Sheriff Bear by Zoe Chant

Author:Zoe Chant [Chant, Zoe]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-09-06T18:30:00+00:00

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Outside, the rain had stopped, leaving a patchwork of enormous puddles that made her glad for the oversized, borrowed boots. She toed them off in the patrol car and leaned her head back, watching Axl drive. His muscular arms flexed under the uniform shirt as he guided the car through puddles on the sometimes rough country roads.

She roused when they pulled into the parking lot at Marge's Diner.

"You want me to come in with you?" Axl asked.

There was a part of her that wanted to decline, but it would only be stupid pride. Having him there made her feel safer. And it was okay to want to feel safe, she told herself. "Yes, please," she said.

He squeezed her hand before getting out, and then centered his hat on his head. God, she could stare at him in his uniform all day. The gun belt hugged his hips in a way that made her want to put her hands in the same place, running them down over the firm angles of his hipbones—

"What?" he asked, noticing her looking at him.

She blushed involuntarily. "Just ... admiring your gun." And then she winced. "Okay, I'm not great at dirty talk."

Axl snorted. "This from the lady who wants the sheriff calendar."

She smiled at the thought, but then sobered. "Axl, how open do you want to be about me being your ... mate? Are we telling people about that? I mean, it's only been a day. This is really very sudden." And yet it felt so right already.

Axl looked troubled. "It's not going to be a secret in the shifter community. The claiming mark tells it all. And if there weren't any other considerations, I'd happily shout it from the rooftops. I want to tell everyone about you. Hell, I want to throw a party to announce it. But ..."

"But it might hurt my case if people know you and I are together. Not to mention your job."

He gave a reluctant nod. "For now, at least, I think we'd better keep it in the family. At least until we get some more of the details of your legal situation ironed out."

"That's kind of what I was thinking, too."

"But ... later." And here his voice dropped to a rough growl that send pleasant vibrations through her, shivering between her legs. "Later, I want everyone to know you're all mine."

"I want that too," she promised.

Knowing she couldn't touch him in public, of course, immediately made her want to put her hands all over him. She had to actually clasp her hands together to keep herself from giving in to temptation. Instead she marched firmly toward the diner. Or, well ... carefully minced around the parking lot's many puddles, since she hadn't bothered to put the oversized boots back on. The rain slicker was still draped around her, for disguise mostly.

Sammie and one of her part-time waitresses were breezing around the diner, serving the handful of customers. Tara stopped just inside the door. She didn't really miss the job—it had been strictly for money, and she'd hated a lot about it.

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