Page 17 of Mated to Four Bears

Samantha kept her beautiful eyes firmly fixed on mine as she climbed on the couch and lay her stunning, curvy body down. I ached to touch her long, luscious legs. I could sense the desire flowing through her and into me. This was real.

I kept my eyes locked on hers as I swept my fingers over her body. It wasn’t the easiest thing to do, to mentally seek out any traces of ailments of bag magic trapped within her when my whole body trembled with desire, but I did my very best.

“You’re feeling great,” I murmured, the words sounding oddly seductive. “I can’t find anything to worry about. You’re all healed now, which is really wonderful news.”

She smiled, and as her lips curled up, the urge to kiss her damn near overwhelmed me. I wasn’t quite sure how I managed to hold back, but I did. This definitely couldn’t bemydecision, it was up to Samantha. She was the one with the dark cloud hanging over her. She had to be the one to make the choice. After all, it wasn’t just me. I couldn’t forget my brothers were in the mix as well.

“Thank you, Thomas,” she whispered back. “Thank you so much for caring for me.”

I held out a hand to her and she slipped her fingers through mine, making my heart sing with excitement. Could she feel the intense magnetic pull between us as well? If she only felt this with me, then we had to be fated to be together, right? Thishadto be the bear bonding we were always hearing about.

I tugged her up without moving back, letting her into my personal space. I could feel Samantha’s breath tickling my lips. Holy shit, if I thought that I was intoxicated by her before, it was nothing compared to now.

“Thank you, Thomas,” she whispered once more. “For everything. I really appreciate it.”

Before I could even respond, Samantha leaned in ever so slightly and grazed her lips against mine. It felt like my heart was about to explode burning hot magma was burning through my body.

Samantha rested her forehead against mine, looking lovingly in to my eyes. I didn’t need to ask her how much she wanted me; I couldfeelit. It wasn’t a surprise when she moved close again, only this time there wasn’t anything sweet and chaste about what happened. Samantha hooked her hands around the back of my neck and kissed me deeply, passionately. Her tongueinvaded my mouth and massaged my own, only solidifying my belief that she and I were meant to be.

I held on to the curves of her waist, letting out a quiet moan of pure desire. Fuck, I adored this woman. Now that I actually had her in my arms, I never wanted to let her go. She pulled me down to the couch with her, and I went willingly. I was putty in her hands, ready to be molded by Samantha.

The sensation of her body pressed up against mine melted my brain. I was so thrilled it was hard to contain myself. The more she wrapped around me, the more I wanted her, all of her.

“Whoa, sorry.” Fuck. William’s bemused voice tore through the room, causing Samantha and me to break apart as if we had been electrocuted. “I didn’t mean to interrupt.”

I thought he was going to yell and scream at me for kissing the woman he had fallen for as well. But that wasn’t what happened. Instead of being infuriated that Samantha and I had just been kissing, he had an intrigued, lopsided smile on his face. Like he would be okay if we wanted to do more.

“Hey, William.” But Samantha definitely wasn’t as worried as me. She grinned coyly and tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear. “Good to see you. Is it your turn to babysit me now? You know, one of you really doesn’t have to be around me all the time when we’re here in the house. This is the one place in the world that I actually feel safe from Antonio.”

Wow, that was one hell of a compliment. It would be good if William focused on that, rather than what he just saw. That was a much easier conversation.

“I’m not going to babysit you if you don’t want me to,” William said with a laugh as he moved closer to Samantha. I remained perched on the edge of the couch, not sure what I should do. “But I would like to kiss you as well, if that’s alright with you.”

I held my breath as I watched Samantha to see how she’d react. I didn’t feel the jealousy I thought might explode through me at that question. It was almost as if my body was giving me a chance to adjust before I allowed my feelings to get the better of me.

“Yes,” she replied with a nod. “Yes, I would like to kiss you as well, William.”

For a moment, it was as if I wasn’t even in the room. William and Samantha were enthralled with one another. She was looking at him a little like she had been looking at me just a moment ago. Still, I didn’t really feel anything. I just sat back like I was watching a movie unfold on screen.

William stood over Samantha and cupped her cheeks in his hand, smiling sweetly. That was a look I hadn’t ever seen on his face before. “You are stunning. Truly beautiful.” Then he leaned down and crashed his lips to Samantha’s. The passion and desire were evident from the very first moment. I thought that was the minute the jealousy would start cascading through my veins. But, surprisingly, it didn’t come. Nothing happened. Instead, I just felt kind of…good. It was nice to watch William get what he wanted as well.

Animal shifters had never quite been like other people anyway. We never allowed ourselves to be constricted by anything. If we felt that bear bond, then that was it for life, no matter how it looked. No matter how other people might view it.

I just never thought it would end up with me and William being bear bonded to the same woman. Potentially Henry and Richard too. But as scary and intimidating as that felt, there was a part of me that just knew it was right. The right thing for us.

I cocked my head to one side as I watched William and Samantha kiss, which seemed to go on forever, and I tried to imagine what a poly bond might look like. My brothers and I wouldn’t need to leave our home that we loved so much. I’dalways been a little panicked by the thought that one day in the future we would all have to go our separate ways, to live our own lives, and to be with a different woman.

But maybe that didn’t have to happen. Sure, I knew I was getting a little carried away with myself, but it was starting to look like that might be possible.

“Wow,” Samantha gasped as she pulled away from William. She giggled, but it was very obvious that she was breathless. “That was something else. You both are…” It was only as she glanced over at me that the hazy lust seemed to fade. “Oh, but this might be a little strange for you guys…”

I shook my head before she could get too caught up in that fear. “Actually, I was just thinking hownotstrange this is. How nice it feels to all be together. Well, not all of us since Henry and Richard aren’t here, but it feels good, right? Like this could be something that’s meant to be?”

William nodded in agreement. “Yeah, I know what you mean. This feels good, like it’s meant to be this way.” He paused thoughtfully for a moment. “Do you think it’s possible that we’re all fated to be together? That we’re all bear bonded?”

Samantha’s eyes widened like saucers. “Is that possible? I know a bit about shifter bonding, I just didn’t know that it was possible for it to look likethis.”

“It can look however you want it to,” William reassured her, then dipped his head down to kiss Samantha once more. “Or however we want it to. Your life can be whatever you make it.”

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