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Beast Master

Vonna Harper

As Ber, Beast Master of the Puma clan, prowls Puma Mountain, he tracks down an

unexpected intruder and finds not a foe, but the last thing he ever expected to find—the

woman who can answer to the sexual beast inside him. But more than his needs are at

stake. Luann’s Deer clan is dying, and she is their only hope.

The Beast, a massive and ancient puma and Ber’s companion, watches their every

movement. Even as Ber comes to see his captive as a human being, as the woman who

could be the answer to years of loneliness, the Beast reminds Ber of his savage roots.

An Ellora’s Cave Romantica Publication

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Beast Master

ISBN 9781419925917

Edited by Sue-Ellen Gower

Cover art by Syneca

Electronic book publication November 2009

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B EAST M ASTER

Vonna Harper

Beast Master

Chapter One

The whisper of a smile touched Ber’s lips. His muscles were loose and ready as

befitted the Beast Master of the Puma clan. He wore leather sandals and a loincloth of

soft, black-dyed leather. A sheath attached to his waistband held the knife he was never

without. Otherwise, he was naked and unarmed.

As he’d done almost daily since their birth, he’d spent the morning watching twin

puma cubs as they played around their dozing mother. Although he wanted to protect

the cubs from predators such as wolves and eagles, his role was simply to observe.

Fortunately, the twins were now large enough that they could defend themselves

against most of their enemies. He’d been looking forward to announcing to the rest of

the clan that two of this year’s puma offspring would most likely survive, at least until

winter.

Only moments ago he’d been engulfed in musing about what winter might be like

in Puma Mountain, but he no longer pondered how much snow might fall. A stranger

had entered Puma land.

He hadn’t yet spotted the intruder, but his well-honed senses assured him there

was only one newcomer. Moving like the cat his clan was named for, he slipped quickly

and silently through the forest. If it had still been spring, countless lush ferns would be

growing at the base of the massive trees, but except for a few close to ancient evergreens

with countless branches, summer’s heat had dried the rain-fed vegetation. He had to

keep looking down to ensure he wouldn’t step on anything noise-making. The rest of

the time he moved to the rhythm of his senses.

Becoming one with his surroundings fed his sense of belonging. Because his role

within the clan required him to spend his days staying as close as possible to pumas, he

often felt set apart from the others, but at moments like this he didn’t care. The forest

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