Bought by the Billionbear(13)

He felt so right inside her, as if even their bodies were made for each other: the big curvy woman and the huge muscular man.

Owen thrust into her, all the while holding her tight in his strong arms, kissing her and stroking her. She let her own hands slide over his powerful back and the bulging muscles of his shoulders. Her nipples were exquisitely stimulated as they rubbed against his chest, hardening into taut nubs. The sitting position made Owen’s cock stroke her clit with every thrust, sending her farther and farther into pleasure.

Her orgasm was like lightning striking a tree, making it shatter and then burst into flames. Raina screamed, helpless in the grip of an ecstasy like none she’s ever felt before. Just as it started to fade, Owen growled his own climax, his strong hands gripping her shoulders.

Then they lay still and contented. Raina was still trembling with the aftershocks of orgasm. They kissed gently for a while, and then Owen lifted her tenderly and carried her to the crystal-clear pool.

“I’ll never get tired of you carrying me,” Raina said.

“And I’ll never get tired of carrying you,” Owen replied.

He stepped into the pool. Raina gasped as the water touched her. It was colder than she’d expected, but bracing rather than freezing. They rinsed off, playfully splashing each other, then dried off with the blanket and got dressed.


“What a perfect day,” Raina said with a happy sigh.

Then a terrifying roar split the air. Raina gasped and spun around. Owen jumped in front of her, protectively.

A huge black bear came crashing through the woods, roaring and snarling. Its bared fangs gleamed white, and its eyes were maddened and red.

Raina screamed in terror.

Owen stood tall and waved his arms at the bear.

“Go away!” Owen bellowed. “Get out!”

His voice was so loud and frightening that Raina was briefly calmed. He’d told her while they were hiking that bears were more scared of humans than humans were of bears, and that yelling at a bear would drive it away.

But this bear didn’t seem scared. It roared again, then reared up on its hind legs, towering even taller than Owen. Then, with a snarl, it raised a gigantic paw to swat at Owen’s head, claws out.

Raina screamed again, this time in horror. No matter how big and strong Owen was, one blow from that bear’s paw would rip his head off.

“Run!” Raina screamed.

But Owen didn’t run. Instead, he seemed to stand even taller… and broader. Before Raina’s shocked eyes, his shirt and jeans became a coat of shaggy brown fur. In the blink of an eye, Owen had become a gigantic grizzly bear.

Raina stood staring, unable to believe her eyes. Owen— her sweet billionaire Owen— had just transformed into a bear. The man she’d started to fall in love with wasn’t a man at all. He was a were-bear!

She watched, paralyzed with shock, as the bear that had been Owen stood up on his hind legs, looming over the black bear. The Owen-bear was far bigger than the black bear, a giant hairy animal with gleaming white fangs.

The Owen-bear let out a terrifying roar of fury.

Raina’s paralysis broke. She had no idea what was going on, but she wasn’t going to stick around and see which bear would be the first to eat her. She turned and fled into the forest.

Raina’s heart banged like it would smash through her ribs. Her lungs burned. Twigs whipped into her face, but she didn’t dare stop. She’d never been so terrified in her life.

But beyond her shock and terror, she felt grief and betrayal, anger and shame. She’d been such a fool to think that a man who was sweet and sexy, handsome and brilliant, would ever look at her twice. Owen wasn’t Prince Charming— he was the Big Bad Wolf.

The Big Bad Bear, Raina thought with a hysterical laugh.

Then bitterness overcame her. Women like her didn’t get fairytales, let alone fairytale endings. They didn’t get true love. They got betrayal and disillusionment. They dreamed of princes, and fell for monsters.

Tears ran down Raina’s cheeks as she bolted through the woods.





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Owen roared his protective fury at the attacking bear. He had his back to Raina, but heard her run away.

Good, he thought. She’s getting to safety.

Then Owen’s paw lashed out to block the other bear’s blow. Furious that the other bear had frightened his mate, Owen struck out. His paw hit the black bear on the side of his head, knocking him to the ground.

The bear turned and bit at Owen’s leg. Owen jerked aside, and the black bear’s heavy jaws snapped shut on air.

The black bear rolled away and stood again, snarling at Owen. Then it dropped down and lumbered off into the forest.

By then Owen’s bear was in full control of him. Owen could think of nothing but his fury at the enemy bear for threatening his mate. His animal rage cast a scarlet haze over his vision. He had to protect his mate. He had to avenge his mate’s fear. No mate of a bear should ever be afraid of anything!

Red rage in Owen’s heart, he pursued the black bear through the forest. His protective instincts were fully roused. His great paws sank into the earth, and he crashed through branches. Nothing would stand between him and the bear who had attacked his mate!

The black bear fled before him, darting into a thick grove of trees, growing very close together. Owen’s size hampered him. Unable to squeeze through the trunks, Owen was forced to go around. By the time he reached the other side of the grove, the black bear was gone.