Bearly Breathing
Page 9
“What is it, baby?” he asked with one dark eyebrow raised.
“I’m happy,” she told him.
Marcus grinned broadly, his handsome smile stealing her breath away. He captured her lips in a searing kiss that made her toes curl and she moaned softly as he pulled gently away.
“That’s good, baby, because I am going to do everything I can to make sure you never have a reason to stop smiling. There’s just one thing I forgot to warn you about-”
“What’s that?”
“Well, you see, I mentioned my two brothers,” he began.
“Yes? Daniel and Taylor, right?”
“Well, Daniel is the middle brother, and uh, he kinda hates women.”
“What? Why?”
“You see, it’s not his fault. He was supposed to get married and his fiancé left him standing at the altar.”
“Oh my! No wonder, he hates women? But will he hate me?”
“No, baby, you are mine. He will love you.” The or I’ll kill him went unsaid.
“Then there is Taylor, and well, he’s the baby brother. Kinda spoiled by my parents before mom died, but anyway he won’t be a problem. Unless he tries anything in which case, I’ll rip his arms off and feed them to him.”
“Geez, Marcus! You know I love you, and I’m sure Taylor will see me as nothing but a big, big sister!”
“None of that now, sweet, or I’ll have to spank you for talking bad about my mate.”
“Spank me?” She licked her lips and watched his eyes darken. The idea had merit.
“Not here, baby, we’re landing. My brothers are getting us from the airport. They’re probably already here,” he said as he made sure both their seatbelts were fastened.
“So, you ready to meet the family?”
“Oh, I’m bearly breathing with anticipation!”
They both laughed at her joke, and she tilted her head up for his kiss. Love, happiness, and excitement for the future, their future, coursed through her veins.
“I love you, Marcus,” she whispered into his mouth as he kissed her sweetly.
“I love you, my beautiful mate.”
The end.
About the Author
Hi! I’m C.D. Gorri, Paranormal Fiction Author and Creator of the Grazi Kelly Universe. I’m proud to have made the SWUS Today HEA Hotlist twice! ??
I’ve always been an avid reader, and I have a profound love for books and literature. When I’m not writing or taking care of my family I can usually be found with a book or tablet in my hand. I live in my home state of New Jersey with my husband, our children, and our dogs, Dash and Chewie.
I’m a busy mom of three and finding time for leisurely reading was never easy, so I write stories that are fast-paced, yet detailed with satisfying conclusions. If I thought making time to read was difficult, I was in for a huge surprise when I started writing, but now that I started, I can’t picture myself doing anything else! I love writing powerful women and strong heroes who face relatable problems in supernatural settings! I plan on increasing the GK Universe with each and every story I publish. You can follow me on social media to keep up to date on all my new releases and events!
Want to know how it all began? Enter the Grazi Kelly Universe with Wolf Moon: A Grazi Kelly Novel #1 or how about a little PNR with the Macconwood Pack? Pick up Charley's Christmas Wolf today! I have series for for young adult and young at heart audiences who enjoy paranormal fiction, and I also have paranormal romance books available now! If you like sassy heroines and sexy heroes, then you might want to try my PNR books!
Thanks for reading!
Del mare alla stella,
C.D. Gorri
P.S.
Thank you for choosing to read one of my Bear Claw Tales! The other Devlin brothers’ stories will be making their debuts in 2019!
Look for Bearly There next!
Have you met my Dragons?
The Falk Clan Tales are my stories surrounding four Dragon Shifter brothers and how they find their one true mates!
Each brother's chest is marked with his rose, the magical link to his heart and his magic. They each have a matching gemstone to go with it.
In The Dragon's Valentine we meet the eldest Falk brother, Callius. He is on a mission to find a Castle and his one true mate, one he can trust with his diamond rose....
“She’s given up on love, but he’s just begun…”
In The Dragon’s Christmas Gift our attention shifts to Alexsander, the youngest brother of the four. He has resigned himself to a life alone, until he meets her…
“His heart is frozen; can she change his mind about love?”
The Dragon’s Heart is the story of Edric Falk who has vowed never to love again, but that changes when he meets his feisty mate, Joselyn Curacao.
“Some wounds run deep, can a Dragon’s heart be unbroken?”
The final story is currently in progress, meet Nikolai Falk in The Dragon’s Secret.
“She just wants a little fun, he’s looking for a lifetime.”
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*This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, names, places, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either part of the author’s imagination and/or used fictitiously and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to person, living or dead, actual events, locales or organizations is entirely coincidental. All rights are reserved. No part of this book is to be reproduced, scanned, downloaded, printed, or distributed in any manner whatsoever without written permission from the author. Please do not participate in or encourage piracy of any materials in violation of the author’s rights.
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Other Titles by C.D. Gorri
Young Adult Books:
Wolf Moon: A Grazi Kelly Novel Book 1
Hunter Moon: A Grazi Kelly Novel Book 2
Rebel Moon: A Grazi Kelly Novel Book 3
Winter Moon: A Grazi Kelly Novel Book 4
Chasing The Moon: A Grazi Kelly Short 4.5
Blood Moon: A Grazi Kelly Novel #5
Casting Magic: The Angela Tanner Files #1
Keeping Magic: The Angela Tanner Files #2
Paranormal Romance Books:
Charley’s Christmas Wolf: A Macconwood Pack Novel #1
Cat’s Howl: A Macconwood Pack Novel #2
Code Wolf: A Macconwood Pack Novel #3
Wolf Bride: The Story of Ailis and Eoghan (A Macconwood Pack Prequel)
Summer Bite: A Macconwood Pack Novella
His Winter Mate: A Macconwood Pack Novella
Snow Angel: A Macconwood Pack Novella
Charley’s Baby Surprise: A Macconwood Pack Novella
The Witch and The Werewolf: A Macconwood Pack Novel #4
The Dragon’s Valentine: A Falk Clan Novel #1
The Dragon’s Christmas Gift: A Falk Clan Novel #2
The Dragon’s Heart: A Falk Clan Novel #3
The Dragon’s Secret: A Falk Clan Novel #4
Bearly Breathing: A Bear Claw Tale #1
Shifters Furever: A Paranormal Romance That Rocks Series Anthology
Coming Soon:
Bearly There: A Bear Claw Tale #2
Taming Magic: The Angela Tanner Files #3
Crimson Kisses: A Zodiac Shifters Anthology
To Catch a Wolf: A Macconwood Pack Novel #5
Waterlocked: The Wardens of Terra Book 2: A Zodiac Shifters Book
Marked by the Devil: Paranormal Romance That Rocks
Claimed by the Demon: Paranormal Romance That Rocks
Mated to the Dragon King: Paranormal Romance That Rocks
Excerpt fro
m Home For The Howlidays as seen in my boxed set Shifters Furever: Paranormal Romance That Rocks:
“You might have had your Change first, David, but you still don’t get it, do you?” Cael shook his head at the picture David made shivering in the woods out by their hunting cabin. David had been trying to control his shift ever since the Curse of St. Natalis, the one that bound all Werewolves to Change only during the night of the full moon, had finally been broken.
Cael was a natural, able to control his shift as easily as he controlled his next breath. David, for some reason or other, was having a hell of a difficult time. His Wolf was anxious. Restless as of late. Despite being a doctor and newly appointed Emergency Department Chief at Macconwood Memorial Hospital, he still couldn’t seem to get his shit together. He’d almost Changed during an examination of a homeless man in his ER just a few nights before. That mistake earned him a strong reprimand from his Alpha. And that was one male you didn’t want to fuck with. Grrr. It was the reason he was buck ass naked in the woods, in the middle of the cold-as-fuck December they were having, with his recently mated little brother. Lucky bastard. David was happy for him, but that little green-eyed bitch of a monster loved to remind him that Cael had what David didn’t. A mate. Grrr. Again. Cael’s mate, a petite Werewolf named Rayne, was someone he knew well. A fellow a doctor, she worked with David at Macconwood Memorial and they’d known each other for years. As Chief of the Emergency Department, David was technically her boss, but the she-Wolf was one hell of a physician. She was even on call to their Alpha and his family. Rayne was a miracle, truly. She’d all but rescued Cael from total destruction the year before and David would be forever in her debt. He loved his brother. Even if the bastard was having a hell of a good laugh at him while his balls shriveled as he stood out in the fucking cold. Stupid Wolf. “Come on, David, focus!” Cael’s command annoyed David, but he closed his eyes and tried to get his Wolf to yield to his demands. “Now, David, Change!” David was happy for his brother and Rayne, but that didn’t help him solve his predicament. No matter how much Cael yelled, his Wolf refused to listen. The cold wind whipped by making his man parts want to crawl back inside of him, but he paid them no mind. He needed to get to know his now readily accessible Wolf better. He needed to soothe and control the beast inside of him. David’s job was high stress and occupied a shit ton of his time. As the Emergency Department Chief, the stinging antiseptic cleaner and the smells of medicine, blood, pain, and anger were his daily companions.
The fresh air of the forest felt good in his lungs. At first, he’d loved the fast-paced, action-packed routine of his job, but lately, well, he wanted more. He rarely left the hospital these days, but it couldn’t last. His Wolf was agitated, nearing the surface more and more. His near-miss the other day told him that in no uncertain terms he needed something in his life to temper the beast. Something more than his huge house on the beach or his fancy car. The Wolf chomped at the bit for release. There, in the protected woods of the Macconwood Pack, he could finally roam free.
Within seconds he felt the familiar hum of magic settle over him as his body transformed from that of a man to a large, muscular Wolf with light brown fur. His claws dug through the frozen ground effortlessly. He was fully Changed in under two minutes, something of a record for him and he reveled in that small triumph. If only the dull ache in the center of his chest would go away with all his other angst while he was in this skin. David swung his lupine head back and howled into the frigid night air. He took off on four paws, running off his loneliness under the cover of the moon while inside he ached for someone to run with. Not a Werewolf per say, but anyone to share his life with. A mate. Not just any mate. His one true mate. And more. He wanted a family. Love. Pups. A real home.
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