Opposites Attract: A Mating Season Novella by Heather K. Carson

Author:Heather K. Carson [Carson, Heather K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-12-20T00:00:00+00:00

8

John

It took a massive amount of liquor for shifters to get and stay drunk, but that didn’t stop the O’Neil Clan from testing the limits. Pitchers of beer and jugs of homemade apple pie moonshine were passed around the picnic tables out front of the lodge. The far tables were laden with potluck casseroles and Shirley’s kitchen creations.

Young pups came running through the maze of adults, causing chaos as I searched the crowd, looking for Fallon. My mate. It still had a ribbon on the word. Shiny and fresh and new. My chest puffed out with pride when I saw her stepping from the trees and into the clearing where the O’Neil Pack gathered for the feast.

There she is. My beast wagged his tail.

If Fallon was a princess–like the pack rumors were spreading and I’d threatened death or dismemberment to make stop–then she was my pretty, gothic princess. Her raven black hair was stuck full of leaves and her dark red-lined lips smirked as Alice, Bryant’s niece, pulled her past the tables of food.

“You’ve been busy.” I arched a brow, feeling the lightness in my chest when I realized she’d lifted the mental barrier between us.

“It’s been an enlightening afternoon.” Fallon shooed Alice off, sending the pup chasing after her friends, but I didn’t imagine the hint of fondness in my Luna’s eyes.

One day she’ll carry our pups.

Not today though. Today the challenge was written all over her face.

“I take it you’ve heard the rumors.” I sighed.

“Which ones?” Fallon held her chin high as she crossed the clearing to take her place by my side. “Am I a gold digger? Spoiled city girl?”

“Pampered princess.” I smiled as I caught her hand and lifted it to my lips.

“Figures,” she scoffed. “I know we’re backwoods up here, but you’d think they’d at least read shifter news. I’ve never been called a princess in my life. And spoiled? I wish.”

A frown tugged my lips. “Am I not spoiling you enough?”

We’ll remedy that.

I set down my beer, fully intending to lift her off her feet and carry her back to the vacation resort so we could have more peace and quiet while I spoiled her rotten.

“Don’t you dare.” Fallon growled, turning once again to face the crowd, who put on a good show of pretending they weren’t talking behind our backs. “Let’s make the announcement of your mating and then mingle.”

*

Fallon was a better shifter than I’d ever be. Hell, she was also a better politician than I’d ever be. By the end of the night, she not only had Bryant doing keg stands and half the pack cheering for her to outdrink me, but she’d formed her own little bodyguard posse of younger pups, led by Alice, who kept hitting up the buffet table and tripping over each other to bring their Luna treats.

“Another.” Fallon slammed the glass down, wiping the foam from her lips and smearing red lipstick across her mouth.

How is she doing this?

She smiled bright as I squinted with one eye.

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