Protector Dragon's Shattered Mate

After a life of hardship, can a female bear shifter allow herself to fall in love with her protector?

The Female Bear Shifter
After surviving neglect as a cub, I ran away from my family.
While I was stranded in the Siberian wilderness, a wolf shifter approached me.
He offered me a home with his pack. But the home turned out to be a prison.
Unknown to me, I had magic in my blood.
The wolves used me to create spells and curses that would harm others.
Using my untested magic, I escaped their clutches. I ran.
I never wanted to be human again.
If I couldn’t speak, then I couldn’t create spells.
Never again would I allow anyone to use my magic to hurt, to maim, to kill.
I would live my life as a bear. Forever.
Alone and desperate, I made my way across the world.
When I arrived in California, I shifted into my bear.
I finally settled on a ranch in Texas.
Alarmed to see a bear near his animals, the owner of the ranch called a veterinarian.
The veterinarian was gorgeous and kind, but he was also a dragon shifter.
His patience was legendary, and finally, I transformed into my human self.
But he wanted more than friendship. This wonderful shifter wanted me to be his mate.
How could I tell him that was never going to happen?

The Veterinarian Dragon Shifter
I grew up in a harsh, repressive clan.
We were all taught we must stay in the clan, mate with only another dragon shifter and live only a traditional life.
As soon as I could, I left. I never went back.
I made a new life for myself, and while working as a large-animal veterinarian in Texas,
I met four dragon shifter brothers from Ireland: Kellan, Quinn, Liam and Brennan.
Because I was alone, they made me a part of their clan.
They included me, but I wanted what they had.
I wanted a mate, hatchlings, and a family of my own.
One cold winter day, I got a call. There was a bear on their ranch.
Not just any bear – a shifter.
I was drawn to her, and instantly, I vowed to protect this bear from harm.
For days, I stayed with her, and did everything I could to coax her out of her shell.
Finally, she shifted. She was the most captivating female I’d ever seen.
I knew in a heartbeat that she was mine. My mate.
But she didn’t want a mate. She didn’t want to live in a clan.
She wanted to escape shifter life forever, and live a nomad’s life.
She rejected me. But I could not let her go.
There was a threat on her life, and I would protect her, no matter the consequences.

He’s always been a healer, but for his bear shifter mate, he will stop at nothing to protect her.