Wooded Bliss by Ember Davis

THATCHER
The forest has given sanctuary to my brothers and me after our lives were turned upside down. The pain of it all, of losing almost everything, shaped the last ten years of my life. It’s been up to my older brother and I to raise our younger brothers through the loss of our parents and pack. They’re grown up now, but I’d rather stay isolated; I have everything I need in the woods.
Finding a witch on our territory sets us all on edge. Finding out that she’s come into our woods following a call, one she doesn’t understand, makes no sense to me. When she becomes determined to help us find our mates, I want nothing to do with her newfound mission. Even with my reluctance, Birdie flies into my life and turns everything upside down.
I never wanted my mate and the pain loving her could bring, but I can’t deny my attraction to my little human mate. Avoiding the town, and her, for the rest of my life would have been fine by me. Now my bear has caught her scent, and he won’t let us keep going through life without her. Not only do I need to tell her about my bear and that she’s my mate, but I need to convince her to live in wooded bliss in the forest because I’m not letting her go.

BIRDIE
Growing up, there was always one boy who I watched whenever I could. Thatcher Bosch never saw me and never knew I had a crush on him. Since he was a few years older than me, I hoped he’d finally see me one day. Then he disappeared.
I would hear his younger brother, Wylie, talk about him from time to time, but that stopped after graduation. It’s been ten years, and I haven’t gotten a glimpse of Thatcher in all that time. As much as I’ve tried to convince myself it was for the best, I’ve yearned for him every day. It makes no sense because I don’t even know him, I never did.
Getting an order at my flower shop for a delivery to the middle of nowhere, should have been a red flag, but I’m not one to judge when someone wants a beautiful bouquet. The last thing I expect is to come face to face with Thatcher who is all man now. My crush roars back to life when he looks at me with hunger and agony I don’t understand, but then the secrets start coming to light. Can I accept him when he’s offering everything I used to dream about?