Chapter 17
The safe room was occupied, he knew that. He also knew that he had to shift—now. Watching Gia walk out had been hard, had strained his control almost to breaking. He wanted to chase after her, wanted to kiss her, to remind her of the spark between them. But she was asking for space, and it wouldn’t be right or fair to force himself on her now.
But then the door closed behind her. He’d stood at the top of the stairs, as close as he dared to get, and watched the door click shut. He dropped to his knees and roared—and his control had snapped.
He went down the stairs to the back door. There were only a few acres of the original plantation left and the city had grown up dangerously close, but there was a good fence all the way around, enough to tell the bear he had to stop, to sta
