me down. My head is killing me.”
He stopped immediately, pulling her from his shoulder with such care that it made her feel like she was made of glass. He cradled her against his chest and, when the stars had stopped sparking in her vision, she found him watching her with sincere concern.
“How’s your head?” he asked gruffly.
“You can put me down, Row.”So I can hop out of here like a freaking bunny.
“Not until I know you won’t run away from me.”
Is he psychic?
“I won’t run.”
He arched a dark brow.
“Okay, fine, I was thinking about it, but you’re really making me uncomfortable here. I’m naked and you’re naked, and you’re touching me.”
