Snow White And The Three Werebears: Part One (A BBW Paranormal Menage Romance) (3 page)

Jacob made a deep chuckling sound that shook the bed gently. “No, you’re not a bear sweetheart. But you’re a very beautiful woman, who may well possess the answer to our fate.”

“Your fate?”

“Death. By thirty.” Ty explained gruffly. “Our species used to live the same lifespan as humans, but not any longer. At least not in the last century.”

Tears filled Snow’s eyes. “But why?”

“That’s what we’re trying to figure out. It’s just a theory at the moment, but we…
I
...” he corrected himself when Ty made a huffing sound, “Believe that a special compound found in your honey may be the key.”

Snow listened in fascinated horror as Jacob explained how young male werebears were dying in their hundreds, trapped for most of their days in their bear forms, instead of being able to shift at will when their human bodies needed respite from the beast. Reaching the prime of their life, they should have been mating and producing cubs for the continuation of their species. Instead their human cells were imploding, and they were either dying prematurely or unable to escape the annual Grizzlyville cull.

“Either way, it’s the human aspect that’s killing us.” interrupted Ty in a bitter tone. Snow got the feeling Ty really didn’t like people – despite appearing like a self-contained man who didn’t display his emotions, she sensed the wild animal within him was very close to the surface.

“And it’ll be the human part that saves us.” countered Jacob. “We’re going to save our species, Ty.” His voice and expression was filled with so much earnest belief and yet pain for his friend that Snow’s heart melted, and she believed him absolutely.

“Tell me how I can help?” she implored, gripping Jacobs hands. “Do you need all of my honey supplies? My hives? And what about Dax?”

Jacob shook his head, watching her face closely. “It’s you we need Snow. We need to protect you. Dax has chosen to stay in bear form now for the next few days to patrol your property. His heightened animal senses will warn us of any… visitors.”

“Visitors? I’m not expecting any guests-“

Jacob cut through her confusion. “There’s a rogue mob of villagers that have been shooting their mouths off in the bar about driving you off your land. We have reason to believe they’ll strike tomorrow night.”

Snow gasped in horror. Suddenly her safe little world here in Grizzlyville, was shattered. “But why? I’ve lived here all my life. I’m just a 23 year old girl! What threat am I?”

Jacob heaved a sigh. “I’m sorry sweetheart, I know this is upsetting. They’re idiots. But drunk or not, they’re dangerous idiots who shoot first and ask questions second. Your honey is now connected with us, and they believe you’re helping werebears. In their eyes, you’re putting the entire village at risk of werebear attack.”

Snow’s frantic mind replayed the comments from her customers at the market, the warning from Katie, and the furtive looks, and outright scowls, some of the local men directed at her. At the time she’d been too entranced by the werebear brothers, but on reflection she did feel an undercurrent of
something
different at the market. But her raging hormones had successfully blocked that helpful insight until now.

“Not to mention the other packs.” Added Ty dryly.

Jacob shot him a look that could kill. “We weren’t going to mention that.”

“Other packs?” she asked faintly, not sure she could take much more in.

Ty shifted his huge body, and leaned against the wall, arms crossed over his mighty chest as he surveyed her, his expression blank but there was a fierce fire in his dark eyes.

“Werebears usual mate and live in small packs, which form part of the larger clan.” He explained. “Until you’ve mated with us, you won’t be imprinted with our scent which would mark you as ours. Problem is as we are aging, it’s getting harder to shift back into human form. And that’s a death sentence for us.”

Jacob turned her chin towards him, his eyes imploring. “Eating your honey has reversed that aging process. I believe the next step is testing whether we can mate safely without shifting.”

Chapter Five

Snow’s mouth made an O shape, but only a shaky breath came out. Ty’s grunt of disbelief echoed around the cabin.

“Ty, you’re still not listening to what I’m saying.” Insisted Jacob, shooting a dirty look at his scowling brother. “Snowanna-Jane’s honey has proven again and again that it helps to control us shifting. It would be absolutely safe to mate with her.”

Snow looked at him in amazement, her cheeks blazing from all the talk of
mating
. “My honey does that?”

Jacob nodded. “That’s why we’ve been coming down from the mountains the past five years to protect you Snow. Every summer. At first it was just about the honey, then, well, it became about
you.
” Her heart stopped as he gave a self-deprecating chuckle. “You’re too precious Snowanna-Jane to be left unguarded. Until now we’ve kept our distance, waiting to be sure that the honey will work, before we courted you. But these past few days our scouts have heard the rumors from the vigilantes, along with other packs coming down to Grizzlyville. Well, let’s just say our protective instincts have gone on high alert.”

Ty gave a bark of harsh laughter. “Dax nearly ripped the throat out of that young idiot talking to you at the market this morning.”

Snow looked at him in utter confusion, and then remembered the brief flirty conversation she’d had with the young man working on the next door market stall.

She swallowed, words stuck in her throat momentarily from his stunning revelation. “But I’ve never seen you before!” she exclaimed, her heart pounding from a mixture of delight, desire and fear.

“We watched over you from a safe distance in human form. But we also took turns patrolling your farm in bear form at night. ” Jacob explained patiently. “We need to be able to blend in with the villagers in human form, but also to shift and use our animal instincts and senses.”

She looked from one to the other in amazement, as his words registered, unable to comprehend how on earth these two alpha males would ever blend in with normal people. “But you were risking your lives for me. The bear cull takes place during that two weeks of the Litha Festival every year. You would have been walking around right under their noses. ”

Ty shrugged, brushing aside her concern with his uniquely male gesture of impatience. “The safety of our pack mate comes before anything else.” He growled, his gaze intense. “But we’re also experts at evading human idiots with guns.”

Snow shook her head in wonder. “My God, this is so surreal. I feel like I’ve just woken up from some dream. And now this….” She gestured towards them with a shaking hand. “I just can’t believe my honey has this
power.”
She didn’t let herself even go down the route of believing they could want her for more than just her honey.

“Neither can Dax or our clan elders.” Ty retorted grimly as he pushed away from the wall and sauntered over to the window.

Jacob snorted. “At first, they all dismissed my idea that your honey could protect us from shifting. As werebears age, it becomes harder and harder on their bodies to shift back to human form. But by eating your honey over the past years, we’ve been able to do it easily. And prove my theory correct.”

Ty snorted. “There’s a long way to go brother, before you can make statements like that.”

“You know I’m right, Ty.” Jacob insisted and turned towards Snow, staring into her wide eyes. “And one day, I’ll prove it to you too, Snowanna-Jane.”

“And of course that’s got nothing to do with the fact you’ve wanted to mate her for past five years.” Ty interrupted grumpily.

“As do you Ty,” Jacob shot back immediately. “You’ve been drooling over at her like she was a tasty steak for the past two weeks.”

Snow watched in amazement as a pink flush highlighted Ty’s cheeks. Jacob was right. Despite Ty’s grumpy façade, his eyes were looking at her heaving breasts with undisguised lust. Her delicate nightie strap had slid down her arm, and he was in danger of getting an eyeful of her naked breast and nipple. The disappointment on his face though, as he watched her move to restore her clothing, made her heart melt. It had been a long, long time since any man had looked at her with such undisguised desire. Damn, it felt good.

“So let me get this straight…” she began slowly, trying desperately to calm her galloping heartrate. “My honey can help you shift back to human form. Which you need to do to stay healthy. But it also attracts the beast part of you.”

She paused and watched as they nodded in confirmation. “But the beast part of you could hurt me, during….mating.” A wave of heat washed over her face, but she wanted to understand all the facts.

“Werebears have been known to kill humans during sex, that’s true.” Agreed Jacob calmly. “That’s why we mate in a pack; brothers can keep each other and their mate’s safe by watching for signs of …danger …during the act.”

He paused, his gaze searching Snow’s flushed face intently. “Our mate’s safety comes before all else. Including our brother’s life.”

Snow suddenly had a vision of wild bears fighting, their lethally long claws inflicting grievous wounds as they protected their human mate. His next words snapped her from those disturbing thoughts though. “Would you be willing to trust us, Snow?” Jacob asked, his voice husky with emotion.

Chapter Six

She drew in a shaky breath to answer, but his warm, firm lips brushed lightly against hers, teasing with their sensual promise until all rational thought disappeared. “That’s, um, unexpected.” She murmured shyly, after the gentle kiss ended far too soon.

“But not unwelcome, I think?” Jacob smoothed back her tousled curls and tucked an errant strand behind her ear. His touch was gentle. Safe. Trustworthy. His intense dark gaze glittered as he paused, allowing her time to process his question.

Right then Snow knew she wanted more. Much more. Her insides quivered as she thought about making love to this sexy man … and his brother, who’d moved close to stand beside the bed.

The thought of them both worshipping her body almost made her come right there. She wanted them to tear off her nightie and ravish her until she had no more thoughts about crazy villagers or magic honey. She simply wanted to be with them and shut out the rest of the world.

As if he read her thoughts, Jacob lowered his mouth again to hers, firmer this time, as he wrapped his arms around her, drawing her heaving chest against him. Snow reveled in the feel of her body pressed tight against his, and she thrust her tongue into his mouth wanting desperately to get even closer.

He gave a guttural groan, the noise rumbling through his chest and reverberating through rib cage, and gently pulled away. She searched his hooded gaze, terrified she’d gone too far or turned him off somehow.

Reading her thoughts again, he pressed her shaking hand to his bulging erection straining against his jeans. It felt so good. Rock hard. Her fingers itched to undo his zipper and reach inside, but he pulled her hands firmly away. “You turn me on too much, Snow. We need to take this slowly.”

Her courage restored, she gave him a tremulous smile, but then squeaked in alarm when the bed dipped dangerously low beside her.

“To hell with that.” Snapped Ty, “I’ve been waiting long enough.”

Chapter Seven

Ty dragged her out of Jacob’s arms and into his so easily she might have been a doll.

“Oh my.” She breathed, staring up at him, incredulous at the intensity blazing in his eyes.

He captured her lips with a ferocity that took her breath away, pushing his tongue into her mouth with a ruthless passion that swept away any doubts that this man didn’t desire her.

His hands ran up and down her silk-clad back as he ravaged her mouth, gripping her lush hips almost painfully as he urged her closer. Her nipples, hard and puckered, pressed against his hard, naked chest, the friction almost unbearable. Her hormones were in overdrive and Snow felt a trickle of her desire moisten her clenched thighs. Before she would have been embarrassed by such an apparent display of her sexual desire. Now, with these two men, she reveled in it. And she wanted more. Much more.

When he finally let her pull away to drag in a lungful of air, Snow pulled back a little and laid a hand on each of their massive denim-clad thighs, rejoicing in the way both jumped under her touch.

“How does this work?” she gasped. “I mean… both of you?”

Jacob squeezed Snow reassuringly on the shoulder. “It only works if you’re okay with it. My brother here and I are willing to fight for you. Tooth and claw.” Ty let out a growl and she watched in amazement as his fingers turned into giant bear claws.

Snow screamed in fear and he apologized immediately. “Sorry. I didn’t mean to frighten you.”

A thousand thoughts screamed through Snow’s mind – these were men, but also beasts. Could she do this? I mean it wasn’t just like she was making love with two men at once, but werebears too?

Suddenly, a crazy thought popped through her chaotic mind. “What about Dax? He wouldn’t want to join in too… would he?” she asked, torn between horror and desire at the thought.