The roar of a bear was the only warning we got before the trees snapped and collapsed around us.

Four burly black bears emerged, surrounding us within an instant. Two in the front and two in the rear. They were enormous in size and height and working in formation, which meant they were most definitely shifters.

Bear shifters from Rouke.

The pups whimpered against my knees as the bear shifters rose on their haunches and roared in our direction. Their roars were bone ...