Doctor Bear: BBW Paranormal Shape Shifter Romance (Bear Bluff Book 2)

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Authors: Harmony Raines
Tags: General Fiction
without even calling it off with me, he started dating her.” She stopped talking, her face turned away from him.
    Ben felt her pain, his heart aching for her, as his heart should when his mate was suffering. Yet mixed in with this was selfish happiness. If the doctor had not treated her so badly, she wouldn’t have come to Bear Bluff. His mate would be in the arms of another man. Yet he had to be sympathetic, because he loved her.
    “I’m sorry. That must have been tough.”
    “It was.” She turned to him, her eyes bright with unshed tears. “I felt such a fool, and it was impossible for me to stay. If he had just been someone I knew, it would not have been so bad. But because we worked in the same hospital, well, you can imagine how the gossips chewed me up. So I left. I’m a coward, I ran away.”
    “I don’t think you were a coward at all. And I am glad you came to Bear Bluff. Even if it was for reasons that brought you unhappiness.”
    “Thank you for walking me home, Ben. I just wanted to tell you so that you would understand why I behaved the way I did this afternoon. I learned a very valuable lesson from Francis.”
    They had reached her apartment. She put her hand in her pocket and pulled out the key. Ben knew this was the moment where he had to give her some idea of his feelings. However, he suspected he knew what she was about to say, and he had to tread very carefully.
    “Beth. Not all men are alike.”
    She nodded, but looked down at her feet when she said, “I know that.” Then she took a deep breath, lifted her head, and said to him, “It just made me realise that dating a doctor is not a good idea. So that was why I was rude. I hope you understand.”
    No! He didn’t understand.
    “Beth. One bad experience is not enough for you to write off all doctors.”
    She smiled. “I’m not so sure. But you are a good commercial for doctors.”
    “So, will you consider coming out to dinner with me?” His hopes were not high.
    “Sure. Why not?” She turned from him, putting her key in the lock.
    He was confused. “So you trust me enough for me to take you to dinner? I swear I won’t hurt you, Beth. I want a relationship with you, a long-term relationship.” Had he gone too far?
     

Chapter Ten – Beth
    Long-term relationship . Slowly she turned to face him. “I don’t understand.” That’s what her voice said, but her body was so attuned to his, that she knew she had got it wrong. Their bodies seemed to talk the same language, of attraction and need. He wasn’t gay; she had messed up again. He took a step towards her, his body pressed against hers, and she felt the hardness of his cock pressing against her thigh. Swallowing, her eyes darted up to his and registered the desire there. She had it so, so, wrong again. But still she had to blurt out the words, “I thought you were gay.”
    His face dropped, shock registering there. “Gay?” He opened his mouth to speak again, but nothing came out.
    “Yes. I thought that the reason you refused the advances of all the women in Bear Bluff and the way you were jealous of Trent, was because you liked men.”
    He let out his pent-up breath, to sweep over her, igniting her desire. This was getting seriously out of hand. Her body ached for him. She wanted to lean forward and let her breasts brush against his hard chest, and her lips to kiss along the curve of his jaw.
    “Beth. I don’t really know how I gave you that idea. But I’m sorry. I am a red-blooded male who likes women. Well, one particular woman. I don’t date because I was looking for my true love. And when I saw you this morning, I knew it was you.” He stepped back from her, his beautiful face creased into an uncustomary frown. “I know what this sounds like. I know you have been hurt. But I want to tell you I am different.”
    “Ben. Don’t. Please. This is not what I want.”
    “Isn’t it? I can read your body and it is telling me you feel the same way.”
    Her voice was a

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