Klaus: An Alpha Bear Shifter MC Romance (New Law MC Book 3)

by Hope Ford

  Mona leans toward me, her hand on my chest. “I can go. It’s my necklace. I can just try to get it.”

  I grip her shoulders until her face clenches in pain. I soften my hold. “You’re not going, Mona. You are not going back to Mandala or the Eaters. I will take care of this.”

  She stares at me, her eyes wide. “Promise me, promise me you won’t try and go it alone.”

  She nods her head, but I give her a little shake. “Tell me. Say the words, Mona.”

  “Okay, okay. I promise,” she says before she leans into me and lays her head against my chest. I hold her to me. Just the thought of her going to Eater territory fills me with fury. If something happened to her, I couldn’t live with myself.

  No matter how I look at it, the fact of the matter is that I can’t go in alone. It won’t be enough to get the necklace.

  Maybe I can go to New Law and plead with some of them, find out if any of them will come with me and stand against the Eaters. I’ve done it plenty of times for them. I’ve fought each battle like it was my very own. Maybe they will do the same for me.

  I wrap my hands around her shoulders, kneading at the knots I find there. “I’m not going to let anything happen to you, Mona.”

  She nods, but she doesn’t say anything. I lean in and kiss her. “I won’t. You can trust me.”

  She shakes her head. “I know. I think I’m just tense because of everything. I haven’t shifted in a while and my wolf is dying to get out. She’s going stir crazy.”

  I understand that completely. I’ve felt that many times and have even gotten to the point where I can’t control my bear, and he comes out on his own, breaking from my skin like I’m changing clothes. I pull her into my lap, brush the hair off her neck, and whisper against her skin, “Once this is over, it will be safe for you to shift. If you tried it now, they would find you in a minute. Even though it’s New Law territory, the Eaters could still find you.”

  She nods her head, but I see the turmoil in her face. It’s unspoken, but she knows also if she shifts now, the New Law would be here too, ready to get rid of her by any means necessary.

  She sighs deeply and I pull back from her so I can see her face. “What is it? What’s wrong?”

  She won’t look me in the eye. “I don’t know. I mean, I just found you. And well…”

  She stops suddenly but I know where she’s going with it. “And nothing. No one is going to take you from me, Mona. Not Mandala, not New Law, not my father. No one,” I tell her with conviction.

  11

  Mona

  It’s only been two days, but I know that I can’t live with myself if anything were to happen to Klaus. Especially if it was because of me. I’ve been thinking long and hard about it and even though I want the necklace back, it’s not worth it. Not now.

  We’ve holed up in this cabin and I still can’t believe Klaus’ brother and father have not come to get me. I’m freaking out a little bit, but not Klaus. He’s acting like we’re on some kind of vacation. He spends most the day either working out, reading, or making love to me. Not that I’m complaining.

  I walk out the back of his cabin and he’s chopping wood. I stand, leaning over the porch railing watching him. His muscles ripple as he lifts the ax up over his head and brings it down on the wood. Even from here, I can see the sweat dripping down his neck and back. The leaves on the trees start swaying and the wind brings his scent to me. I inhale deeply, taking him in, committing it to memory.

  I should wait until he’s done, but my feet carry me over to him, not wanting to put this off any longer. He stops and when he sees the look on my face, he runs toward me, dropping the ax at his feet. He’s looking behind me, all around us. “What is it, Mona?”

  Shaking my head, I realize I probably scared him. The way I ran out here, he probably thought something was going on. “Nothing, but I’ve been thinking about it and I’ve changed my mind.”

  His hands tighten on my shoulders. “Changed your mind about what?”

  I reach for him, even though he’s dripping sweat and he’s dirty. “I don’t want you to go after the necklace.”

  He starts to argue with me, but I press both my hands against his chest. “It’s not worth your life or the hardship it will cost you. You’ve loved me… I mean cared for me like no one else has beginning from the time you stood up for me against Mandala and then Teddy.”

  I know my face is flushed from the way I misspoke. I didn’t mean to say he loved me, but a part of me feels like he does. He’s done more for me than my own family has.

  He crowds against me, pushing his hard body against mine. His hands caress down my shoulders, down my back, and then squeeze each cheek of my ass. “You were right the first time.”

  My forehead creases. “What?” I’ve lost my train of thought with his hands on me.

  He bends down resting his forehead on mine. “You were right the first time. I love you.”

  I start to pull away, but his hand comes up to stop me. “There’s no running from this, Mona. You’re mine now. Nothing and no one will change that.”

  “You love me?” I ask him, wanting to hear him say it again.

  He smiles widely. “I love you. And I’m getting your necklace back.”

  I jerk away from him then, but he grabs my hand before I get too far. “I can’t stand for Mandala to have a piece of you and I’m going for the necklace.”

  “But – “

  He leans down, pulling me up into his arms, holding me against his chest tightly as he starts to walk toward the house. I start to struggle, but his hold gets tighter. “There’s no buts. I’m getting your necklace.”

  I stop resisting and look at him with pleading eyes. “No, Klaus. Please don’t do this.”

  He smiles at me, carrying me through the house and not stopping until he’s setting me on the floor by the bed. As soon as I’m standing on my own two feet, I rest my hands on his chest. “No please, don’t do this. I can’t lose you.”

  But he just keeps smiling.

  “What are you smiling about? I’m dead serious, you can’t do this.”

  He lifts up the hem of my shirt, pulling it over my head. But he doesn’t stop there. He starts pulling at my bra, my shorts and doesn’t stop until I’m standing before him completely naked. I haven’t exerted myself at all, but my heart is racing like I just ran a marathon.

  I reach up, wrapping my hands around the back of his neck, forcing him to look at me. “Tell me what you’re smiling about.”

  He tilts his head with a shrug. “You don’t want me hurt.”

  Confused, I shake my head. “Of course I don’t want you hurt. Have you not been listening to anything I said?”

  He tips my chin and reaches down to kiss me lightly on the lips. “You’ve said a lot. But you haven’t said it.”

  He kisses me again, his tongue delving into my mouth. I’m overcome from the passion in his kiss, but when I realize what he’s saying, I pull away from him quickly. “Wait. You mean I love you? You want me to say it?” I stutter to him.

  He pulls off his boots and jeans, kicking his underwear onto the floor before he reaches for me again, pushing me onto the bed and falling down with me.

  We no sooner get settled on the bed and he’s suckling at my breast. It feels so good, but I need to talk to him. I need to say the words.

  I pull him up my body, but he doesn’t stop kissing every inch of bare skin on the way up. When he gets to my face, I kiss him, trying to show him exactly what he means to me. When we finally pull apart, we are both breathless, but I still have to say it. “I love you, Klaus.”

  I say it with all sincerity, my eyes trained on his, wanting him to see and understand what I’m saying to him. He nods his head. “I know you do. You wouldn’t have given yourself to me if you didn’t, honey.”

  I close my eyes, reveling in the fact that he knows me, the real me. When I open my eyes, I’m staring at him. “You’re right. And it’s because I love you that I don’t w
ant to lose you. Please, just forget about my necklace.”

  12

  Klaus

  I can’t lie to her. I can’t tell her that I’ll forget about the necklace because now, more than ever, I want to get it back for her. These past few days since she walked back into my life have been everything. There are so many reasons why we shouldn’t be together. I’m a bear shifter and she’s a wolf shifter. She’s younger than me. My family, my club will forbid it. But no matter what reason I’m faced with, the truth is I can’t imagine letting her go now. As long as I have her, as long as she’s my family, I can do anything.

  And that includes getting that necklace back from Mandala. Instead of promising her anything, I kiss my way down her body, taking her mind off what we were talking about.

  Tasting her sweetness on my lips, I devour her until she’s coming on my lips, screaming my name. I’m ready to blow, my cock heavy between my legs, and I’m dying to be inside her, but I barely let her come down from her first orgasm before I’m licking her, pushing her for another one. When she’s come three times and I’ve lapped at her juices each time, I finally position myself between her legs and take her, burying myself to the hilt and shooting ropes of cum deep into her womb. Her cries of satisfaction are enough to keep me going. And when she’s had her fill, I grab a cloth from the bathroom and clean her gently between the legs.

  When I lie back down beside her, I pull her into my arms, her naked body pressed against mine. I try to keep her mind off the necklace and everything with my family. I tell her about my mom and how I know she’ll love her. I can see the doubt in her face, but I know my mom. She will love Mona. I have no doubt about it. And if anyone can convince my father to accept Mona, it would be my mom.

  We lie there for hours until she’s finally fallen into a deep sleep. Her arms and legs are wound around me, like even in her sleep she wants to be close to me. Knowing I have to do this, I kiss her lightly on the head and untangle myself from her, pulling myself out of the bed.

  I look down at her, longing to just lie back down and forget everything else in the outside world. But I don’t. She’s bathed in my scent and I leave her lying there, hoping she’ll sleep until I get back.

  I put my clothes on, check the front and back doors to make sure they’re locked, and then go outside. I push my bike away from the house and down the driveway before I start it. The whole way to New Law, I try to figure out what I’m going to say to them. But one way or another, I’m going to get Mona’s necklace back.

  As soon as I walk in the door, Ronan stops me. “Please tell me you’re not doing what I think you’re doing.”

  I stop beside him. My first instinct is to tell him to fuck off, but I don’t. I look at him, dead in the eye. “What would you do if it was Bree?”

  “Mona’s a wolf shifter.” Ronan scoffs.

  “She may be. But she’s also my mate. And I’m not letting Mandala get away with this. Not again,” I tell him point blank.

  “Your mate?” he asks incredulously. “She can’t be your mate.”

  “She is though, brother. And I’ll die for her before I’ll let anything happen to her,” I tell him and then walk away. I don’t wait for him to argue with me or try to talk me out of it. I don’t know why he can’t understand it. It’s obvious how he feels about Bree. He would die for her. How can he not expect the same from me for my mate?

  A few of the crew is playing pool. I gather them around and explain what I’m going to do. Luckily, Deator’s not here and I can hopefully just take a few men with me. All of them, every last one of them are hesitant. They know what the Eaters are capable of and to them, it’s not their fight. I plead with them and try to explain to them that Mona is part of this club. She’s my mate and that makes her the responsibility of the club.

  Ray steps forward. “I’ll go.”

  I should have guessed that Ray would. He’s the secretary of the club, but he’s always up for a challenge, especially if it has anything to do with the Eaters.

  When he steps forward, a few of the others volunteer too.

  I finally start to feel at ease, that I can do this.

  But it doesn’t last long because when we’re heading for the door, my father walks in. “She’s not a member of this club and she never will be.”

  I still at his words, knowing there is a fight coming.

  I turn to him, barely restraining myself. “Is this who we are now? We let men take women and rape them? All those years ago, you wanted me to step down and I didn’t. If I had listened to you, I wouldn’t have been able to live with myself. That’s not who we are. Who cares if she’s a wolf shifter? We’re bear shifters. Neither of us are better than the other.”

  Deator raises his hands in the air, and there’s anger on his face. “Her own club was willing to leave her, son. What does that say about her?”

  I shake my head and walk over to him. Pity fills me for him and the way he thinks. When I get right next to him, I stand beside him and look straight into his eyes. “No, Dad. You’re asking the wrong question. What does that say about them?”

  I don’t wait for him to answer me. I walk away, out of the club, passing Ronan on the way out. Ronan tries to stop me, but I don’t let him. I’m filled with rage, fury burning through my veins. I don’t even look back. I know that no one is going to go against my dad at his point. If they won’t help me, I’ll do it myself.

  I get on my bike and kick it started. Spinning the gravel, I fly out of the parking lot, heading straight for the Eaters.

  13

  Mona

  I fell asleep in Klaus’ arms. The last few nights, he’s wrapped his arms around me and held me until I’ve fallen asleep. And most mornings, I wake up the same way. But not now. Now I jerk awake suddenly and lie quietly, wondering what the noise was, wondering what woke me up. But then it hits me. There’s someone else in the house and it’s not Klaus. I jump out of bed and pull my shorts and T-shirt on quickly before I grab the sword that is hanging on the wall.

  Even before I see him, I know who it is. The room is almost pitch dark, and I blink several times to adjust to the darkness. It seems that as soon as I do, Mandala walks into the room, flipping on the light, laughing when he sees me.

  Seeing him again is not how I thought it would be. I expected to be ready and it to be on my terms. Instead, it’s the middle of the night and I’m caught off guard.

  I yield the sword over my head, ready to attack if he comes any closer. I don’t even wonder where Klaus is, because I know he’s not here. For whatever reason he’s gone and a part of me is glad he is. He’s not going to want to see this. Wherever he is, I hope he’s safe.

  Fear fills me, but I try not to let it show. The sword is weighted and heavy in my arms. My hand holding it trembles, but I just tighten my grip, holding it out in front of me. If I drop it now, I’ll be dead for sure. “Don’t come any closer,” I yell at him.

  Mandala laughs menacingly again. “You don’t tell me what to do.” He takes a step toward me and stops.

  I jump across the bed to the other side, trying to put distance between us. “What do you want with me?” I ask him. “Why can’t you just leave me alone?”

  His nostrils flare and he takes his jacket off, laying it gently over the chair. The mechanical and controlled way that he’s doing things has me on edge. This is not his normal way. Usually, he’s irrational and impulsive.

  He smiles at me, his yellow teeth rancid looking. “I heard you’re even juicier than you were five years ago and I’m going to enjoy fucking you to death.”

  He starts to walk toward me, and I hold the sword up again, swinging it in front of me, nicking his arm. He stops and laughs, swiping his finger through the blood and then cleaning his finger off in his mouth.

  My stomach turns and I know that in my human form, I have no doubt I will lose this battle. The only chance I have is to shift.

  My bones crack and my skin stretches. The light gray hair covering my body is coarse
and unruly. On all fours, I attack him, determined to fight for my life and not give in.

  I expected him to shift, but he must think I’m no match for him. We destroy the room, rolling around. I have his arm in my mouth and I can feel the bones pulverizing under my grip.

  He’s hitting me, across my ribs, my head and my back, but I don’t release him. I fight even harder, clawing at his face, giving it all I’ve got.

  Just when I think I have it under control, that I might just defeat Mandala, he rears his other arm back and hits me as hard as he can in the face, pushing me off of him and slamming me into the wall across the room.

  He’s standing over me, another smile on his face, knowing that he’s won. He’s beat me and God only knows what he’s going to do to me. There are others in the room now and I hear Mandala mumbling something to them, but I can’t make it out. There’s a ringing in my ears and I’m slowly losing consciousness. The last thing I remember is praying that Klaus is safe somewhere far from here.

  Klaus

  I’m almost to the Eaters’ compound when I have to pull over my bike. I feel the bile rising up in my stomach and I think for sure I’m going to be sick. I’m hunched over, the pain worse than anything I’ve ever felt in my life, but nothing comes up. I fall backwards, landing on my butt, with my head between my legs. A cold sweat forms over my body and I sit there, taking deep breaths in and letting them out slowly.

  Images start fleeing across my sight, and I blink, trying to push them out, because it’s causing me even more pain. But I can’t stop them; they keep flashing across like a movie right in front of me. When I see Mona, my whole body freezes, and I open my eyes wide if that’s going to help me see her.