Mercy (Tails Book 2) by R. E. Butler

Author:R. E. Butler [Butler, R. E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: lion shifter mating, lion shifter and human romance, shifter romance, lion shifter romance, lion shifter, lion shifter love
Published: 2020-02-02T17:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Monday night, Barron left Mercy in the apartment and headed for work. He dreaded the long night without her, but it wasn’t as if he could just have her hanging out in the bar during his shift. He wouldn’t be able to concentrate on anything but her, and therefore he wouldn’t be doing his job to the best of his abilities.

He parked his motorcycle in the employee lot behind the bar and set his helmet on the seat with a sigh. He grimaced at the way his lion was pacing and agitated.

“You good?” a deep voice asked from behind him.

He glanced over his shoulder and saw Mayhem carrying a trash bag toward the dumpster.

“Hey, Hemi. Yeah, I’m good. Just pissed I guess.”

“Who we killing?” The male opened the dumpster and tossed the bag in, letting the lid clang shut.

Barron chuckled and climbed off his bike. “No one, I’m just irritated because I had to come to work and leave Mercy at home.”

“Right, right, your heart-match. I wanted to say congrats to you, but I didn’t get a chance before everyone shifted to hunt. So congrats.”

“Thanks.” He met the male at the back door. “My cat doesn’t like leaving her.”

Hemi grasped the handle and opened the door, following Barron inside. “She could work here. I heard Duke and Titus talking earlier about putting out feelers for waitresses and bartenders.”

“Hell no.”

The door shut loudly behind them. “Oh?”

“Come on, man. There’s no way in hell I’d want her working here. Too many unmated males. I’d get fired for punching patrons.”

Hemi snorted. “The protective stuff is strong?”

“Yeah. I mean she’s everything to me. If she got hurt, I’d never forgive myself.”

“That’s cool.” Hemi stepped behind the counter and rested his hands on the worn surface. “Tell you what. You ever want her to come in for a visit, you sit her right up at the counter and I’ll keep an eye on her until you’re free.”

“Yeah?”

“Absolutely. I already keep an eye on Demi when she comes in with her girlfriends, and China when she’s working. You do that kind of shit for family and I think we should do it for pride members, too. Especially mates.” Demi was Hemi’s twin sister, and they were the only black-furred lions in the pride. China was his cousin, and also a waitress.

Barron was touched. “Thanks, I appreciate it. She mentioned coming in for a drink with Ree.”

“I don’t think Duke would let Ree come here.”

“What do you mean?”

He leaned forward a little, his voice dropping low. “I heard that there’s a bit of bitching about the mating law changes.”

Barron thought back to the night Byron had announced Duke and Ree’s mating. The two were slated to take over the pride as the alpha pair in about three weeks. “I didn’t hear anything myself, but my grandpa did. He’s not sure who it was.”

“Of course no one spoke up when Byron was talking. There were too many in support of the changes to speak up publicly. I don’t know who’s leading the chatter behind the scenes, but someone is pissed.

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