Ski Bear (Bear Shifter Paranormal Romance) (Rescue Bears Book 5) by Scarlett Grove

because you aren’t athletic, and I thought you wouldn’t like me because I’m not sophisticated enough. See? We are perfect for each other.”
    He put his arm around her and held her close. She basked in the warmth of his body.
    “I agree,” she said with a sleepy laugh.
    “You’re tired. You need your rest.”
    “I could use some sleep.”
    “Let’s get you into bed.”
    “Will you stay with me?”
    “There’s nowhere else I’d rather be.”
    He helped her into the bed and snuggled in beside her after taking off his jeans and T-shirt. He held her close and they spent the night together in the luxurious comfort that only fated mates could share.
    When she opened her eyes the next morning, she could feel him hard against her. A shiver of awakening desire ran up her spine. She turned over in the bed and faced him, planting a kiss on his lips before he opened his eyes. As she drew away, he awakened, blinking in the morning sunlight.
    “Good morning,” he said, giving her a brilliant smile.
    “Good morning, mate,” she said.
    He growled and leaned in closer.
    “You’re calling me mate?” he said, in a voice that was startlingly animalistic.
    “That’s what you are. That’s what I want to be.”
    He kissed her neck and took deep breaths of her scent.
    “Are you sure you know what it means?” he asked her in a low growl.
    “I do. I’m ready for you to mark me. Claim me as your mate, Zach. I want to be yours, now and forever.”
    “I believe you. I want you more than anything,” he said between kisses. “Holding back has taken every ounce of strength I have.”
    “I don’t want you to hold back anymore,” she said, looking into his eyes.
    He kissed her mouth, flicking his tongue between her lips. Zach slid his hand under the lapel of her bathrobe and cupped her breast. Maisie let out a deep moan and arched her back as he rained kisses down on her neck and chest and mouth.
    He untied her bathrobe and threw open the sides, revealing her naked, warm body. His hand ran down her side and over her hip, leaving a trail of desire as it went. He caressed her thigh, and she spread her legs as he cupped her sex in his hand.
    “My mate is wet for me,” he said, the voice of his bear so close she could hear it.
    “Yes,” she breathed.
    He dipped a finger inside her and began to move in and out of her slick channel. He rested his thumb against her swollen bud and began rubbing in tight little circles as he thrust in and out of her. His mouth fell on her breasts, licking and nibbling at her nipples.
    “Oh Zach,” she moaned. “I want you. I want it all.”
    He pulled himself out of his boxers and crawled over her. For the first time she saw his manhood, erect and as stiff as a rod. She ran her fingers up the velvety smooth skin of his long, thick shaft.
    He sank down, kissing her curves as he went. Resting between her legs, he licked and pressed his tongue against her desire. His tongue circled and flicked, focusing on her arousal. She groaned, so close to release she could barely stand it. But she didn’t want to come like this. She wanted him inside her.
    “I need you, Zach,” she moaned.
    “I don’t have any protection,” he said.
    “I don’t care. No, I want this.”
    “Are you sure?”
    She leaned up on her elbows, looking him deep in the eyes.
    “I want everything. I want you, I want our cubs, I want you to mark me. I want you to change me.”
    “Maisie…”
    “Shhh…” she said, pressing her finger to his lips.
    “I’m in my right mind. I have all of my rational faculties. I’m telling you I want to be your mate. I want everything that goes along with that. I want you to put a bear inside me. I want you to put a cub inside me too.”
    “Are you sure?” he said, his eyes wide.
    “While I was up on that mountain, I didn’t know if I would survive. But I told myself if you found me, I would know for sure that it was real. I would give myself to you, body and soul. I want us to be