The Bear's Mate

by Vanessa Devereaux

  Aiden ran his hands through her hair. Bear shifters had one thing in common; they were tactile. The right smell could be like an instant mating call to them. He put his nose against the soft and silky curls of her hair.

  He pulled away and looked at her before they both leaned toward one another at the same time. Their lips met, and as if they knew what the other was planning, threw their arms around one another.

  He loved holding her, smelling her scent fill the air around him. Aiden ran his hand up and down her back. She opened her mouth to him, allowing him to slip his tongue inside it, dueling with her own for what seemed like forever.

  His cock was rock hard again, and although he’d told her his visit tonight wasn’t just about sex, he needed to make love to her again, and soon. He gave her a slight nudge, and she fell back on the couch. Aiden eased himself on top of her, and they rubbed noses.

  “That’s a sexy blouse you’re wearing. You ever wear it to the clinic? Because if you do, I bet you give all your male patients high blood pressure.”

  “Now I know why so many of them suffer from it.” She laughed. “No, I’ve had it for some time and wear it only when the occasion warrants it.”

  He leaned over and kissed her again.

  “Not that I don’t love it and appreciate you going to all that trouble for me, but I think I might need to take it off you pretty soon.”

  “Funny you should say that, I am feeling really hot all of a sudden.”

  Without saying another word, Aiden started to unbutton it. He pulled the sides apart.

  Almost like my dessert.

  He leaned over and kissed the top of each breast, taking in the perfume that dusted her skin. She had beautiful breasts, so soft, so round, so sexy. He eased the blouse off her body and let it drop on the floor by the back of the couch.

  Aiden kissed Charlotte as he slid his hands underneath her and found the clasp of her bra. She took the cue and raised herself up slightly off the couch so he could unfasten it. He pulled it away from her body, easing it down her arms, and it too went onto the floor.

  Her nipples were like light pink rose buds, so tight, so perfect looking. He flicked the right one with his pinkie and then covered her breast with his hand, giving it a playful squeeze before lowering his mouth onto it and sucking. Dear God, he could do this all night…

  Chapter Nine

  Charlotte threw her head back as Aiden suckled her nipple. He playfully bit it before turning his attention to the other one. She ran her hand through his hair as his tongue lashed out at the puckered skin surrounding it.

  He made a trail with the very tip of his tongue down her upper stomach. It tickled, and she almost giggled. Aiden tugged at the button of her skirt until it was free before pulling the zipper down the length of her hip. She lifted her butt so he could free her body of it. She lay before him in just her red lace panties. They, like the blouse, were only worn when the occasion warranted it. And yes tonight did.

  Aiden passed his fingers over the tiny red bow that graced its top edge.

  “So cute,” he whispered.

  “Glad you like them.”

  “Red’s my favorite color.”

  Lucky guess.

  He kissed her belly button, plunging his tongue into its indentation. He flicked it a few times before sliding it over her lower belly.

  He pulled on the panties, and a ripping sound filled the air. The next thing Charlotte knew, she’d been relieved of her underwear.

  “Sorry, couldn’t help myself. Send me the bill.”

  He wouldn’t be hearing her complain.

  Aiden slid down her legs and lifted the left one and began kissing the sole of her foot and then her ankle. It was a cross between a nibble and a kiss and she’d never felt anything quite like it. It was hypnotic, seductive…she loved it.

  He was up to her inner thigh now. Charlotte couldn’t help it; she moaned and wiggled her butt as her pussy pulled with anticipation of what was coming her way very soon.

  Aiden lifted her leg in the air and let her leg rest on the top of the couch. He pushed her other leg slightly off the edge, so she opened up to him. The look in his eyes as he stared at her pussy and folds fascinated her. Like someone who was spellbound by what they saw. Surely he’d had lots of lovers, but nevertheless it made her feel so special.

  She breathed in suddenly when his finger touched her clit, causing a trickle of juice to run from her. Aiden must have seen it too because he swiped it with his finger and lifted it so he could see it glistening on the tip of his index finger. Charlotte knew what she wanted him to do next. He looked at her, and as if he could read her mind, he leaned over and plunged his tongue into her entrance. Was this man a keeper or what? She ran her hands through his hair as he lapped at her, his tongue grazing her inner pussy walls on each pass of his tongue.

  She should be the one groaning, but it was Aiden who murmured. It sounded almost like the roar of a bear.

  Charlotte rolled her head from side to side, becoming intoxicated by the sensations traveling through her pussy, up her stomach, even into her breasts. No former lover had been this skilled at pushing her over the edge as Aiden.

  How was it possible that his tongue could be that long, even to reach her sweet spot? He groaned again. It did sound like a bear.

  She screamed out and shook like she’d been plunged into a bath of iced water. Charlotte covered her face with her hands and whimpered. He’d just ruined it for any other man. No, this was the man for her. If she had her way, he’d be the last of her lovers. She let her hands slip down from her face, and while she hadn’t been looking, he’d stripped off.

  His cock was hard and pulsating as it stood high on his belly.

  “I brought my own this time…the last one was on the tight side.”

  He produced a foil package, tore it open and slipped it over his cock. He leaned over and kissed her as he slid gently inside her.

  Charlotte wrapped her legs around him, gripped his arms and got ready to go to paradise.

  ****

  The more Charlotte cried out the greater his need to please her. Aiden pushed his hips harder, faster, driving his cock deep within her. Her fingertips sunk into his arms, her legs gripping his butt as she cried out for the fifth time. Her cheeks were glowing, and she was the most beautiful woman in the world, in the universe, when she climaxed. And yes, he had seen other parts of the universe.

  He’d thrilled her enough for now, and it was his turn. He pushed harder, faster and found his sweet release. Aiden set his body down upon hers. They were both covered in perspiration, and the odor of their lovemaking hung heavy in the air around them. It almost brought out his inner bear, but he controlled himself.

  Aiden rested his head on her breast, listening to her rapid heartbeat. She stroked his head and face.

  “I feel so guilty.”

  “About what?” he asked.

  “That I come so many times to your one.”

  “I can assure you that my one is equal to your multiple orgasms.”

  “Are you being honest about that? Because if it were true, it would be unbelievable.”

  “Sure I am. I’d never lie to you.”

  He closed his eyes. That in itself was a lie. He kissed her. He didn’t have to worry about the blood vial any more. But there was still the fact that he wasn’t like other men. He smiled as she began fluttering her eyes. She was sleepy. He flicked a stray piece of hair away from her eyelid. He liked sex with humans. He loved sex with her. He liked her. Correct that, he was falling hard for her.

  She mumbled something and then her head gently dropped onto the pillow. She’d wake up stiff and in pain if she napped on the couch, even if it was a soft one with lots of pillows. He stood and lifted her up in his arms. The muscles in his biceps stood out, and he got a whiff of her scent. The smell of their recent union clung in the air as he remembered the way up the stairs to her room. His bear needed to come out, or he risked it being unleashed the next time they
made love. He needed to run and swim and get it all out of his system.

  Kicking open the bedroom door, he carried Charlotte over to the bed and set her gently down, easing her head onto the pillow and then covering her in the blue quilt. He took a deep breath. She looked so beautiful. If he hurried, he could take his run and be back lying beside her before she knew he was gone.

  ****

  Aiden had thought about calling Christopher to see if he wanted to join him, but seeing how he still had sutures in his side, thought it best he rested. The spot close to Flathead Lake was Aiden’s favorite spot to transform and then run wild. Maybe it was because this was the first place they saw when they’d crashed to earth that night. The first thing they’d seen of another world that they’d never known existed.

  Taking off his cowboy boots and hat, he sat it down next to the tree. The one he always picked to begin his run. The one his mother had died next to while cradling two month old Christopher in her arms. She’d protected him with her body and paid the price.

  He looked up at the sky. They assumed they’d find their way home but realized after years of searching that home was gone and destroyed when it crashed into the earth. This was home now. The Flathead Lake region of Montana. Nothing like the dry arid plains of their former home. However, it was a lot more beautiful.

  He took off his jacket and shirt, and then unzipped his pants. Pulling down his boxers, he got ready to let his bear be free. He took a deep breath, no longer needing to fight the inner beast. Aiden went to all fours and felt the fur making its first appearance. He shook his head, thinking about Charlotte and what her reaction would be if she witnessed this transformation. He never thought about it because the idea that he’d fall for a human was the last thing on his mind.

  Would she still want him? Would she think him a freak? He began running, seeing the moon’s reflection bounce off the water on the lake. Such a pretty night with the stars shining so bright. He wished Charlotte could be here seeing it with him.

  He picked up his pace, enjoying the coldness under his paws. He hadn’t run like this for two weeks, and he was way overdue. He pounded faster and faster, stopping once or twice to go on his hind legs and growl. Back on all fours he began running again. The water was too tempting not to venture into it. It would be cold but invigorating. He ran toward it not stopping and then jumped in.

  Wow, it felt better than ever as he splashed around. This spot was perfect—no one around to see him. No cars, just the sky, stars, and mountains on the horizon. He floated on his back hoping that Charlotte would remain asleep until he got back to her.

  ****

  The sun streamed through the gap in the drapes where they didn’t quite meet. If the sun was up and was this bright, it meant she’d probably overslept.

  Charlotte lifted herself up but couldn’t move because Aiden’s arm was lying across her breasts. She sank back down on the bed and smiled. He must have carried her upstairs or something because the last thing she remembered was making love with him downstairs on the couch.

  She tried looking at the clock without disturbing him, but it meant straining her neck to do it. Geez, it was 9:15 a.m. She hoped Ginny had remembered her key or right now she’d be sitting outside waiting for Charlotte to open the clinic.

  Aiden said something under his breath and shifted his body. The sunlight shining in the room must have disturbed him too because he opened his eyes.

  “So it wasn’t a dream,” he said.

  “Nope, and a good morning to you.” She leaned over to kiss him. “I think we’re both going to be late for work.”

  “We can call in sick.”

  He pulled her on top of him and they rested their foreheads against one another. Charlotte pulled away letting her hair to fall over her eyes. Aiden pushed it away and secured it behind her ears before planting a kiss on her lips.

  “How come you look even more beautiful this time of the day?” he asked.

  “You have to be one of the nicest guys I’ve ever met.”

  They kissed again. This time as they pulled away, she slid down his body, kissing every inch of it. He’d brought her so much pleasure that it was only fair she do the same for him. First she circled his nipples and then followed the trail of hair that ran down the middle of his stomach. She reached his belly button. He had the funniest one she’d ever seen. An outie that was asymmetrical. Her lips slid down his lower belly finding the tip of his cock. She licked it before taking it into her mouth. Aiden moaned and wiggled his hips as she ran her tongue down its shaft and caressed his balls as she sucked and licked.

  She glanced up. He had his arm over his eyes and was groaning nonstop. His dick bounced and pulsated against her inner cheek as she sucked harder. She never was one to swallow, but this was Aiden, and he was different to every other man she’d known, so this would be a first for her.

  Charlotte placed her hands on his belly as Aiden climaxed, shook, and then cried out.

  He grabbed her hand, pulled her up his body, and then rolled her over until she was flat on her belly. He ran his hands down the small of her back and ass before pulling her legs apart. Aiden ran his fingers down her crack and inserted two of them inside her pussy. Charlotte turned her head to one side and let her cheek rest on the mattress as Aiden finger fucked her while kissing her back.

  Her cream slide from her as Aiden went deeper and harder. She called his name when she climaxed. She heard what she guessed was a condom package being torn open. It was too late to turn over onto her back because Aiden was inside her.

  She reached up to the metal slats on her bed head and gripped them as he drove hard and deep. Just how many orgasms would he give her this morning?

  Chapter Ten

  Part of the thrill of making love to Charlotte was hearing her cry out his name each time he took her over the edge. His balls slapped her cute round ass as she cried out again. Her knuckles turned white as she held the headboard with all her might.

  “Shit, just keep on fucking me like this.”

  He smiled. He even loved her dirty mouth.

  Through the thickness of the condom he could feel her getting slicker each time she screamed his name. Aiden was still deep inside her as he leaned toward her bottom and gently set his body down on top of her. As he pressed he pushed his hips upwards and drove even deeper inside her pussy. He kissed the nape of her neck and pushed his hands underneath her and squeezed her breasts.

  He knew he shouldn’t, but he wanted to send her into a frenzy. It was a trick that only his kind could do. Even their own women thought it fun, so for Charlotte it would be mind-blowing. He concentrated, focused, stopped moving his hips, and let his dick do all the work.

  “Oh no, Aiden, yes fuck my pussy, no wait it’s too much, it’s too…”

  She screamed, and he was so glad the windows were shut. And then she was silent and still. Aiden gave one more plunge, finding his own release and boy was it the best of his life.

  ****

  Charlotte came too and just remembered having sex that had left her lost for words. She had no idea what Aiden had done to her, but the last orgasm had been off the charts. Holy shit, the whole state of Montana had heard her for sure. The bed sheet was soaked with her juices. She was positive he hadn’t moved, but that his cock had vibrated at lightning-fast speed, hitting her vaginal walls. And oh yeah, her G-spot too.

  She rolled over on her side and ran her hand down his belly.

  “Where did you learn to do that?”

  “What?”

  “Whatever it was you did inside me just now.”

  “Old trick someone taught me.”

  “I hope I can thank them one day.”

  Aiden smiled.

  “I guess we should get up and get to work before we both get fired.”

  “How about I drop by the clinic when you close up tonight? I thought we could go to see a movie.”

  “There’s nothing I’d like better.”

  “Your brother probably n
eeds his sutures out, so you want me to make an appointment for him to stop by the clinic at the end of the week?”

  ****

  “You might as well go home now,” Charlotte told Ginny who was just finishing knitting a hat she was making for her sister’s soon to be new arrival.

  “You see in a hurry to get rid of me all of a sudden.”

  Charlotte smiled. She knew Aiden would be by soon, and she didn’t want her reading too much into it. No, that wasn’t the reason. She was frightened she’d jinx it. Aiden sometimes seemed too good to be true. She’d set the standards high, and he was filling each and every one of them. Sometimes she even believed she’d wake up and find out it had all been a dream.

  She winked at Charlotte “Okay, then I’ll see you tomorrow.” Ginny put her knitting away and stood.

  Ginny walked over to get her coat while Charlotte made her way back to the first examination room to renew the supplies before she closed up for the day.

  She carried a box of latex gloves and balanced a box of cotton balls and swabs on top.

  “Hi Doctor.”

  She turned around. Aiden leaned against the door jamb, looking sexier than a man had a right too. Jeans, black tee, and a black jacket over the top. He pushed his cowboy hat toward the back of his head. He had a five o’clock shadow, and she wanted to devour him.

  “Your receptionist let me in. She wasn’t going to at first because she said the doctor’s going on a hot date.”

  “Geez, I forgot about that…you’ll have to leave because he’ll be here any minute.”

  They both burst out laughing.

  He stepped into the room. “I missed you. I don’t think I’ve missed anyone besides my parents like I have you.”

  Before she knew it, he had her face cradled between his palms. She loved those blue eyes of his, his sexy grin, the stubble. She ran her hands over it. It wasn’t prickly, but soft. There was every chance they wouldn’t make the movie on time, but there was always a DVD and popcorn at home.