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  A tear slipped down her face as she glanced out at Cade again.

  Just what had she done?

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  Chapter 24

  “You managed it while you were banished from the group,” Cade reminded Dane.

  “It’s hell. I mean I was just banned for a few years but forever, holy fuck. I don’t think a shifter can do it.”

  Cade began pacing, already feeling the need to bring out his bear half.

  “What happens when you have sex? I mean, I always have to shift and run after Melanie and I have sex.”

  He didn’t want to let Dane know that he and Gillian hadn’t slept together yet.

  “Maybe sex will be enough,” said Cade.

  “We’re going to miss you running with us.”

  “I guess I can run as I am.”

  “Yeah, but it’s not the same,” said Dane.

  “Did anything happen to you physically while you weren’t shifting?”

  “I was fine for the first few weeks but then I noticed some of my hair falling out, both on my head and chest. And after a month, I think my dick and balls got smaller. I mean once I got back to shifting everything went back its normal size so you should be…”

  “Yeah, I’m never shifting again.”

  If not being a bear ever again wasn’t bad enough, he might not have the goods to satisfy his new wife.

  The evening was going from bad to worse.

  *****

  “You’ve been quiet all night. I was wrong to make that deal without you agreeing to it.”

  “No, you had to, the whole community was at risk. You’ve lost the most, your store, your…”

  “But I have you.”

  “And I have you and that’s all that matters.”

  They hugged. “I was talking to Dane because he was banned from shifting for two years.”

  “By who?” Gillian asked.

  “Aiden and the committee of shifters. A hunter killed Dane’s pregnant wife and he killed the guy while he was in bear form. Tore the guy up pretty bad. He was banished from the group and prohibited from shifting. He said his dick and balls shrank and I’m wondering if I’ll be able to satisfy you.”

  “Oh Cade, even if it turns into the size of a thumb, I know you’ll drive me crazy.”

  “A thumb, let’s hope things don’t downsize that much.”

  They both laughed, leaned in, and rubbed noses.

  He’d get through this. In a couple of months, he’d probably forget he’d ever shifted.

  “I guess there’s nothing stopping us from having full blown sex now you’re done with the Quest. Well, unless you want to wait until our wedding night.”

  “I don’t think I could wait any longer. I think it’s what we both need,” said Gillian.

  Cade couldn’t agree more.

  He lifted Gillian’s sweater and she put her arms in the air. Cade took it off her body, watching as her breasts rose, their rosy nipples calling his name.

  Take it slow, this is going to be her first time.

  He threw the sweater on the floor and then encouraged Gillian to lay down on the bed. He circled her left breast with his finger and then made circles inward until he reached the nipple.

  “That tickles,” she whispered.

  “It’s supposed to. And wait until I do this.”

  Cade put his mouth on her breast and flicked at her nipple while she ran her fingers through his hair, her nails scraping the surface of his scalp and doing some tickling of its own. He unzipped her pants before pushing his hand down inside, feeling her mound.

  “Um, let’s get you out of the rest of your clothes.”

  She sat up and let him pull her pants down her legs, followed by her panties.

  The dark hair on her mound continued to fascinate him as he ran his fingers throw it.

  “That tickles too.”

  “Oh yeah, and how about this?”

  He spread her legs, seeing her pussy glistening and red. Shortly, he’d be entering her for the very first time and he could hardly wait. His erection pushed against his shorts as he walked his finger down over her clit and to the edge of her pussy. He’d touched it before, but now he was free to explore her body more. Cade gently pushed his finger inside her, feeling the muscles of her pussy clench against it.

  She sucked in her breath.

  “Sorry, I didn’t mean to hurt you.”

  “You didn’t. I don’t think you could ever do that. It’s just an unusual feeling for me.”

  “I’ll be gentle.”

  “I know you will.”

  “Guess I have to wear one of those rubbery things.”

  “Yep, I can’t use my birth control potion now.”

  Cade put his hand in his back pocket and pulled out the condom.

  “How many children are we going to have?” he asked.

  “At least three.”

  “I like the sound of that, two boys, one girl.”

  “Two girls, one boy,” she corrected him.

  He smiled as he undressed. Three babies with his mate. Yeah, he’d forget all about the whole shifting thing soon enough.

  “How did I get so lucky as to find myself a handsome bear shifter.”

  “I’m the lucky one, not every day a man gets engaged to a witch.”

  “You probably should say ex-witch.”

  Cade got onto the bed and they kissed. “Let’s feel what an ex witches’ pussy feels like.”

  He ran his fingers around her opening as she spread her legs for him. His cock twitched and he knew they couldn’t wait much longer. He pulled out the condom and set about putting it on his dick.

  “You need any help?”

  “Already know I hate this thing but for you my darling, anything.”

  He looked at Gillian’s beautiful face as she lay looking up at him. He pushed the tip of his cock into her pussy and felt her body grow tense.

  “I’m going to be gentle, promise you I will.”

  He pushed a little more, and then a little more, finding his pleasure but hearing her whimper. He pushed some more and heard her cry and her nails scratched against the quilt on the bed. Now a tear ran down her cheek.

  Cade would make her come, make her feel the pleasure he was already experiencing. He began to thrust, feeling her tightness and innocence. Tightness that he knew would make it impossible for him to last long.

  It was like stars were popping around the room, and even through the rubber, he could feel the warmth of her pussy. With one huge thrust, he found his release and cried out.

  Tears ran down her cheeks and he realized she hadn’t cried out with any signs of pleasure. He pulled out of her and hugged her to him, kissing the top of her head.

  “I love you and I know that wasn’t that great for you,” he whispered. “I promise next time, I’m going to take you to paradise.”

  *****

  Cade had been right, the first time had been as her grandmother had told her, more discomfort than pleasure. She lay on her stomach, letting Cade kiss every inch of her spine. He circled her butt cheeks with his fingers.

  “I love you and can’t wait to be your husband,” he whispered.

  She turned over and let him walk his fingers down over her belly button and into her mound.

  Gillian kissed him, parting her legs and letting him push his finger inside her.

  “You like to tickle me,” she said.

  “And I also like to fuck you.”

  He’d sheathed himself again and got between her legs.

  “Remember I’m taking you to paradise,” he said before he pushed his cock deep inside her.

  This already felt so much better than the first time. She spread her legs more, allowing his cock to slip even deeper. He began thrusting, the muscle in his arms standing out as he moved above her.

  She cried out, turned over and felt Cade enter her again, his cock beat double time and then he felt him gently biting the back of her neck. He’d told her he’d be doing
it to mark her as his mate. No other man, shifter, no one, could have her now that she was his.

  He also told her it might make her sleepy. She came one last time before she drifted off.

  *****

  Cade tiptoed out of the room. Not that he’d had any doubts, but he knew she was his mate the moment he’d turned her over and heard her cry when she reached her orgasm. She was fast asleep in the aftermath and he’d let her rest for as long as she needed. A lot had happened to her tonight. She’d lost her virginity and been marked as a bear’s mate.

  He wanted to shift, needed to shift, but knew he couldn’t. He sat down in the chair and drank a beer. Usually when a bear marked his mate, he went for a run in his bear form to celebrate and sometimes with his brothers or best friends. He couldn’t and the need was building up within him. He clenched the arms of the chair, not realizing his fingers had made deep indentations. He got up and paced up and down. Should he call his brothers? Some of the shifters he always ran with, maybe they could talk him through this.

  Damn, this wasn’t going to be easy.

  His head ached, the room began to spin, or was he beginning to spin?

  He punched the wall and didn’t know he’d made a huge hole in the drywall until it crumbled on top of his bare feet.

  He’d have to get this covered up before Gillian woke up and asked questions about what had happened. He wouldn’t lie to her. That was one thing a shifter never did to his mate.

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  Chapter 25

  Gillian woke to find that Cade was not beside her. She hoped he would be the first thing she saw when she opened her eyes but instead there was just his pillow, not even an indentation in the center which told her he’d hadn’t spent the night sleeping beside her. She turned over and thought she heard him humming a tune. Maybe he was making breakfast. She couldn’t smell anything, well besides a slight paint odor. That was strange.

  Gillian slipped out of bed, walked out of the bedroom and down the hallway, the smell of paint getting stronger with each step she took. She turned into the living room to see Cade painting the wall.

  He looked startled, looked like a naughty child caught with his hand in the cookie jar.

  “What are you doing?” she asked.

  “I had an accident, spilled my coffee on the wall. I had some paint so I thought I might as well get to it right now before I got too busy.”

  “I could have done that for you.”

  “No problem.”

  “How about I make us some breakfast?”

  “Sounds great,” he said, stepping back to look at his handiwork.

  “And honey, you should put some clothes on or I’m going to have to take you in the bedroom and make love to you and we’ll both be late for work.”

  “You mean you haven’t gotten used to resisting me by now.”

  “Now we’ve had sex, I don’t think I could ever do that again.” He walked over and kissed her. She turned and he slapped her bare ass.

  Gillian knew when someone wasn’t telling her the truth. She’d seen bits of dry wall under where he was painting. He’d done more than spill his coffee but she wouldn’t pry. He’d tell her when he was ready. Maybe she hadn’t been that great in bed. She knew she had a lot to learn about pleasing a man.

  She sat herself down, the weird feeling that maybe he was having regrets about her being his mate, about not shifting, washed over her. That was it, he’d taken his pent-up energy out on the wall. They needed to talk about it.

  She rushed out to see him finish the last of the painting.

  “Cade, you smashed the wall, didn’t you? You need to shift.”

  He had the look again, the child caught with their fingers in the jar.

  “What, no, of course not. I’m handling it just fine. Now get some clothes on because I’m out of condoms.”

  *****

  He hated lying to Gillian. It wasn’t the right way to start their life together but he was doing it to protect her more than anything else.

  She was sensitive to others’ needs, one of her qualities he’d fallen in love with from day one. If she knew what sacrifice he was making for them being together, she’d regret it, and he didn’t want her to ever feel guilty about the choice she’d made.

  Besides there was no turning back now. She’d lost her virginity to him, given in, Quest over. Her sister now ruled, and if she found out, and he was sure she had a way of doing that, that he’d broken the agreement and shifted, the rest of the shifters would suffer for his weakness.

  Luckily, she was dressed and no longer the temptation she’d been when she walked out naked with her breasts and the silky thick hair on her mound acting like a beacon to him.

  “I told Hannah I can work the evening shift for her so she can start to get some rest.”

  He’d almost forgotten that she was going to work part time at the Starlight Café and part time at Downward Facing Dog. Yeah, she was making sacrifices too. The loss of her store, her ability to practice witchcraft…working two jobs every day.

  “You want me to bring something in for dinner?” he asked.

  “How about I grab something from the café. I know you love the pot pie.”

  His mouth watered just thinking about it. Maybe he’d take up eating post sex instead of shifting.

  “And don’t forget the condoms?” She smiled at him. “As soon as I have time, I’ll make an appointment to get some birth control pills or whatever they suggest, so you won’t have to wear them again.”

  The day was getting better by the minute.

  Gillian grabbed her bag, walked over to him and they kissed.

  “I will see you later and don’t go getting yourself in any trouble.”

  “As if I would.”

  *****

  Gillian had to say working at the café was completely different to being in her own store. Yes, she missed The Apothecary but being with Cade was more important. She’d been rushed off her feet when the dinner crowd had headed in but she’d met more people from the shifter community, and now Hannah was handing her the pot pies she’d ordered for take-out.

  “You came along just at the right time,” Hannah told her. “Bear said my blood pressure’s up and if I don’t slow down, he’s going to put me on bedrest.”

  “You need to take his advice and I can handle things.”

  “How’s Cade doing? I mean the whole not shifting thing?”

  “He said he’s okay, but I know it’s going to take some adjusting.”

  “You know what he should do, join the pregnant shifters group for support.”

  “Pregnant shifters?”

  “They’re not allowed to shift after their first trimester so they have a support group where they meet once a week.”

  “I’ll mention it to him.”

  “Oh, and don’t forget my baby shower next week.”

  “I wouldn’t miss it for the world. I love anything to do with babies.”

  *****

  Cade heard Gillian’s footsteps as she approached the apartment. He could also smell the pot pie. His stomach rumbled. He’d set the table and even lit some candles.

  He smiled when she came through the door.

  “Hungry?” she asked, holding up the brown bag.

  “I’m famished,” said Cade.

  “The table looks beautiful,” Gillian said, unpacking the pies and what looked like a container of mashed potatoes.

  He wrapped his arms around Gillian and kissed her on the cheek.

  “Hannah told me about a support group, well, it’s sort of a weekly get together for pregnant shifters.”

  He kissed her again and put his hands over her belly. “You’re not a shifter but are you telling me after one night of sex that I’ve gotten you pregnant?”

  She turned around and laughed. “No, but she thought it might be good for you because they’re unable to shift and you can talk it out with them.”

  “Me in a group with a bunch of pregnant women?”
r />   “It will give you practice when you have to put up with your own pregnant wife. Give it a try, just go once and if it’s not a help, then don’t go back. I always say give something at least one try.”

  “Okay, I’ll do it, but just for you.”

  She kissed him on the nose. “Let’s eat and then read in bed and then…”

  *****

  That was strange. The rubber wasn’t so tight this time. He’d bought the same size. It was happening already… his dick was shrinking just like Dane said. He glanced down at his balls. Were they smaller too?

  Gillian caught him off guard and pushed him flat on his back. She put her leg over his thighs and ran her pussy back and forth over the tip of his shaft.

  “You trying to drive me crazy or what,” he said.

  “No, this is how I drive you crazy.”

  She lowered her body and soon he was inside Gillian. She leaned over and kissed him, tongue in mouth, wiggling around so his cock hit all sides of her pussy.

  “Enjoying yourself, baby?” he asked.

  “Like you wouldn’t believe.”

  She began bouncing on him, him watching her boobs as they bounced. He reached up and caressed her nipples as she moved faster. She lifted her chin up and whimpered. He grew harder as she put her fingers into her mouth and began crying, but clearly with pleasure this time.

  “Cade, Cade,” she said, running her nails down his stomach. “I’m about to…

  He laughed when she called out and then he felt her pussy clench his cock. With one quick movement, he flipped her over onto her back and entered her again.

  He pushed her hair to the side, leaned over and kissed her neck. He let his cock vibrate against her pussy walls, hearing her sighing, crying as she came over and over again.

  His need to shift was becoming urgent but he’d deal with that after he gave her the orgasm of her life.

  *****

  Gillian, didn’t know if she could stand it any longer. She’d come three times and still Cade wasn’t done with her. He kissed her as his cock vibrated against the back of her pussy yet again.

  She ripped both of their pillows with her fingers and nails as she reached orgasm. Her body felt relaxed, even as his teeth grazed her back. She felt the warmth of his release travel through her pussy.