Dana Marie Bell Halle Shifters 01 Bear Necessities

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much that you can t see or feel. It s like trying to explain red to a blind man.
It s hot. Tabby shrugged her shoulders when everyone turned to her. What?
Julian rolled his eyes. You watch way too much TV, Tabby. What movie was that
from?
Does it matter? Is she going to wake up all Freddy Krueger?
Julian snorted. Hardly.
Is she going to become a Stepford Wife, all cheerful and homicidally creepy?
Nope.
Will she still be Chloe?
Of course!
Tabby didn t understand. Then what s the problem?
Julian tilted his head. She could become more in tune with the spirit world than
other shifters. I ve heard of ones who were awakened this way who could talk to
the dead, or see into other people s dreams.
Tabby waited. That s it?
Julian growled.
No, she s right. I d rather have a psychic daughter than no daughter. Steven
held out his hand. Please. Wake my girl.
Julian smiled grimly. I ll do everything in my power.
Tabby pulled out her phone. Should I call Cyn and let her know what s going
on?
The look Julian shot Tabby was lethal. Do it and you ll regret it. His grin
showed way too many teeth. You d look really cute with brown hair.
Don t you dare. Tabby glared at him. She hated her brown hair, always had. I d
rather be b she glanced at Alex blonde.
Nice save. Alex winked at her and the others chuckled, easing the tension
somewhat. Julian, what do you need to wake Chloe up?
Privacy, and lots of it. He headed for the door. I ll start tonight.
How will we know it worked? Laura Williams stood, her gaze anxious as she
watched Julian leave her daughter s room.
Trust me, you ll know. Julian left, leaving behind a group of very confused, very
hopeful shifters.
We need to get going too. Alex hugged both his uncle and his aunt before taking
hold of her arm. We ll stop by again tomorrow after we go house hunting. Let us
know if you need anything.
House hunting?
Sure thing, Bunny. His uncle pounded his back. We ll call you if anything
changes before then.
With luck, her mate will be here when she wakes up. His aunt gave him a peck
on the cheek. Almost immediately, her eyes went back to her daughter. Love you,
Bunny.
Love you too, Aunt Laura. Uncle Steven.
Bye, Tabby. Tabby flinched as Bunny s uncle gave her a hug.
Um. Bye. She wasn t used to this family stuff. She had no idea what had
happened to her own family and, frankly, she really didn t care. But watching
Chloe s parents watch over their child had her longing for something she d never
had. She wondered how she would she feel if it were her daughter lying on that
bed?
Alex s hand landed on her stomach, his fingers caressing her through her shirt. A
sudden thought hit her.
Holy shit! They hadn t used condoms at least once that she remembered. What if
she was pregnant? She gulped, suddenly terrified. What the fuck had they been
thinking? Her hand moved to rest over Alex s. She looked up at him and saw the
way he was watching her, his gaze full of affection. She knew how he d react if
they were pregnant.
She blinked. If they were pregnant. She had a sudden vision of Alex sitting in a
chair, their child resting in his arms. And the vision didn t scare her at all. He d
be an amazing father. Alex would never kick his child out of his home. He d be
more likely to kick the ass of anyone who tried to hurt his baby.
Take care. Laura offered her a hug as well. Bunny, your parents said they d sit
with Chloe for a little while tonight while Steven and I get some rest, so if you
need them, call here.
Will do. We ll see you tomorrow.
Alex took hold of her arm and led her out the door. Ready to do my ink, baby?
Tabby smiled. She might not know families, but she knew her art. Sure thing.
They headed for her Jeep. Shop s closed, but I m pretty sure Cyn won t mind me
working on you after hours. Do you have any idea what Julian s planning on
doing?
Alex shook his head and drove for the shop. Not a clue. Think we should tell Cyn
anyway?
And risk that sneaky bastard figuring out a way to dye my hair brown again? No
way.
They passed Frank s diner, drove through the nicer shopping district that
contained Emma s shop, Wallflowers, and finally arrived at the little cluster of
shops and convenience stores nearer the campus. Alex pulled around back and
got out of the car. She settled back down when he waved to her, letting him check
the area out with eyes and nose. He came around to the passenger side and
helped her out, ignoring her grin. You have someone watching the shop during
the day, don t you?
He shrugged, not even bothering to deny it. She bet he d had Gabe recruit some
Pumas for the job. She hadn t scented any Bears and the scent of Puma was
much more common than any other shifter.
Tabby dug her keys out of her purse and led the way to the back door. So, do
you have an idea of what you want? Tabby clicked on the lights only in the back
of Living Art. No sense advertising that someone was here when they weren t
supposed to be.
Other than the bear and wolf? No.
She led him into her workspace. So, I get creative license, huh? He just grinned
at her and settled into the chair. Cool. What kind of bear?
A grizzly.
She plopped down on her stool, stunned. Grizzly?
He nodded, watching her closely.
You re a grizzly? Wow. That explains a lot. He said he had anger management
issues? Talk about an understatement. Grizzlies were considered the most
aggressive of all the Bears. Some would say they were the most aggressive of all
the shifters. She whistled. Okay. Feel free to protect me from, y know, anything
you feel I need protection from. It wasn t like she d be able to stop him. Grizzlies
could, and would, face down entire Packs. Those confrontations usually ended in
the Bear s favor, unless the Pack was particularly large or themselves extremely
aggressive.
He chuckled. Have any ideas what you d like to do?
She leaned back and studied him. Where would you like the tattoo? And what
size? A glimmer of an idea was building inside her. Watching Alex with his family
had made her long for things she d thought she d never have. She d dreamed of a
roof over her head, food on the table, cubs at her feet and a man by her side
who d love her forever when she ran as a Wolf. Now Alex was offering her
everything she d ever wanted on a silver platter.
Yeah. She had an idea of what she d ink onto him. Their hopes and dreams,
permanently on his flesh.
He sat up and pulled off his shirt. He pointed to his chest. Here, and whatever
size you d like.
She ran her hand over the smooth skin, felt his muscles ripple under her hand.
Oh, he d look so good with her ink right there, her signature for anyone to see. I
know what I m going to do. She handed him a magazine. Give me about twenty
minutes, okay?
He nodded. Mind if I put on the radio?
Nah, go ahead. Just stay out of the front of the shop. We don t want anyone
thinking we re open or wondering if we re being robbed. She grinned at him and
headed back through the curtain. She smiled to herself. Cyn obviously hadn t
found the ladder yet; the sign she d tacked up was still there. She sat down at the
desk and began drawing.
She drew the outline of her Wolf. The darker and lighter browns would blend
together, the colors of her fur melding with his skin. The Wolf would stare out at
the viewer with golden brown eyes. She was lying on her side, her expression
serene. Behind the Wolf sat Alex s Bear, its massive head dwarfing her Wolf s. The
Bear gazed down at the Wolf, his body hovering protectively over hers. Behind
them a Wolf cub and a Bear cub frolicked in the mouth of a cave, a den for all of
them.
Family. Home. Dreams etched into flesh.
Alex was going to love it.
She took the sketch to him and showed it to him. What do you think? He stared
at it so long she started to get worried. Well? [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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