Page 8 of Bear's Second Chance Love

When that bastard was talking about what I did, it made me hurt because I should have known that the Clan would have spread it around. I wasn’t the person in the wrong, I owned up for what I did because I lost my mate. Those bastards took her from me, and I exacted my revenge. I don’t regret it one bit, and even if I did, I wouldn’t admit that to anyone.

The only thing I do regret is not taking the Clan Leader down with me.

But when I felt Cora shaking with fear when he approached us, something inside of me snapped. I wasn’t going to let him touch her, having tossed him away easily because he weighed like nothing. He is glaring at me, two of his people helping him up but he’s pushing them away. His entire body is shaking with barely controlled rage as he glares at me.

“You little bastard, you think you can beat a Clan Leader?” He snarls, making my blood boil because he shouldn’t have told me that, “I’m going to tear you to pieces!”

He shifts quickly into what looks to be a black bear. I move away from Cora, not wanting her to get in the middle of this. I shift quickly, and I see the Clan Leader’s eyes widen a little bit as he takes a step back. Yep, I’m big, and he knows it, too. I’m nearly twice his size and I honestly think that I can beat him as well.

I snap my teeth at him, daring him to attack me. I’m standing in between him and Cora. I’m not going to let him get to her. I’m not going to let them touch her. I know they are the ones who hurt her. They are exactly like my other Clan, and it makes me despise them. They seem to only care about themselves and that’s not something that I’m going to just put up with.

Maybe if I slit their throat, they will just leave us alone.

I take a step forward, the Clan Leader trembling as he remains still. He’s probably wondering how he is going to fight me. I have no problem with destroying him. Hell, I will kill him if I have to. I don’t care if I have to go to war with any bastard who stands in my way. I’m watching him cautiously, letting him know that this is his choice.

Take a step forward, I’ll kill you.

Take a step back, and I might just let you leave.

I’m leaving the option up to him, tilting my head to the side because he is taking forever to get to an answer. He growls before shifting back into his human form. He looks frustrated, glaring at me before glaring at Cora. I growled at him, a warning to stop looking at her. I don’t want him touching her or looking at her.

“This isn’t worth it.” He whispers hoarsely, turning away, “It’s your lucky day, Cora, you have a bastard to protect you… I can’t believe you got marked already.”

I stiffen because Cora looks confused, peeking at me. The Clan Leader storms back to where he came from, the bears following after them. I shifted back, knowing I might be a little bit in trouble right now. I turn to Cora.

“What does he mean that you marked me?” She asks me softly.

I bowed my head, feeling a little embarrassed with myself, “Well… The first night that we were together, I accidentally marked you when I knotted you. I thought that you had figured that out, but you didn’t. I’m sorry…”

I thought that she would be mad at me but much to my surprise, she jumped into my arms. She yanks my head down and kisses me so passionately, it makes my toes curl. I didn’t think she would be this happy since I was mortified with my actions, but she pulled back.

“I guess this means you’re accepting me a little bit.” She whispers hoarsely.

I kiss her, cupping her face in my hands. I guess it does because this could be my second chance at love…

I just don’t want to let her go.