Chapter One
Seth Adams looked around the tiny apartment and rolled his shoulders. The cramped quarters had been fine when he first arrived in town, but now the walls felt as if they were closing in. He’d only been home from his camping trip for two days and he was ready to leave again. He had to get out.
He bolted off the couch, grabbed his wallet and keys, and walked down to the tiny café in the center of town. He’d only been in town a month, and aside from his week-long camping trip, he’d been to the café nearly every day.
He smiled when he walked in the door and saw his sister-in-law, Kate, filling coffee cups for a large table of hikers in the back of the room. Their loud voices held a hint of excitement as they prepared to make their journey into Montana’s largest National Park.
Bear Mountain had been mentioned by the website as a “last stop in civilization” many years ago and the publicity, combined with the town’s location, kept their businesses thriving. Though the town had changed a lot in the last fifty years, the friendliness of the locals remained the same.
Fifty years.
Seth glanced out the window in the direction of the sheriff’s office and thought about his brother, Gage. It felt good to make amends for the past, even if he had needed a little nudge. His sister-in-law was pregnant and the energies she carried inside of her called to his bear side.
Soon, more bears would be roaming through town. They couldn’t help it. Cubs were rare for their species and when shifters felt the energy, the deep buried desires for a clan and family resurfaced. Without the energy, bears were able to live many years in solitude.
It’s the reason he’d stayed away so long. Fifty years didn’t feel like that long when he’d lived nearly three centuries, but he should have come home sooner. He’d missed his brother’s presence in his life.
“Hi. How can I help you?”
Seth looked up at the sound of the unfamiliar voice and lost his breath. The woman standing beside his table definitely wasn’t his sister-in-law, and the sound of her voice sent an electric current skating down his spine and straight to his cock.
“What’s your name? I’ve never seen you before.”
He couldn’t hide his urgency. He leaned forward as the comment steamrolled out of his mouth and he inwardly cursed when her brown eyes widened and she took a step back. He’d gotten used to people’s reactions toward him over the years, but her fear hurt him in a way he’d never experienced before.
“My name is Ana,” she said. He silently studied her appearance. Either to fill the silence, or because he stared, she added, “I’m new in town and this is my first day working here. That’s probably why you’ve never seen me before.”
The buttoned uniform shirt she wore fit like a second skin and puckered between her breasts, but it didn’t reveal anything underneath. He found himself hoping one of those buttons would get caught on something and fall to the floor, or fly across the room. He wanted to see her voluptuous flesh.
Her snug jeans hugged her curves and he couldn’t wait for her to turn around so he could see how they embraced her ass. She was tall, curvy and built for a man like him. At six feet, seven inches tall, he didn’t meet many women who could handle a man his size, but Ana seemed like she could be his match.
Her midnight black hair seemed at odds with her brown eyes and creamy white skin, but it slowly grew on him. Despite her hair color, she seemed perfect. He wanted to know everything about her as soon as possible.
“Where are you from?”
She threw a sideways glance out the window for about the hundredth time and he wondered if she were waiting for her boyfriend or lover. A boyfriend he could easily handle, but he wouldn’t be able to handle it if she were married. A quick peek at her left hand calmed his racing heart.
“Here and there,” she replied, her demeanor suddenly cold. “Do you
Seth Adams looked around the tiny apartment and rolled his shoulders. The cramped quarters had been fine when he first arrived in town, but now the walls felt as if they were closing in. He’d only been home from his camping trip for two days and he was ready to leave again. He had to get out.
He bolted off the couch, grabbed his wallet and keys, and walked down to the tiny café in the center of town. He’d only been in town a month, and aside from his week-long camping trip, he’d been to the café nearly every day.
He smiled when he walked in the door and saw his sister-in-law, Kate, filling coffee cups for a large table of hikers in the back of the room. Their loud voices held a hint of excitement as they prepared to make their journey into Montana’s largest National Park.
Bear Mountain had been mentioned by the website as a “last stop in civilization” many years ago and the publicity, combined with the town’s location, kept their businesses thriving. Though the town had changed a lot in the last fifty years, the friendliness of the locals remained the same.
Fifty years.
Seth glanced out the window in the direction of the sheriff’s office and thought about his brother, Gage. It felt good to make amends for the past, even if he had needed a little nudge. His sister-in-law was pregnant and the energies she carried inside of her called to his bear side.
Soon, more bears would be roaming through town. They couldn’t help it. Cubs were rare for their species and when shifters felt the energy, the deep buried desires for a clan and family resurfaced. Without the energy, bears were able to live many years in solitude.
It’s the reason he’d stayed away so long. Fifty years didn’t feel like that long when he’d lived nearly three centuries, but he should have come home sooner. He’d missed his brother’s presence in his life.
“Hi. How can I help you?”
Seth looked up at the sound of the unfamiliar voice and lost his breath. The woman standing beside his table definitely wasn’t his sister-in-law, and the sound of her voice sent an electric current skating down his spine and straight to his cock.
“What’s your name? I’ve never seen you before.”
He couldn’t hide his urgency. He leaned forward as the comment steamrolled out of his mouth and he inwardly cursed when her brown eyes widened and she took a step back. He’d gotten used to people’s reactions toward him over the years, but her fear hurt him in a way he’d never experienced before.
“My name is Ana,” she said. He silently studied her appearance. Either to fill the silence, or because he stared, she added, “I’m new in town and this is my first day working here. That’s probably why you’ve never seen me before.”
The buttoned uniform shirt she wore fit like a second skin and puckered between her breasts, but it didn’t reveal anything underneath. He found himself hoping one of those buttons would get caught on something and fall to the floor, or fly across the room. He wanted to see her voluptuous flesh.
Her snug jeans hugged her curves and he couldn’t wait for her to turn around so he could see how they embraced her ass. She was tall, curvy and built for a man like him. At six feet, seven inches tall, he didn’t meet many women who could handle a man his size, but Ana seemed like she could be his match.
Her midnight black hair seemed at odds with her brown eyes and creamy white skin, but it slowly grew on him. Despite her hair color, she seemed perfect. He wanted to know everything about her as soon as possible.
“Where are you from?”
She threw a sideways glance out the window for about the hundredth time and he wondered if she were waiting for her boyfriend or lover. A boyfriend he could easily handle, but he wouldn’t be able to handle it if she were married. A quick peek at her left hand calmed his racing heart.
“Here and there,” she replied, her demeanor suddenly cold. “Do you
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