Chapter 4

Chapter Four

Alara

I don’t know what I was expecting but the handsome man stepping out of the woods wasn’t it.

I can tell that he is the one who has been following me, an intense burning inside of me that is ready for more but I wasn’t sure if it was going to be okay. I wasn’t even sure what was going to happen but I knew what I wanted.

And I want him.

Staying in the water, I watch as he gets closer, letting my eyes run him up and down as I think about what is going to happen now. I don’t know what he wants from me, or even if he is truly a good guy, but I would love to do more with him.

I know he is the beast that my grandma ends up warning me about.

I couldn’t be sure what was going to happen between us but I did know that I was going to be okay with it.

He is really tall and muscular, that is the first thing that I noticed. His dark brown hair curls around his collar and his beautiful green eyes are enough to suck me in.

I guess a part of me wasn’t sure what was going to happen right here and now but I have seen that as he reaches up to slowly start removing his clothing, he is feeling the same pull that I am. But, I’m not going to let it happen so easily.

“So, I guess you’re the one who has been following me.” I comment, nervously gnawing on my bottom lip, “what I want to know is why. I don’t think that you would be doing it for no reason.”

“It’s because you’re my mate.” He explains to me, standing in just a pair of boxers, looking extra perfect, “and I want to make sure that you're always safe. If I am not there to protect you, then you could be in danger with some of the places that you went to.”

“What kind of a shifter are you?” I ask him curiously now, seeing how that should be the only explanation, “I mean, you are a shifter, right?”

“I’m a bear shifter.” He murmurs, and that’s when he removes the rest of his clothing, “and this is my territory for the next ten miles. I need you to be careful because other beasts would love nothing more than to have you.”

I should be upset about that but I guess a part of me really didn’t care, “yeah, I know. I’m sorry that you had to look out for me but I can promise you that I can handle some shifters if need be. My parents taught me how to fight.”

He drops his boxers and that’s when I immediately get a look at his massive package that he holds, my eyes widening in surprise because it is the biggest thing that I have ever seen in my entire life. Is this how big all shifters are?

It sounds crazy.

“You will never be able to win against a shifter.” He tells me, and he isn’t even sorry about it, “they would rip you to shreds if they didn’t end up enjoying doing more to you. I don’t think that you have realized just how dangerous it is dangerous here.”

I’m telling him the truth because there is no reason to lie but I don’t think that he is lying either. I think that he is just trying to make sure that I’m going to be safe and maybe that is the mate bond talking but another part of me is ready to do whatever I can.

Maybe this is the only thing that I’ll be able to get right but I’m trying.

I just hope that it isn’t too late to do whatever I can to make it possible.

“Are you going to join me?” I ask him curiously, raising an eyebrow, “I’m sure that you didn’t just come out here and start stripping to talk.”

His eyes darken as they meet mine and he steps into the water, walking towards me and wading through the water. I couldn’t be sure what was going to happen but every part of me was ready for it all.

As he is getting close enough, I can feel myself tightening up, the heat coursing through my veins in a way that that I have never felt before. I want to do whatever I can to make sure that I’m going to enjoy doing it all.

When he is in close enough range, I find myself gravitating towards him, my head practically skipping a beat in my chest as I feel like I’m going to go nuts. When his body suddenly presses against mine, I feel that hard length against my belly.

He is ready for me. He is ready to do it all.

I can tell that he is attracted to me a lot and I can say the same thing. Nobody has ever made me feel this way before, at least not in the way that I’m feeling right now, but I don’t want to let it stop.

I don’t want to let it go.

I just cling to him, gazing into his eyes as he is doing the same to me. I'm not sure what he is thinking about but I have already figured out that I like him a lot and I knew that I wasn’t going to be able to let go. If anything, this is what I’m going to let happen.

Just how much am I going to be able to do here?

“I hope that you are feeling this.” He murmurs, his eyes drifting to my lips, “because truthfully, I don’t think that I’m going to be able to hold back for much longer.”

“Then don’t.” I murmured, holding him closer to me.

And just like that, nothing else mattered.