Stacia swallowed hard as she followed Izek into the small guesthouse. The Blackfeet were a proud people who sympathized with shifters. When shifters had come out to the world, the humans panicked, but not the Native Americans. They were the only humans who accepted shifters without prejudice. Throughout time, Native American legends were based off the shifter culture. That is why the Blackfeet and the Osawana Grizzlies were allies.

“How did you find me?” she asked as he closed the door. She stepped over to the side table and turned on the lamp, casting away the dark shadows. The home was small, with an open floor plan. It was modest in decoration, and could even be described as cozy.

“I’m not sure I should tell you, but your brother had a tracer on you,” he said while scratching his head.

“He what?” she gasped. The pendant! She would murder her brother. The minute she got home, the big bad alpha would fall. She began to formulate a plan of how she would torture her older brother. “How dare he! What am I, a prisoner? Just because he’s the alpha, does not give him the right—”

“Calm down.” Izek grabbed her shoulders, and she tilted her head back to look up at him. Her heart slammed against her chest wall as she gazed up into his honey brown eyes. “It doesn’t matter that he did it or why. All that matters is that because of the tracer, I was able to find you.”

Her breath caught in her throat; she was unable to look away from him. Any thoughts she had about torturing Landon disappeared. Her bear wanted to get close to Izek, really close, so she closed the space between them. Izek’s fingers traveled up her shoulders and came to rest at the base of her neck. His intense eyes mesmerized her as he slowly leaned down and rested his forehead against hers.

“I found you,” he whispered, moving his lips across her softly.

“You were looking for me?” Her voice ended on a squeak as he placed a gentle kiss against her lips.

“I’ve been so engrossed in my career this past year that I didn’t realize that my bear was searching for his mate. He’d been searching for you.”

He crushed his mouth to hers, and excitement filled her chest. It wasn’t just her. He had felt it too! Her bear released a small growl as Izek continued to devour her mouth, thrusting his tongue to duel with hers. He dominated the kiss, holding her face in his large hands, controlling every aspect of action.

Her bear instantly submitted to her mate. Stacia knew without a doubt that she belonged to Izek, and he belonged to her. She felt it deep within her soul. This was one thing that her and her bear didn’t fight over. They were in synch with each other on this matter.

She wrapped her arms around his neck, giving into him as he began to remove her clothes from her body. She kicked off her shoes to help him. She needed to have him deep inside of her now.

He released a deep chuckle at her display of enthusiasm to get her clothes off as she kicked her yoga pants off. She, at first, didn’t think twice that he hadn’t packed her any panties in that duffle bag of his, but now she had a funny feeling that it was done on purpose.

“Hurry,” she gasped, helping him pull his shirt over his head.

“We have all night,” he murmured as his heated gaze slowly took all of her in.

His hard, firm chest was even better in person. She tried not to stare when they were in the woods because he was injured, but it didn’t keep her from wanting to lick every ridge of his abdomen. Now, they were safe and alone, so she didn’t hide her admiration.

“Jesus,” she moaned as he pushed her up against the door, covering her body with his.

His hard, naked body was a direct contrast to her soft curves. He took her lips again in a brutal kiss that left her core drenched. He reached down and lifted her up. Her legs automatically wrapped themselves around him.

He broke the kiss and trailed kisses along her jawline before heading towards her neck. She turned her head, offering herself to him. His tongue caressed the curve of her neck while she felt his thick length probe her slick folds. He thrust deep, filling her completely. She let loose a deep moan as his thick length stretched her. Her eyes rolled into the back of her head as he pulled back and thrust again, this time going even deeper.

“Yes,” she hissed, holding onto him for dear life.

He dragged his sharp fangs along the curve of her neck. Her bear craved his mating mark. She didn’t care if it was a bite or scratch, she wanted him to mark her as his. Her hands slightly shifted into paws, her sharp claws breaking through. She dragged her nails along his back, breaking skin, needing to mark him as well. He would forever carry her mark. Anyone who would look at him from behind would know that he had been claimed. Her paws receded, now that her bear had broken through to do her part of their mating.

He grunted as she guided his face back to hers, covering his mouth with hers. She plunged her tongue into his mouth, displaying her dominance, which was short-lived as he took back control of the kiss. She wrapped her arms around him, drawing him tighter to her, as she rode the waves of their intense passion.

He tore his mouth from hers, breathing heavy as he continued to thrust deeper into her. He buried his head back into the nape of her neck, and this time, she felt the burn of his sharp fangs latching onto to the meat of her shoulder.

She cried out as her body trembled from the sensations building up within her. Her bear roared, sensing the mating bond between the two of them had become complete. He pulled her away from the wall and held her in his arms as he lifted her up and slammed her down onto his cock. This time she screamed at the change of position, and the angle in which his length dove into her slick channel.

She chanted his name over and over as the waves of her orgasm built up inside of her. Izek increased the speed in which he brought her up and down onto his hard cock.

One look into his heat-filled eyes was enough to send her over the edge. Her body tensed as her orgasm took her over. Her body shook from the sensations that flooded her.

His grip on her ass tightened as he roared with his release, filling her with his warm seed. The house was stone silent, except for the sound of their heavy breathing. She rested her forehead against his with her eyes closed, trying to catch her breath.

Her bear was extremely satisfied now. They were mated to the man that she had thought would never even look at her. She knew that bears could be stubborn and picky, but she was glad that her bear chose Izek.

“Are you okay?” he asked. She could still feel his semihard length inside of her. She didn’t want their connection to be broken, so she tightened her legs that were locked behind him.

“Yes,” she answered, opening her eyes to find his concerned gaze on her.

“Good,” he said. Pulling out of her, he swung her up and over his shoulder. “We have a few hours, and I’m not done with you yet.”