Page 39 of Falling for her Guardian

His eyes opened and then his body began to contort. His brothers rushed to get him unhooked from the IVs and off the bed. She stood next to Santa and watched as her mate twitched and convulsed, blood pouring from the shredded remains of his back.

She didn’t want to watch because it was the most gruesome thing she’d ever seen, but she couldn’t turn away.

“I love you, Storm,” she whispered.

He bellowed.

And then he shifted entirely.

His skin was covered with snow white fur, and he morphed into a huge polar bear.

He let out an angry snarl and snapped his teeth, and then he listed to the side and took out one of the beeping machines.

Seren lunged for him, but Santa held her back.

“If he falls on you, he’ll squish you flat. Let the guys help him.”

Hunter and Winter helped Storm disentangle from the medical equipment.

Hunter smiled at her. “I knew you had it in you.”

“Had what?” she asked.

“The balls to take my brother as a mate.”

Winter nudged him. “Girls don’t have balls.”

“Lady balls.”

“Are you serious?” Santa asked.

“What?” Hunter asked. “Tell me what Seren did wasn’t just the most badass thing you’ve ever seen a mate do.”

The big man next to her hummed and then smiled. “Yeah, it was. So get him outside before he does any more damage to the equipment.”

“I need some clothes,” Seren said.

Melody appeared with a stack. “I’ve got a jacket so you can go out with him. We’ll leave you alone to dress and then the guys can take you outside with him.”

“After he shifts back, I want to know what you saw,” Santa said.

“I didn’t see anything,” she said. “Honestly? I followed Willow through the portal and Storm was right behind me. Then he yelled for Willow to run, that there was a bomb, and he tackled me and protected me. I think I was only out of it for a minute or two, but I don’t know what happened. I don’t know how there was a bomb. I didn’t see anything or anyone.”

“Hopefully Storm will remember,” Santa said, scratching his fingers across his jaw. “Something weird is going on.”

When she was alone with her big bear Storm, she put the clothes on a counter and ran to him. He pulled her against him with his huge paw and she cried into his fur. “I’m so glad you’re okay. I didn’t want to lose you.”

He murmured at her and hummed in a purring way. She hugged herself a little closer to him.

After resting in his furry embrace for a few minutes, she got dressed and borrowed Melody’s coat, which was a long wool coat with a thick lining and a hood. It was the prettiest purple color, and she wanted to get one for herself.

Storm bumped the door with his paw, sending it slamming against the wall.

“Shit, man, we’re right here,” Hunter said.

“Let’s go for a walk outside,” Winter said. “You can ask us anything about Storm and we’ll tell you, even embarrassing childhood stories.”

Storm swiped at Winter, who narrowly missed getting taken out by his big paw.

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