Coveted by the Bear (Bear Valley Shifters, #6)

by T.S. Joyce

I have a man look at me the way Caleb looked at you in the kitchen this morning. But,” she warned, “Caleb’s different. You have to be careful with that one, Mira. I love my brother, but he isn’t like other people. He doesn’t need companionship like the rest of us. He is a good man and a hard worker, but I haven’t actually seen him really let anyone in. Ever.” He didn’t sound so different to me. He sounded like me. I understood the loneliness that came along with pushing others away.

“She said don’t call her that. Do it again, and I’ll lay you out, Evan. Don’t fucking test me.”

I wanted to kiss him again. His lips were so sensual when he talked. He’d shaved this morning, and I yearned to reach out and touch his face. He felt like mine, so I did.

“Since I watched you shoot that grizzly over me.” The sincerity in his eyes was so deep, I’d drown right here and happily.

I couldn’t help the grin that took my face. That was the best combination of words I’d ever heard. “I was always yours.” “Yeah, but this feels…” His eyes had taken on a faraway look. “It feels really important. Like we’re linked or something now. You’re my woman.”