Page 11 of Auctioned to the Kodiak Shifter

I gasp as the two men explode into roaring grizzly bears. “What the fuck?!”

They’re shifters?!

My new husband and the other two guards continue pulling me toward the helicopter as I look over my shoulder, desperately hoping that the Kodiak bear will be okay.

He charges into the two grizzly bears, colliding into them with his massive shoulders and sending them flying to the side. They don’t stay down easily though. I suck in a breath when they get to their paws and chase after him.

The smallest of the bears is the fastest. He leaps onto the Kodiak bear’s back and that allows the other to catch up. It’s a blur of brown fur as the snarling bears brawl it out.

“Stop stalling!” Troy snaps as he squeezes my wrist harder and yanks me forward.

When we arrive at the helicopter, the Kodiak bear launches the two bears off with a furious growl and charges forward. He never takes his eyes off me. He looks like he’s coming to save me, although with my luck, he’s probably starving and has his sights on the tasty girl in the cotton candy-looking dress.

Still, I’ll take my chances with the angry bear over Troy Novak any day.

One of the guards opens the door of the helicopter and waves us in. I can’t get in there. I plant my heels into the ground and slam my elbow into my new husband’s ribs.

“Youbitch,” he roars as he grabs me by the back of the neck and tries to force me into the chopper. I grab onto the sides of the door and hold on. “You two! Stop that fucking bear!”

The two remaining guards yank off their shirts and then run toward the charging Kodiak bear. They each burst into grizzly bears mid-stride as I fight with Troy who’s still trying to get me into the helicopter.

I kick him in the shins and elbow him in the neck as the blood-curdling sound of bears fighting hits my ears. The growling and snarling quickly turn to whimpers.

“Novak!” a deep booming voice shouts from behind us. “Get your fucking hands off my mate.”

We both turn around with a gasp. The man from the auction is standing there in the nude, watching us with a fire in his eyes as he storms over.

The four guards are behind him, all back in their human forms, all writhing on the ground in agony.

There’s a long bloody gash on the man’s shoulder, but he doesn’t even seem to notice. All of his attention and focus is on us.

Novak grabs my arm and pulls a gun from inside his jacket. He points it at the man’s chest.

The man shakes his head as he calmly walks forward. “You think a bullet will stop me?”

“No,” Novak says as he turns the gun and digs it into my ribs. “But it will stop her. Now get back or I’ll put a bullet in her.”

The four naked guards make their way over, groaning in pain as they stand beside us. They’re all breathing heavily as they face the man.

“We had a deal, Novak,” the man roars over the sound of the chopper.

“The deal was for your ranch, Elias. Nothing was said about your mate.”

“I didn’t think I had to make a deal about that,” Elias shouts. “I didn’t think you were stupid enough to come between a bear shifter and his girl.”

“She’s my girl now,” Novak yells with a nasty grin. “Bought and paid for. Now, kindly fuck off. I’d like to start my honeymoon.”

He pulls me into the helicopter with the help of his goons and the man watches helplessly as Novak holds the gun to my head.

The ground jerks under us as the helicopter rises into the air. One of the guards slams the door closed, and gun on me or not, I have to get one last look at him.

I lunge forward and plaster my hands on the window as I look down at the beautiful man with my heart breaking.

He’s staring up at me with agony in his eyes.

Elias is the man who should have won.

He’s the one I want.

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