Bear With a Badge by Charlotte Summers

Author:Charlotte Summers [Summers, Charlotte]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Curvy Romance Press
Published: 2015-09-05T16:00:00+00:00

7

When Mia saw Carter’s house, she had to admit that it was nothing like the log cabin she had imagined. The house was large and modern, with two floors and large windows looking out over the woods.

Carter parked outside and looked over at Mia. “You still want to come in?”

She nodded. They hadn’t spoken since she had got back into the Land Rover. Mia’s mind had been running over the possibilities of what Carter was going to say to her that could explain everything that had happened to her since arriving in Belladonna Falls.

She assumed he had been silent because he’d been working out the explanation in his mind.

He walked up the path to the front door and opened it, gesturing for Mia to go inside. She did so, and found herself in a hallway that was hung with photographs of landscapes.

“My brother Cole took the photos,” Carter said as he closed the front door. “He’s a wildlife photographer but he sometimes does landscapes too.”

“Very nice,” she said. Then she added, “Is he…like you?”

Carter nodded. “Come into the living room. I owe you an explanation. Would you like a drink?”

“Yes, please. Something strong.” She followed him into the living room. Natural light flooded in through the large windows, making the room seem warm and welcoming. The furnishings consisted of a plush sofa and easy chairs arranged around a large stone fireplace and a wooden coffee table.

Mia’s fear subsided a little. Carter’s house was normal, not a monster’s lair. In fact, the house gave off a comfortable, welcoming vibe.

She sat on the sofa while Carter fixed her a drink. He came back with a glass for her and one for himself. “Scotch,” he said. “You said you wanted something strong.”

“This will be fine, thanks,” she said, taking a sip of the amber liquid. It burned all the way down her throat but it felt good.

Carter sat next to her and took a sip of his own drink before setting it on the coffee table. “I’m not sure where to begin,” he said.

“You can start by telling me what you are,” Mia said.

“I’m a lycanthrope, a werebear, or a shifter, whichever you prefer. They all mean the same thing; I can shift into the form of a bear whenever I want. It’s a hereditary condition that’s passed down through family bloodlines. Both my brothers are shifters too.”

“And so is everyone in town,” Mia speculated. They had to be because it was the only way such a thing could remain secret. Everybody in town was in on it.

“Not everyone. Belladonna Falls is a haven for shifters, but some people here are human. They live alongside the shifter population and they guard the secret of the town just as strongly as they would if they were shifters themselves. They know that we aren’t monsters.”

Mia took another sip of the scotch. “The wolf that attacked me was a monster. It tried to kill Jake and me when we were in the van, and it tried to kill me in the burger restaurant.

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