RIDING A COCK-HORSE: A PNR RH ROMCOM (BANBURY SHIFTER TALE Book 2) by M.J. Marstens

Author:M.J. Marstens [MARSTENS, M.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-06-29T16:00:00+00:00

We all gape at the outrageous Yank, but I don't know why we’re surprised by anything that Belle says anymore. Granted, this isn’t nearly as outrageous as it sounds for the sheer fact that she simply just doesn't understand how shifters mate. I run a hand through my blonde hair in agitation as I try to explain this to Belle.

“Is it because your mom and dad aren't going to see the wedding?” she wonders.

I laugh.

“It's not a wedding. It's something different… more profound and permanent, depending on your species. Although, my mum would love for me to have a wedding. She's Irish—very Catholic and churchy—but my dad's North Irish.”

“I thought the Irish hated the North Irish and vice versa,” Belle says with a crinkle of her adorable nose.

“Eh, they have a love-hate relationship,” I smirk. “Besides, things are different when you're a shifter—your animal identity comes first. Arthur here is a little bit different. I've noticed that he and his clansmen put their ethnicity first before their shifters.”

Belle hums thoughtfully.

“So, you're a slippery dick before you are a North-South Irishman?”

I nod, trying not to chuckle.

“Yes, that's how I see it—I’m a fish first.”

“Right. Well, I guess we'll just have to tell your folks that we eloped to Gretna Green!” she jokes, and I roll my eyes.

“We can't mate, love. You're already mated—to Nestor.”

Belle scowls.

“That was not of my choice! I was tricked into it, I say, tricked! Besides, if I can mate with the Loch Ness Monster when I'm not a Loch Ness Monster, then it stands to reason that I can mate with any of you.”

I look over at Arthur, Jude, and Jack, who all just kind of shrug because the brilliant Yank has a valid point. Nestor stands there with his arms crossed, unamused. I don't know if he's upset because he hasn't consummated the mating bond with Belle yet, that she keeps punching him in the junk, or because she's demanding that she mate with the rest of us.

If I were to be given a guess, it would probably be the latter—but the Tersh can't really be angry at us for Belle's ultimatum, can he?

I shudder. He probably can, and being a slippery dick makes me especially afraid of water predators—the last person I want to piss off is the Loch Ness Monster.

“Well, tell me how we can make a mating bond so we can just do it. All Nestor did was say some words with Alastair holding our hands together. Give me yours and mutter the same words,” she snaps.

“What if they don't want to be your mates?” Nestor throws out.

Belle's face blanks, and it's obvious that she hasn’t even thought of this. She turns to us in surprise—and guilt.

“I'm so sorry,” she starts. “I didn't even think about any of you not wanting to mate with me…” Her anguish over the idea is palpable, and I quickly put a finger to her lips.

“I would be honored to be your mate,” I say with the heartfelt sincerity I feel inside.

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