Battle with Bearskin

"You're tougher than a little sting, aren't you?" "Is this how you talk to the animals when you tend to their injuries?" I like her. I like her too much. "I try to avoid their teeth." "So, you don't think I'll bite?" The thought of being bitten by her sounds downright tempting. I served my country for years, but don't remember a single day of it. After spending months recovering, I return home to family and friends I no longer know and who all want me to be the old Zane they remember. The frustration and anger build until I can't take it any longer and leave. With no place to fit in, I turn to fighting in the underground network, living on the streets near the Wichita campus and that is where I meet the sweet and tempting Hannah. Where most people ignore me, she seeks me out and not as just a friend. I try to keep my distance because I am leaving, but she keeps reeling me back until our passion explodes into one night of total bliss. And then…I'm gone. Leaving Hannah behind was the hardest thing I ever had to do, but I must make something of myself. A woman like her deserves more than just a shell of a man and I need to shed the skin of the bear I had become. Now, my contract is up for renewal, but before I sign, I'm returning home to visit my family. I never imagined I would run into Hannah and discover that she is, in fact, my younger stepsister. I've changed since the time she knew me as Bearskin, but the sparks between us haven't. I'm waiting for the right moment to tell her who I am, but when I discover the truth about Hannah and our past, the bear inside me erupts once more. I now face the biggest fight of my life, to claim who I am, the woman I love, and the family I left behind. The battle with Bearskin is on and this time, Zane must win. This is an MC romance based on the retelling of the Grimm Brothers fairytale, Bearskin. " I feel a rush of air as he moves to me again and pulls a tag from a new shirt. "You can use this to walk down to your apartment," he says, folding it as he kneels in front of me again. I pull my foot away as he reaches for it and shout. "Don't ruin your new shirt!" His eyes pop up to me. "You shouldn't walk on the dirty floor, and this is all I have clean to offer you." I didn't answer him before about carrying me down and he must have the impression I don't want him in my apartment. Do I? I mean, he is a man, and we would be alone. Stop being such a scared cat. He wants to help me. The least I could do was be grateful for him tending to me. "How about you come down to my apartment and you can take yourself a real hot bath?" I offer him. Surprise registers on his face for a moment before he speaks. "I would like that. But only after I bandage your foot." I smile at him, and he stuffs the shirt back in the bag before standing and reaches down to pick me up. I feel every inch of his hands and arms touch me along my back and legs as he lifts me once more to his chest. My hands come around his shoulders, very much aware of how strong he truly is. Oh god! What the hell am I doing inviting him back to my apartment to bathe? This is an MC romance based on the retelling of the Grimm Brothers fairytale, Bearskin.