ROMANCE : PARANORMAL ROMANCE: Alpha's heart(BBW Pregnancy Werebear Shifter Romance) (New Adult Paranormal Romance) (82 page)

They travelled for what seemed like a month to Colleen before he would allow them to stop.  “This should be far enough.”  He said one day. 

She looked around the town, it wasn’t big, but not too small.  “So where will we stay?”  She asked him.

              “I’ll get you a room in the inn.  You can freshen up and relax a bit.  I’ll see about finding a permanent house for us.”  Kaiden stated.

She watched him walk out of the room after he had helped her get settled.  She smiled thinking about him.  He was such a good man.  She hadn’t told yet, but she was almost certain she had a child on the way. 

Colleen hadn’t wanted to tell him while they were travelling she feared he wouldn’t push to the end of their trip had he known.  Now once they were in their own house, she could safely inform him about what she thought.

Kaiden came back quickly and there was a smile on his face.  She looked up at him.  “Good news?”  She asked.

              “We have a place!  Let’s go I want to show it to you.”  Kaiden grabbed her hand and pulled her up.  “It’s perfect there is a nursery and everything already!”  He heard her gasp.

              “Did you hear those thoughts too?”  She asked him. 

He stopped and turned around.  “Yes I did dear!  Plus  I can hear our child’s heart beat.”  He smiled at her widely.

Colleen smiled broadly. 

He pulled her up to a two story house.  It was on the outskirts of the little town.  She hadn’t realized it was quite that small at first.  However, maybe that would be better.  The less people around she still felt the better off they would be.  Colleen had pleaded her case to be out in the woods somewhere instead.  But he had told her that would have to wait until later.  “I will have to find a good piece of land and buy it, then build our home.  So we are looking at a few months for sure.” 

She hadn’t been happy at that point.  However, she understood his plan. 

              “We are still going to go to the woods eventually right?  I mean not wait for too long?  How much did this cost?  How did we afford it?”  She asked him.

              “We will move to the woods yes, don’t worry.  There are only around 100 people at the most in this town.  Don’t worry about the money, I had it.  Please Colleen you need to think of the baby.”  Kaiden told her, trying to calm all of her fears at once.

              “I just think we would be better off without anyone around us.”  Colleen looked out the window her fear apparent. 

              “Look at any sign of someone knowing who either of us are, I can do a spell. It is a hard one to do, but I believe I have enough magic skill to do it.”  Kaiden explained.

Colleen looked at him, she studied him deeply.  She saw no sign of betrayal in his eyes.  He did love her, she could tell that so she felt safe.

              “You will do this spell if anyone notices either of us?”  Colleen questioned again.

              “Yes I promise you that I will do the forget spell if anyone says a word to us that we have to wonder if we have been discovered or not.  I will not make us run, not while you are pregnant.  I also promise you that within the next few months I’ll start looking for a place in the woods for us to build.”  Kaiden said, putting his hands on top of hers.  “Please just trust me.  I won’t let a single thing happen to you or our little child.” 

She smiled up at him.  Her fears seemed to be something that would drive her crazy.  “Let’s go out and get some goods for our new home then.  We will see if anyone recognizes me.  I stand out a bit more than you do anyway!”  She commented.

It was true the Queen would have a bounty on her head for sure by now.  If they weren’t far enough from home, or if someone around here was from out of town, they might notice her. 

              “Alright, let’s go.”  Kaiden said and walked with her outside.

He helped her get into the wagon.  Heading into town, Colleen had a dreadful feeling cross over her body.  She wasn’t sure why, but she had a feeling that something might take place.  She hoped that Kaiden was ready with this spell.  In fact as she thought about it maybe they should have just done the spell without going to get the goods.

She turned to him about ready to ask him what he thought.

              “I don’t know if that would be a good idea.  What if no one notices you?  If I use this spell I don’t know how long it will take to recover.  We use it now, and in a month or two someone notices you, I may not be able to do anything.  That will mean we will have to flee while you are pregnant, and much more so at that point.”  Kaiden commented.

              “Aye, you are right.”  She admitted.

He pulled up to the front of the store that looked very small from the outside. “ I don’t know how much stock they have on hand, but hopefully enough to start with!”  He stated.

They walked in and the shop keeper looked up. 

              “Hello, new to town?”  He asked them.  He seemed like a friendly sort.

              “Yes we just move down from up north.”  Kaiden stated, not giving the correct direction they had come to town from.

The man looked at Colleen.  “You look very familiar, do I know you from somewhere?”  He asked her.  His eyes got a far off look as if trying to place her face.

              “No I don’t think so sir.”  She answered, but felt the thrill of fear shot throughout her body.

Kaiden squeezed her hand to calm her down. 

              “The eyes they remind me of someone I once knew I think.”  He finally commented and looked away from the couple.

They bought their goods and left the store. 

              “Did he know me?”  Colleen asked almost before they were out the door.

              “I’m not sure he had too many questions going around in his head.  But I will do the spell once we get home if you want.  Or we can wait to see if he says anything to anyone.  He didn’t have a direct link to who you might be set in his mind though.  So we might be safe.”  Kaiden explained.

              “That mind reading ability you have is very helpful.”  Colleen commented.

              “I love it.”  Kaiden admitted.

              “Let’s wait to see if he says anything to anyone before you use the spell.  But we might have to be very careful about it.  All it takes is one person thinking the wrong thing, and I don’t know if they will kill me or simply turn me over.”  Colleen stated.

              “I can tell you he had nothing in his mind about killing you for now!”  Kaiden commented.  “If he had he wouldn’t be alive still.” 

Colleen looked at him no doubt that he was telling the truth.

              “Is there a way you can try and focus on the whole town’s thoughts?”  Colleen asked.

              “It would take a lot out of me too, and trying to keep them all separate would be impossible for now.”  He stated.

              “But if you hear someone think something well you can do the spell, right?”  Colleen said.

              “Alright let me do it when we get home.  I’ll see if I hear anything.”

When they got back to their new home, Colleen put the things away and Kaiden sat down to focus. 

Colleen watched him from the other side of the room.  The whole time she couldn’t get away from the feeling of fear in her mind.  She watched as his brow furrowed.

              “I’m sorry dear I’m going to have to do the spell.  I hear far too many whispers about an heiress being in the kingdom.  Someone the Queen is searching for.  I don’t know who brought in the rumors or anything.  But I know we need to stop them now.”  Kaiden explained.

              “I had a feeling this whole time.”  Colleen admitted.

Kaiden focused and chanted the words for the spell.  Colleen watched intently as he looked as if he aged years in front of her.

              “I don’t know if I’m strong enough.  I might be able to do it.”  Kaiden stated.

She walked over behind him and put her hands on his shoulders.  “Use some of my energy if you need too.” 

              “I can’t it may hurt the baby.  This has to be all me.”  Kaiden admitted.

As she watched  she saw a few of his hairs turn gray on the sides of his head.  The moments passed and more hairs turned color.  Colleen began to worry wondering if he was going to survive this spell.

Finally, he fell to the ground.  “It is done, we are safe.  But I’m sorry baby we will have to stay in town for a while.  Please help me to bed.”  Kaiden whispered.

Colleen looked at him.  “Will you be okay?”  She asked, worried.

              “Yes I just need sleep.”  Kaiden said.

Colleen helped him lie down on the bed and curled up beside him.  He placed a hand on her stomach.  “It is safe for us now.  But I don’t know how long this spell will last on them.  I also placed a barrier up around the town to not allow new news into this town.  It is what really took the power out of me.  However, we can be safe here for a long time now.  I hope anyway.”  Kaiden said and closed his eyes.

Unwanted mate

Chapter 1

              Alyse ran through the woods, her heart pounding in her chest. She was in her cat form and had decided to get some fresh air away from the city in which she lived, but she made the mistake of forgetting about how other animals would react to her. Now she was being chased by a very large wolf whose area she had accidentally invaded.

              She ran to the nearest tree and dug her claws into the bark, climbing to the first branch. The wolf stayed at the bottom of the tree, growling at her and pacing back and forth. Every few minutes he would try to reach her by jumping, but to no avail. Alyse wondered how long it would take the wolf to give up. She hadn't planned on being gone long and knew that she would need to eat soon. Not only did shape shifting cause her to need to eat more calories, but she also had other reasons to eat more these days.

              The wolf settled at the bottom of the tree, laying down on the snow-covered ground. Alyse sighed inwardly. It didn't look like the wolf would be leaving any time soon, so she began to look for another way down and hoped she could sneak away. While the wolf laid his head on his paws, she slowly began to climb down the trunk of the tree as quietly as possible.

              Once she was down, she slowly padded away, but something must have alerted the wolf that she was down because he immediately began to run after her once more. She screeched in her cat voice and ran as fast as her legs would carry her. Just as the wolf began to close in on her, another wolf came running at her from the side.

              Terrified that this wolf was also after her, she immediately changed her direction. However, the second wolf ran his head right into the side of the first wolf, sending him flying away. When he landed in the snow, the wolf yelped and stood on his paws, giving the second wolf what could only be a glare. Then he turned and ran away from them both.

              Turning to the second wolf, Alyse realized he was also a shape shifter as soon as she looked into his eyes. They both immediately transformed into their human selves. The handsome man stood before her with brown hair and green eyes. His body was muscular and he wore a black tank top and blue jeans. His feet were bare in the snow, but that wouldn't bother him.

              "Thanks for your help," she told him, brushing her long black hair away from her face. Her eyes roamed over his body and she felt an immediate attraction, but she pushed those thoughts away.

              Shrugging, Brandon told the woman, "It was no big deal. I would have done the same for any other shifter in trouble."

              "Are you from the city?" she asked.

              Brandon nodded. "Yeah. I just love being out here away from all the noise. I'm Brandon by the way." He held out his hand and she graciously accepted.

              "I'm Alyse," she said. "I guess I'd better get going. I'm going to need to eat soon."

              Once more he nodded. "I was just on my way back. Care to join me?"

              "Sure," Alyse said and she changed back into her cat form. Brandon found her to be stunningly beautiful. Her brown eyes matched her brown skin. Her curvaceous body was emphasized at all the right points in her gray sweater and dark blue skinny jeans. Her booty was large and he wanted to run his hands across it.

              As they ran, he couldn't help but wonder if she would be interested in mating. He knew he certainly was, but he didn't know how to approach the topic without sounding like a creep.

              It didn't take them very long to reach the city. When they were in the outskirts, Alyse stopped and changed back into her  human form. Brandon followed her lead and changed as well. She began to walk away and he jogged to catch up to her. "Where in the city do you live?" he asked.

              "Briar Hill. You?" she replied.

              He chuckled. "I'm your neighbor. I live in Oak Hill."

              She nodded and continued walking. Neither one of them were far from where they lived. They continued in silence for a few minutes before he tried again. "Listen, would you like to hang out sometime?"