Bear's Beloved

Nyara Emberleaf

I never planned to fall for one bear shifter, let alone three.

But when a massive Alpha named Thorne Blackwood showed up at my door during a thunderstorm, desperation in his amber eyes as he begged me to save his clan's dying cubs, how could I refuse?

I've spent years hiding what I truly am-a bridge-walker with the rare ability to absorb magical curses into my own body. The last time I fully embraced my power, it cost me everything. Yet the moment I stepped into the ancient bear settlement carved into the Blackridge Mountains, something awakened inside me.

It wasn't just the connection I felt to Thorne, whose protective strength made me feel both safe and burning with desire. Or to Rowan, the silver-haired spiritual advisor whose ancient wisdom called to parts of my soul I'd kept buried. Or even to Kai, the clan's gifted healer whose touch sparked magic I'd never experienced before.

No, it was the way the three of them circled me like planets around a sun, their very presence awakening an ancient ritual mentioned only in forbidden clan texts-the Healer's Trinity-a sacred bond that could either save everything or destroy us all.

Now I've discovered the illness killing these innocent cubs is actually a targeted attack from a rival wolf pack, and stopping it requires me to embrace the very power I've spent years running from. As the blood moon rises over these ancient mountains, I face an impossible choice: keep running from my true nature, or surrender to a bond that will either heal centuries of division-or tear apart the clan at its most vulnerable moment.

They say a bear's heart, once chosen, never wavers. But what happens when that heart belongs to three bears... and they've all chosen me?

Some bonds transcend tradition. Some love defies nature itself.

And sometimes, the most reluctant healer becomes the most beloved.