Four Carats: BWWM Paranormal Romance by T.B. Bond & Paris in Springtime

Author:T.B. Bond & Paris in Springtime [Bond, T.B. & in Springtime, Paris]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Vanilla Mocha Publishing
Published: 2022-11-25T00:00:00+00:00

9

Tristan

Knock. Knock.

I clicked the “place order” button in my Valkyrie.com shopping cart and then closed the browser window. Few could get past my assistant, Jenna, and knock on my office door without notice. All of them had gifts on my Christmas list. “Come in.”

I came into the office on a Saturday to shop for gifts without interference. I wanted to keep a sense of surprise, unlike in previous years when Amber tried to poke around our connection until she figured out what I had purchased. I sensed neither Amber nor Ursula. However, Amber had decades of practice in hiding her feelings from me. Either way, no one would ruin my surprise.

Taking a deeper dive into our bond, I sensed the humor and exasperation commonplace when Ursula spent time with Braeden. And my sister was preoccupied. Given the unusual silence in her portion of our mentalscape, she had to be doing her own Christmas shopping. My secret was safe for the moment. I closed the confirmation screen of my purchase and then prepared to greet my visitor.

Ethan entered my office with EJ dozing comfortably within a baby harness. With two tadpoles, the dark-haired male was the epitome of domesticity. Once upon a time, I would have hassled him. Not too much because the male had to be good to my sister, but a little for being on daddy duty. In a few months, it would be me, minus the baby harness. It would wrinkle my suit jacket.

“Doing time?” I quipped. Perhaps my harassment days weren’t over just yet.

Ethan shut the door behind him. He flipped me a middle finger before he sat in one of my chairs.

“What brings you to my office?” It was becoming more common that I spent time with him without Amber hovering. Colt, too on occasion. We seem to be forming and male coalition since I joined the fold, as they claimed.

“I need advice on a setting for Amber.” He gently shifted EJ’s head to the side before relaxing in the chair. “I can’t give her just any type of jewelry.”

True. Amber was particular about her gems. More than me. His request for advice surprised me. He had previously asked me once about a surprise for Amber.

“A carving of you and the tadpoles in sapphire for her desk,” I suggested. “I can apply the perfect summon to it when you are ready.”

“Thanks, man.” Ethan continued to sit.

He aroused my suspicion. There was more to the visit. My sister’s mate was a male of few words. Unless there was a conflict, then he turned into the resolution facilitator. He jokingly told me that he didn’t start arguments. He just finished them. His skill had been helpful to me on more than one occasion, especially with Ursula. There had been plenty of times when I opened my mouth and inserted my fin.

Some days I was amazed that the two of us worked so well despite how we started in our first meeting.

“Are you okay?” Ethan asked.

Other than daydreaming about my mate like a lovesick dolphin.

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