ROMANCE: BBW PARANORMAL ROMANCE: Bear Prince’s Witch Bride (Bear Shifter Royalty Military Arranged Marriage Romance) (Paranormal Alpha Male Fantasy Romance) by Liza Lightwood

multiplies. When our lips are mere centimeters apart and our breathing is laced together, Domino clears her throat from my shoulder and I’m shaken from whatever trance I was put into. “Now really isn’t the time, guys,” she scolds.
    “You’re right,” I whisper. Kole takes a small step back and allows me to ease past him, brushing his toned stomach along the way. “Okay,” I say, trying to break myself of the trance I was in only seconds ago. “We need to get away from this or we’ll all be killed. It looks like leaving the school is the only option,” I say.
    “Let’s go,” Kole says. I feel moisture soaking through my sleeve and I assume Domino is crying.
    We scurry down the hallway in the direction opposite of Laithe. Kole leads and I follow behind, Domino hiding behind my hair. “Hey, Kole,” I say. He looks back at me and I wring my fingers. “What happened to Keagan?” I ask, afraid to know the answer.
    He looks at the floor. “I don’t really know. I hope he got out,” he says.
    “Isn’t it funny how we just risked our lives to get these ingredients and we’re not even using them?” I rant. I can’t convince myself to be quiet in such a stressful situation.
    It’s my fault that I distracted him, because when the Headmaster comes around the corner, Kole is entirely unprepared for the attack. When the Headmaster grabs Kole and drags him backward, my fight or flight instinct kicks into overdrive. Today the fight instinct wins.

Chapter 10
    I pounce forward and tackle the Headmaster away from Kole. I know Kole wouldn’t have been able to do anything from his position, so I take it in my own hands. As the Headmaster and I crumble to the floor, Kole becomes an afterthought. Why did I just risk my life to save a man I hadn’t met once before today? And why is all hell breaking loose on my birthday?
                  A strong hand tangles in my hair and pulls me toward the nearest door, so I instinctively kick everything around me, hoping to eliminate the threat. My eyes fill with tears and I feel locks of my bleach blonde hair rip from my scalp. I open my mouth in a silent scream. Kole chases after me and Domino picks herself up from the ground. I must have flung her from my shoulder when I went for Kole.
    When my hair is released, I jump from the ground and run to the opposite side of the room. Kole and Domino join me as we stare at the Headmaster. I hold the back of my head where my hair was yanked from my head and groan in pain. Kole pulls me to his side and I push Domino behind me protectively.
    It’s a three-on-one stare down until the sprinklers spring to life. I fall to the floor, legs no longer present. My long, heavy tail squirms beneath me and the Headmaster takes a step forward. Behind him, a black haired Laithe steps through the door. I soak the water into my skin and it gives me strength. “Do you even know what you look like?” I ask Laithe, irritated by his constant change of appearance.
    “I avoid mirrors,” he says with a cold smile. “So I’m sure you are all dying to know why I’m doing this, am I right?” He asks.
    “Not really. Where is Keagan,” Kole asks from above me.
    “He got lucky. That Keagan is a survivor if I must say. Humans had taken his eye before he got here, but that didn’t stop him. He escaped before I could get to him. He won’t be coming back. He wanted out from the start,” Laithe hisses. “Now I only have to kill three of you.” My eyes widen and I ball my fists, ready for a fight.
    Kole runs across the room at full speed toward Laithe and I’m left alone, facing the Headmaster. He takes a step forward, taking advantage of my weakened state. I try to scoot backward, knowing that I currently have no leg function.
    “I wouldn’t do that if I were you,” Laithe says, looking past Kole and into my eyes. The Headmaster picks me up with an arm around my neck and another around my waist as though I weigh nothing. Without my tail,