Wild Mate: BBW Bear Shifter Romance Read Free

her hand
fumbled for the buzzer to call the nurse in. How did this stranger
know her real name? Did he stalk her? Follow her home secretly?
Search through her things?
    Her finger hovered over the
buzzer but she didn't press the button. Somehow she had a feeling he
had done none of those things. She just felt that he was a good guy.
And he did say he was an Enforcer. He did look like one. Big,
burly, hunky. She was sure he had no problem taking down all those
big, bad rogues.
    “ I don't mean to be rude
or anything, Levi,” she said, hoping to soften the blow. She
seemed to be sucker-punching him with her words. But her questions
were legitimate, right? No one at the club knew her real name.
    After what she had gone
through, she had to be careful. She had ended up in this sorry state
because she hadn't been careful. She trusted the wrong guy, married
him, and ended up in hell.
    Her palms became cold and
clammy at the memory of her ex-husband. She remembered him coming at
her, chasing her, smashing a rock into her face. She remembered
running and screaming, and trying to fight him off. Someone had
tried to help her. She had the impression that someone had run with
her, and tried to fight Phin. Rebecca blinked hard. Had there been
someone else with her when Phin attacked her? Who was it? None of
the girls at the club knew she was married. Her only family, her
step-sister, lived in another city and they weren't close. She lived
in a sleepy little neighborhood, and most of her neighbors were
elderly folk. None of them would dare take Phin on in a fight.
    She pressed her hand to her
forehead. Had she imagined someone protecting her? Why couldn't she
remember more? Her head was starting to hurt, and she let out a cry
of frustration.
    Levi was at her side in a
heartbeat.
    “ Are you in pain,
Rebecca? Do you want to lie down?” He looked worriedly down
at her. “Shall I call the doctor? I'll just...”
    “ No, I'm okay.”
She held on to his arm. “I'll just lie down and rest for a
while.”
    He adjusted the pillows for
her and made sure she was comfortable. She smiled up at him. “Thank
you, Levi. You've been so helpful. Thank you for...watching over
me.”
    She smiled warmly. She was
sure she got it right this time. Levi was an Enforcer. The PAC must
have sent him to watch over her, after she was attacked by Phin
Lester. Maybe the PAC saw Phin as a rogue, and since she was the
victim of a rogue attack, they sent a senior Enforcer to guard her
and take care of her. That was how he knew so much about her, and
was so concerned.
    She was his responsibility,
his job.
    And she had been so rude. The
minute she opened her eyes, she had uttered words to the effect that
he was basically an unwelcome stranger in her hospital room.
    “ When does your shift
end?” She yawned and asked pleasantly. “Maybe when I
fall back asleep, you can go grab a cup of coffee or something.
You've probably been just standing around in my room, watching over
me, for hours. I...I appreciate it, Levi. I do. Thank you. I want
to thank the PAC too...” Her voice trailed off, as her eyelids
drooped.
    She blinked to see him
standing still by her bedside, staring at her with so much sadness in
his eyes.
    Why so sad?
    She wanted to reach out and
comfort him, take his big hand in hers and just hold it. She could
sense that there was a lot he wanted to say, but couldn't. Maybe he
was the strong, silent type, the big, tough male who wasn't
comfortable talking and sharing. Well, maybe if she got to know him
better, he wouldn't mind talking to her. Many of the customers of
Club Mate talked to her about their problems. She was a good
listener, and she wasn't just trying to get them to part with their
hard-earned money. She listened, she understood, and she gave them
some friendly words of advice. If she could get those leering,
half-drunk customers to talk to her, she could definitely get an
honest, hunky Enforcer to confide in her.
    Hunky?
    Rebecca smiled