Chapter 234 A Close Call with the Black Bear
Claire tried hard to make herself look scary. She had no idea what kind of expression worked best, so just did her best to glare at the black bear with raised brows and wide eyes.
The black bear stared at the strange beastfolk woman making weird faces at him. Confused, he scratch his head with one huge paw.
What is she doing? Flirting with me?
But we are different species. This relationship could never work!
The black bear stood there in a daze, mouth hanging open.
When Claire saw the bear lift its paw, looking like it was about to swipe at her, she almost turned and ran
Thankfully, Pome’s voice suddenly rang out like an angel from heaven.
“Master, don’t run! If it attacks you, block with both arms. Don’t fall down. Stare it in the eyes!”
Pome said one thing after another, and Claire copied every move exactly.
The black bear became even more confused by her behavior and finally let out a loud roar.
Claire saw the giant bear lower its body and lunge toward her. Its mouth full of sharp teeth was almost at her shoulder when Pome’s voice suddenly weakened.
“M-Master… according to the internet… if you face a bear like this… at least you’ll die with dignity…”
Claire screamed inside her head. Stupid search engines!
She quickly checked her storage space, wondering if the stun gun would even work on a black bear
Just as she was about to pull it out, the little bear cub in her arms suddenly let out two soft grunts. It wriggled free, jumped to the ground, and ran toward the big black bear, rubbing happily against us leg.
Claire panicked.
“Little guy, come back! You’ll end up as breakfast!”
But the cub ignored her completely and kept hugging the bear’s leg.
Pome slowly said, “Master… I think they know each other.”
Claire looked again.
Sure enough, except for the size difference, the two bears looked exactly alike.
This was the cub’s parent!
As expected, everything looked citer as a baby.
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Chapter 234 A Close Call with the Black Bear
This giant black bear was terrifying.
Claire had no idea what the cub was saying to its parent, but she silently prayed it was begging for mercy on her behalf. She had only played with the cub for a little while. She never planned to steal it.
Right in the middle of the tense standoff, Rufus walked out of the cave.
The big black bear’s expression instantly changed. It lowered its head, grabbed the cub by the scruff, and
ran.
Claire finally let out a long breath. Thank goodness Rufus came out in time.
The moment Rufus stepped outside, he caught the scent in the air. He rushed over, scooped Claire into h arms, and looked around carefully.
“That stupid black bear came here? We only borrowed its cave for the night. If I catch it, I’ll skin it and make you a pair of bear-fur gloves.”
Cold sweat rolled down Claire’s back. In the end, she only waved her hand weakly.
“I’m fine. It’s my fault. I walked too far away.”
She had wandered farther from the cave while searching for Davy, which was why she ran into such a dangerous situation.
Thankfully, the bears hadn’t decided to make her breakfast.
“Master, we should’ve screamed and called your beast mates right away,” Pome said.
“Well, it’s normal not to think clearly in a situation like that.”
Claire wiped the sweat off her forehead and comforted Pome in her mind.
At that distance, the black bear probably would’ve been startled into attacking before Rufus could even get there. By the time help arrived, she’d already be dead.
Now she truly understood how dangerous the Beast Worki was. A simple walk outside could easily turn into a run-in with a hunting bear and his cub.
From now on, if she didn’t have a beast mate with her, she definitely shouldn’t wander into dangerous areas alone.
The sweat on Claire’s skin turned cold and sticky. When the wind blew across her body, she started shivering.
The early morning air was still chilly.
Rufus frowned slightly and pulled her tightly against his chest to warm her up before spreading his wings and flying into the sky.
Far away. Bear Dad finally put the cubs down and started lecturing it about saying away from beastfolk. Then he suddenly spotted the eagle beastfolk flying overhead. The eagle beastfolk glared fiercely at him.
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Chapter 234 A Close Call with the Black Bear
Bear Dad instantly shrank back and lowered his head, too scared to look up.
A while later, after the fierce eagle beastfolk finally disappeared into the distance with the female in his arms, Bear Dad brought the cub to find Bear Mom, who was out searching for food. Together, they returned to the cave.
The once-empty cave was now half-filled with meat, and the rich smell made the bears’ mouths water.
The
led happily across the ground.
d Bear Mom exchanged a look. They both knew the meat had been left behind by the ho stayed there last night. For the first time, their opinion of beastfolk changed a little.
us carried Claire back to where Zane and Marcus were resting, they immediately saw Marcus ere with the expression of a deeply neglected husband, glaring resentfully at Claire.
knew she was guilty and gave him an awkward smile.
be it really was time to make a schedule or start drawing names.
lehe… morning, Marcus!”
Still sitting in Rufus’s arms, Claire waved at him cheerfully, already forgetting the terrifying life-or-death moment she had just gone through under a bear’s jaws.
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Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.

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