Bear Bound (California Bears #3)

by Rachel Real

  “I want to thank you for taking me in, I owe you everything—even my life,” Cade grunted, holding her ever so tightly.

  He then leaned down and kissed her, sending a surge of shockwaves through Everly’s supple curvy body. He invaded Everly’s mouth with his hot tongue, gripping her tightly against his chest. Everly gasped a breath when Cade thundered her down onto the carpet, forcing her to widen her thighs.

  Her unbidden thoughts raced through her mind. This is moving WAY too fast! I can’t go on!

  She could feel Cade’s cock gorging with need against her thigh. Everly shivered as her legs parted making room for Cade’s crotch. He caressed every inch of her body and then ripped his shirt off of his shoulders. Everly hitched a sharp breath when her werebear hiked up her dress and rubbed his stubbly cheek against her heat. Greedily, he pulled down her white panties with his sharp teeth.

  Everly’s thoughts swirled in a total frenzy.

  But I hate this man? Why do I want him so bad?

  Cade licked along the folds of Everly’s soft mound, crazed with wanting to taste her.

  Devour her.

  Claim her.

  Every inch of Everly’s skin was aflame when she spotted him unzipping his tight denim jeans. Everly blinked as Cade mounted himself above her, standing with his legs wide. He drew out his big grizzly-sized cock into his rough hand. He then thrust his rigid cock into Everly’s moist heat. Everly moaned when she felt Cade grip the back of her neck. She locked her ankles at his back allowing him to thoroughly fuck her with a slow and steady rhythm.

  If I stay any longer on this carpet, I’m going to get major rug burn...

  Everly considered.

  Cade rocked her up on his chest, shifting her hips right on top of his groin. Everly leaned her neck back, swaying her hips on his stiff bear cock. Cade thrusted sharply harder and harder. A sweaty glow covered the whole of his hot werebear body underneath the glow of firelight.

  Cade needed her to feel pleasure. He needed her to feel as deeply as he felt. As a bear, it was so important for him to make sure his mate was extremely satisfied. Everly tossed her hair when Cade forced her in a kneel on her hands and knees.

  Every inch of his rock solid body was sweltering. Cade’s appetite had him aching to taste her heat again. Everly caught her breath when Cade licked her sensitive clit with his long tongue, licking it with a thirsty fever. He kept at it until he tortured Everly into carnal submission. He then teased her with his erect grizzly cock, forcing Everly to bite down on her arm.

  Cade towered over her, his breath hot and he slid his arms up to Everly’s curvy waist. His hard shaft prodded her waiting heat. He groaned when he entered her again, feeling Everly squirm in his rough hands. Cade thrust himself in and out of her. Faster and faster until he groaned and came with raw desire. Everly’s body shook with pleasure and she stiffly curled her toes.

  Everly wordlessly fell against Cade’s lean and broad chest, pouring with sweat. They both looked into the dancing fire.

  “I keep having these strange memories pop into my head,” Cade grunted, stroking through Everly’s hair.

  And for Everly, guilt seeped in. She didn’t know how much longer she could hide the truth from Cade. She tried to play it cool.

  “Memories?” Like what?” she asked.

  “It’s me, but a different version of me, you know. I can’t seem to get my mind off of it.”

  Everly only tried her best to reassure him. “It’s been a long day, you’re just tired. Don’t think too hard.”

  She knew she needed him to sign over the deed sooner rather than later. Before Cade’s memories started flooding back.

  Cade kissed along Everly’s neck.

  “You’re the only person I can trust right now,” he growled.

  Everly gulped, whatever happened, she could not let him find out. Cade then steadily lowered himself, kissing Everly’s soft naked back. Everly swooned underneath his embrace not wanting it to end—not even for a second.

  Suddenly, she heard a startling knock at her door. Both she and Cade met eyes, and exchanged confusing looks. Everly got up to her feet with a throw wrapped around her naked body as she made her way to her door. Slowly, she pulled the door open and a familiar face stood just outside.

  Birdie waved at her.

  “Hey big Sis, long time no see...” Birdie hollered, squeezing a reluctant Everly tight in her arms. “So, do you have a place where I can crash?”

  Everly tilted her head to the side.

  Oh, no!

  Chapter Five

  “Whoops, I hope I didn’t catch you at a bad time,” Birdie chuckled catching a glimpse of Cade lying naked on the floor.

  Everly shoved her sister Birdie into her bedroom. She had enough drama on her plate and didn’t need her flighty sister getting up in the mix.

  “Heeeey, why so pushy all of a sudden, huh? You know that Daddy’s farm belongs to me too, right?” Birdie huffed, stomping her foot.

  Everly rolled her eyes. “Birdie, I don’t see you in years and you think it’s just fine to drop in on me like this?”

  All of this was typical, Birdie—of course. She never made any attempt to stay in touch unless she needed money or a roof over her head.

  “Look, I realize you’ve got a fine ass sexy fella just waitin’ to snuggle up with you out there—but like it or not, you and I are family...we’re stuck together, Big Sis,” Birdie sassed before flopping onto Everly’s nicely made bed.

  Cade walked in, now dressed.

  “You gonna introduce me, Eve?” he growled while buttoning up his shirt.

  Birdie looked Cade up and down like a piece of fresh meat. She purposefully tossed her perfectly straight blonde hair and fluttered her eyes. Her flip flops annoyingly clacked on the floors.

  “Birdie, meet Cade,” Everly sighed. “Cade, meet my little sister Birdie.”

  “My, my... the pleasure is all mine,” Birdie, cooed raising her perfectly arched brow.

  Cade scowled not sure what to make of the straw thin girl. Werebears liked their mates, plump and fertile not skinny like a bean pole.

  Birdie then squinted her eyes. “I can’t put my finger on it, but somethin’ looks real familiar about you... I feel like I’ve seen you somewhere before...” she said, trying to put Cade’s name with a face.

  If anyone would find out Cade’s true identity, it would be Birdie. Birdie frequently found herself in circles of very wealthy men. Mainly, because she hoped one day she’d sucker one into marrying her. Gold digger is too kind of a word for her. So, likely she knew who Cade Forrest was.

  “Okay, everyone. Why don’t we just call it a night and head off to bed, shall we?” Everly suggested trying to regain control of the conversation.

  “I can’t sleep. I must go out and hunt fresh meat for breakfast tomorrow morning,” Cade grunted

  Birdie flashed Everly a what the hell look. The last thing Everly needed was Birdie finding out Cade is a werebear.

  Everly hushed Cade. “That’s okay, sweetheart. I’ll just whip us something up. No need for hunting or whatever.”

  Cade sniffed brashly, feeling that somehow Everly’s mood had changed towards him as if she were embarrassed if he acted on his natural instinct as a werebear. Cade didn’t understand why she shut him out so coldly.

  “Go, Birdie. The couch is yours...” Everly insisted, knowing she’d get the very obvious hint.

  Birdie took that as her cue to skedaddle. She sashayed out of Everly’s bedroom.

  Cade didn’t skirt around issues. What just happened kept plaguing his mind.

  “What was that back there? Why would you disrespect me in front of your sister?” Cade asked.

  Everly pursed her lips feeling like soon enough everything around her would simply unravel.

  “Sorry, Cade. I just shoot off at the mouth sometimes,” Everly apologized. Still, noticing that Cade was very upset.

  Cade then ripped back the covers. “Come. Lay with me...” he commanded her.


  Everly slunk into Cade’s embrace, but could not truly rest her nerves. She didn’t even get a wink of sleep that night.

  Chapter Six

  Birdie came screaming into Everly’s room.

  “There’s a friggin’ bear right outside on your front porch!” she shrilled.

  Everly combed her hair back with her fingers to get it out of her tired sleepy eyes.

  “Yeah, I know, Birdie...” Everly sighed, slinking out of bed.

  Birdie had a look of shock stamped on her face. Not understanding how her sister could be so calm, given that a bear was just shambling around in her honey farm.

  “You know? Then don’t you have enough sense to dial up animal control or somethin’?” Birdie shrieked.

  Everly wondered if she looked that hysterical when she first found out that Cade was, in fact, a werebear.

  Everly pointed. “That’s Cade.”

  Birdie glanced real hard at the bear hauling wood into a pile. With so much needing to be done around the house, Everly didn’t want the suspicion to drag on any longer.

  “Alright, follow me...” Everly instructed, waving her sister to follow her lead. Everly snatched a towel from the kitchen, and they both stepped outside.

  “Hey, Cade. Come here a sec’.” she called.

  Cade veered around and then lumbered towards Everly and her sister. Birdie gasped stepping back. Everly held her hand out to pet him gently on his soft head. Cade growled with satisfaction when she scratched behind his ears.

  “Hey, Babe. Mind shifting for me?” she asked.

  Cade grunted and stiffened his body. The nutty brown fur started to recede from all parts of his skin. Only seconds later, a perfectly naked man stood before them.

  Everly handed Cade a towel. But not before, Birdie got a few moments to admire Cade’s ample-sized girth.

  “Well, well... I’m a little frightened but mostly intrigued...” Birdie said with a look of scheming in her eyes. She didn’t know how, but she just knew that she had seen Cade somewhere before.

  Cade gathered up the heavy logs to bring them in the cabin. As Everly started to wash the dishes in the kitchen, she heard heavy footsteps from behind her. Cade shed his coat on the counter. His dark red eyes looked upon her, mindlessly scrubbing away in a dowdy sweatshirt and tight fitting leggings—which nicely outlined her curves.

  He dried off the dishes as Everly set them down to her side. Everly caught him gazing... “What?”

  “Nothing,” Cade replied, allowing his hands to drift up her hips.

  He then fully inhaled the scent of her hair, pulled up in a messy bun. He then started to kiss the back of her neck, where he knew she couldn’t resist.

  “Stop...” Everly laughed in a giggling fit. “We need to go over that paperwork I’ve been talking about. I need you to sign off on those deeds...”

  Cade didn’t stop instead he fully groped Everly’s hips. She relaxed back in Cade’s embrace as he let his hand reach lower underneath the front waistband of Everly’s leggings. Breathlessly, she leaned back letting Cade take control as he moved his fingers in circles over her clit. A breath choked in Everly’s throat when his fingers invaded her heat.

  “What if Birdie catches us....” Everly exhaled, watching birdie read a magazine on the kitchen table.

  “She’ll never know,” he growled.

  A long growl released from deep in his chest, when he felt her luscious body shivering against him. Everly didn’t expect to come so soon. But Cade knew what her body desired, much more than she did.

  Birdie briskly rushed in the kitchen with a shocked look on her face. Cade quickly drew his warm hand up from Everly’s heat. Everly turned around trying her best not to seem completely undone.

  “OH MY GOD!” Birdie screeched, holding up a tabloid magazine with Cade’s face splashed all over it. She slapped Cade on his hard shoulder. “I knew I had seen you before. “Cade Forrest! What are you doing up here holing up with my big sister?”

  Cade studied the photos. It was him just dressed up and more fancy looking.

  Cade shifted around to Everly.

  “Did you know about this?” he asked her, wanting an explanation.

  Now, the truth was out and Everly couldn’t pretend anymore.

  “Yes... I knew,” she replied, anxiously rubbing her arms.

  And then the memories started flashing in Cade’s mind. Everything from how he and Everly first met to the night she stormed out of the restaurant.

  The old Cade Forrest was back.

  Birdie loved watching the two of them get caught up in a whirlwind of drama.

  Cade lurched fast outside of the house. Enraged, he couldn’t believe Everly had led him on this entire time. He trusted her. Shared his secrets... and it was all for a lie.

  Everly quickly followed after him.

  “Cade!” she hollered.

  He ignored her.

  “CADE!”

  Finally, he turned.

  “It’s true, I lied,” Everly confessed, staring down at her feet. “But that’s before I knew, how sweet you could be. Before last week, I thought you were just some spoiled rich man who was hell bent on destroying my father’s farm.”

  Cade knew, that in his old life, he had been a ruthless businessman willing to do whatever it took to get what he wanted—no matter what the cost. How could he be angry with her for being the same?

  “I’m not gonna stand here and ask for your forgiveness. But I just have one question,” Everly started to ask, looking into Cade’s dark red eyes. “If you’re a bear, why do you care so little about destroying your own habitat to build these stupid hotels?”

  Cade glanced off, and began to walk away.

  “Be ready to move out tomorrow, I’m bringing in my construction crew...” he roared coldly.

  Everly still couldn’t give up, she had to try everything in her power to keep control of her daddy’s farm.

  “After everything that’s happened between us you’re still going through with it?! Don’t do this to spite me, Cade!” she shouted, feeling like she and Cade were further apart than when this whole thing started.

  Cade didn’t turn back, and didn’t care to see the tears welling in Everly’s eyes.

  Everly cried in her hands, feeling like she lost everything.

  Chapter Seven

  Everly woke up to the sound of Cade’s construction crew moving in the next morning. She rushed to her window to see if she could spot Cade.

  Birdie sat on her couch with her legs crossed at the knee. Birdie looked her sister up and down while chomping on an apple. At this point, Everly thought she’d truly run out her welcome.

  “What are you still doing here?” Everly sighed. “Don’t you got someone else’s perfectly good life to ruin?”

  Birdie snorted. “Don’t you sass me! I’m not the one who lied and lost Daddy’s farm. Look, I know you and I don’t get along so much—but let me give you one piece of advice.”

  Everly rolled her eyes. What could Birdie possibly teach her? Birdie could barely handle the problems in her own life.

  “I’ve never seen you as happy as you’ve been over the past couple of days. If you really like this man or werebear, you two need to suck it up and find some way to make things work. Or, you’ll both regret it...”

  Birdie took another bite out of her apple. “It would do a whole lot of good if the two of you weirdos just swallowed your pride and forgave each other. Believe me, I know. I still regret ditching our father’s funeral.”

  Everly couldn’t believe it, but she agreed with her sister. That’s when she swung open the door and saw Cade speaking with the crew with a hard hat on.

  “Cade...” she uttered, she looked upon him now dressed not in flannel and dirt covered jeans, but a crisp clean suit.

  Cade rotated around, stopping her before Everly could finish her thought.

  “We’re leaving...” he grunted. “I’m sending the crew home.

  Everly shook her head n
ot understanding.

  “You made me realize, that I really wasn’t mad at you...I was mostly angry with myself. Angry and alone, and that’s why I was really upset with you. And that’s why I like to build these projects. They just make my life seem less empty—”

  Everly could hardly believe what she was hearing. She noticed as Cade dug into his suit jacket and pulled out a rolled up piece of paper. He handed it off to Everly.

  Everly grabbed it.

  “What’s this?” she asked, looking into his firey red eyes.

  “It’s the deed to your honey farm. I’ve already signed it over to you,” he growled. With the tears starting to streak down her cheeks, Everly could hardly even muster a thank you.

  “Can we just press the reset button on everything that’s happened and start from the beginning?” Cade suggested, in his low dark tone.

  Everly couldn’t believe he’d actually take her back. She didn’t say a word, she only wrapped her arms around Cade’s strong neck.

  “I never wanted anything serious with any woman until, I met you—and tasted your honey...” Cade said and shrugged.

  He and Everly walked arm and arm back to the cabin.

  “Speaking of honey...” Cade growled with a grin. “Do you got any extra jars just lying around?”

  Everly played coy. “Maybe, it depends on what you’re willing to do to get one...”

  Groowwwlllll!

  A cocky smile stretched across Cade’s cheek. Everly laughed as he chased her into the house.

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