Bear by Bell Audrey

Author:Bell, Audrey
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Shelby

I couldn’t stop smiling to myself ever since that day with Bear. After the picnic. After he’d driven me over the edge - twice - and I had marked him as mine.

The only thing to put a damper on my good mood was the price tag when I saw how expensive diapers were at the supermarket. Maisie burbled from her position in the cart. I tickled her tiny socked toes.

“Looks like you just might have to crawl around the apartment with a little bare bum, my sweet girl.”

Maisie giggled and kicked her chubby legs. I stifled a sigh. Groceries were going to cost more than I’d planned for. I needed to find a job soon or I wouldn’t be able to pay rent, let alone keep us fed.

“Moved on already?”

I flinched at the sound of Justin’s voice. When I turned to look at him, his gaze was hooded and cold. I gripped the handle of the shopping cart tight until my knuckles turned white.

“What are you doing here?” I demanded, my voice shaking.

Justin came toward me, his shoulders stiff, his tread heavy.

“I thought I’d drop by and see my girlfriend and our child last night. Until I spotted you with another man. That same shithead who butted into our business the other day.”

“He’s a friend.”

My voice wobbled on friend, betraying me.

“Don’t lie to me, Shelby,” Justin growled.

Maisie’s smile fell. Her lower lip jutted out and her wide-eyed gaze fell on me, worried, searching my face.

“It’s okay, Maisie,” I said, wrapping my hand around her foot. I hoped I sounded stronger than I felt because I was pretty sure my knees were about to give out at any moment.

“You’re fucking him, aren’t you?” Justin went on. “That’s my child in your cart but you’re entertaining another man between your legs.”

Rage swept through me. I took a breath to speak when movement behind Justin drew my attention. Then Rooster swept into the aisle.

“Shelby, sweetheart, it’s so good to see you, darlin’!”

He shouldered past Justin and wrapped me up in a hug. When he pulled back, he kept his arm draped around my shoulders.

“Really loved meeting you at the Potbelly picnic the other day. You and your baby girl are always welcome to drop by the clubhouse.”

He gave Maisie’s toes a playful pinch. A small smile twitched at the corner of her mouth but her gaze still shifted to me.

Behind us, another male voice spoke.

“Rooster, did you get the beer?”

The broad, dark figure of Brewer emerged into the aisle from the other end. When he saw me, he winked.

“Hey, Shelby. Everything okay?”

As he spoke, he pinned a long, hard look on Justin.

“Who the fuck are you?” Justin demanded.

“Just a few of Shelby’s friends,” Rooster replied, giving my shoulders a squeeze.

With Brewer at my back and Rooster by my side, I was hemmed in by bulky, tattooed, muscled men in leather vests, jeans, and biker boots, smelling of alcohol and cigarette smoke. Under other circumstances, I would have been worried, but right now, I felt safe and protected.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.