Page 35 of Hot Girls Date Shifters

The prettiest woman I've ever laid eyes on.

And she's never even met me.

Hell, she doesn't even know my name.

As far as Elsie Stevens is concerned, she was rescued from a rabid fox by a giant Black Bear who then immediately decided to chomp on her hand.

Real smooth, Graham.

My Bear huffs indignantly.

Claimed mate.

“Yeah, I know why you did it.”

Doesn't mean it wasn't completely insane.

How exactly am I supposed to explain this?

Hi. I'm Graham MacKenzie.

Sorry I accidentally marked you as my fated mate because my inner Bear has the impulse control of a Labrador puppy.

Can I buy you dinner?

I scrub a hand down my face.

She's going to think I'm a lunatic.

Or worse...

She's going to be afraid of me.

That thought lands like a punch to the gut.

What if she sees me and all she remembers is six plus hundred pounds of teeth and claws standing over her?

What if every time she looks at me, she relives the most terrifying night of her life?

The idea twists something deep inside my chest.

I don't want my mate to fear me.

I want her to smile when she sees me.

I want to be the reason she feels safe.

Instead...

I bit her.

Fantastic.

I glance down at my reflection in the dark screen of my phone.

The same face stares back.

Red hair that refuses to stay flat no matter how much product I use.