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His hand found the bottom edge of her shirt, his fingers dancing over her ribs. She knew this would only lead to heartbreak, that he would hurt her and destroy what little was left of her life. But she couldn’t help the ache that led her to bury her fingers in his hair, to constantly pull him closer, to want him inside of her every way possible.

Her shirt was about to hit the floor when her cellphone’s ring tone began to float around the car like a pesky fly that simply wouldn’t go away. The last little spark of thought that was left in her mind recognized the preprogrammed tune as Sophie’s. And if Sophie was calling, it had to be something serious.

“I have to…” she muttered, pushing him away as she reached for her bag, her fingers refusing to cooperate for a moment. She managed to get the pocket open, tugging her cellphone from the confines of its special little pocket.

“Sophie?”

“No, Ms. Allred. This is Cathy Smith, Jill’s mother. I’m afraid there’s been an incident.”

Dante’s lips slid across the back of Emma’s neck, but her thoughts were completely back now. She brushed him away and leaned forward, pressing a hand to her ear so that she could hear clearly.

“What happened?”

“I’m not quite sure. There was something about a malfunction in Sophie’s insulin pump. The ambulance had already arrived by the time I got to the school to pick them up from Spanish club.”

All she heard was an ambulance. She snatched up her bag and pushed at the door.

“I have to go.”

“Emma—“

But she was gone, running, because that was all she could do.



To Be Continued…





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Bear With Me





By Terra Wolf




When his world fell apart, everything came together...

Billionaire bear shifter Chase Hammer is on the verge of losing it all. As his company's stocks plummet in a post-recession New York City, Chase's primal side fights to emerge. The more stress the concrete jungle breeds, the more urgent his bear's needs seem. In a last ditch effort to relieve stress, get his head on straight, and steer his company back in the right direction, Chase takes a spontaneous trip to his late parents' stomping grounds in the sanctity of Appalachia.

Curvy and quick-witted Carolina beauty Andrea Sloan lives in the small mountain town of Boone. With long days consisting of hiking trips and exploring along the Blue Ridge Parkway, Andrea has found true contentment in the mountain air. That contentment, however, breeds boredom and a need for adventure beyond what a simple mountain life can provide. So when a stranger from New York, dressed in designer clothes and wielding an air of mystery about him shows up in Boone just in time to rescue her from certain death, she can't help but be intrigued.

Can this fast blossoming love, supported by primal needs they never knew existed, meld two completely different worlds together? Or will forces beyond their control shatter everything they've come to hold dear?

Bear With Me is a standalone story with no cliffhanger about a growly bear and the curvy girl who loves him.





Chapter 1





Chase





I rested my face in my hands atop the long and dark mahogany table, listening to the chattering of tired and frightened men, my predator’s senses flaring beneath my skin. Everything was falling apart before my eyes - ten years of hard, unending effort slowly slipping down Wall Street’s toilet. And, worst yet, it seemed that no matter how hard I tried, there was nothing I could do to stop it.

“What should we do, Chase?” one voice called out to me, indistinguishable from the haggard cries of others in the room.

“We’ve got to form a plan!” called another, doing his best to find hope where there simply wasn’t any.

The recession, experts said, was over, and yet Hammer Industries hadn’t even begun to recover. Something was distinctly wrong, and no matter how hard I tried, I simply could not find or provide the answers that these men so desperately sought. The company that I had built with my own blood, sweat, and tears was grinding to a halt, and if I did nothing, it would fall apart around me.

“Stop,” I said finally, immediately quieting the voices as I looked up from the table.

Five haggard faces, worn and weary from the stress of losing their livelihood, all looked at me in unison. These men were my friends, allies with whom I had built a software empire. They were innovators, brilliant, and wonderful men all, but none of them could solve the current crisis, and they knew it. That’s why I was CEO, why I had been given charge of the company’s direction, and why I was solely responsible for getting us all out of the mess we’d created. Something had to give, and I had to be the one to give it.