Stolen Mate_A Shifting Destinies Bear Shifter Romance by Cecilia Lane

Author:Cecilia Lane [Lane, Cecilia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: A Shifting Destinies Novel
Published: 2018-07-10T16:00:00+00:00

Everly stared at the ceiling above her and tried to think over the loud purring of her panther.

He bought her a truck. A truck!

Well, technically, he hadn’t given a gift outright. That was what made it so special. He had given her freedom and trust. There was no quibbling on if she could pay him back, just a firm belief that she would. He had no doubts that she could care for herself and meet her goals.

He bought her a truck and saw her as a real person, not just another mouth to feed or girl to do his bidding.

Everly crossed her hands over her stomach and tried to calm the butterflies that hadn’t stilled since she climbed behind the wheel. It was hers, signed and all. She just had to pay him back, which she intended to do as quickly as possible.

Layered under the gift was something she wasn’t fully ready to think about and, like a bruise she wanted to test, couldn’t avoid touching. The flash of pain was the same, too.

She was broken. Her gauge for what was normal and right was crushed into a thousand pieces.

Even knowing she had a new world in front of her, something kept her from taking a step forward and leaving her past behind. She wanted to believe her pride and family weren’t as bad as Sawyer claimed. Watching how the mates in the Strathorn clan came together, though, was just one example of how entirely different they acted from her expectations.

If any female sensed the weakness she saw briefly in Leah, they’d take her down. There would be no commiserating or joining together for comfort. That woman would face a challenge to her standing in the pride. Those weren’t always as bloody as fights amongst the males, but they decided a ranking in the community.

While utterly normal from what she saw as she grew up, expecting it from the Strathorn mates felt unnatural. They held each other up when they needed a boost instead of tearing each other down.

Even Callum, still healing from his burns and more silver pulled from him every day, lived. Wade would have slit his throat and declared himself alpha. None of the other males dared suggest such a thing. No, they were busy making sure Leah ate or had a ride to and from the clinic or took care of the weeds outside of their alpha’s cabin to make sure his mate had nothing to worry about.

All of it was bizarre and made Everly feel at home for the first time in her life. She could relax around these people. She didn’t need to keep her guard up or slosh through social currents that rubbed her the wrong way. They made sense.

Aside from the dynamics of the males and the mates, there was Sawyer. He planted questions in her head and gave her a glimpse of what life should be like with a partner who cared about her as a person, not just someone who would give him panther babies with unusual coloring.

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