The Witness and the Bear (Bear Valley Shifters Book 1) by Joyce T. S

Author:Joyce, T. S. [Joyce, T. S.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2014-07-01T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

The setting sun was doing an awesome job of shooting Hannah in the closed eyeball with a single obnoxious ray. Pulling the covers over her head, she escaped and tumbled onto the cold patch of bed where Riker should’ve been.

When she lifted her head to search the room for him, a note fluttered in the breeze against his pillow.

Duty calls. Meet at Jenny’s for dinner at six. I’ll try to get away.

Benson

Benson? How formal and cute. The alarm clock that shadowed the bedside table read 5:40. Swallowing her disappointment at Riker not being here when she woke up, she rolled from the bed and blanched at the full-length mirror that hung from his closet door. Okay, thank God he wasn’t here to see her in all of her post nap glory. Rifling through her duffle bag, she pulled everything that might be appropriate to wear for a family dinner. She was nervous about meeting Jenny again, like seeing her naked in the forest didn’t count as bonding time. But she’d turned into a freaking bear. A bear. Gulping, Hannah clenched her hands to steady them. Riker was a bear. A werebear, and so was his sister and so was everyone else in this valley. Actual, furry, clawed, toothy, terrifying bears.

The high of shock had definitely worn off.

Sitting heavily, she pulled a pair of jean shorts from the bag and covered her chilled lap with them. She hadn’t thought terrible people like Stone and his men existed either, but they did. Her life and beliefs had already been turned upside down. She could handle another flip flop.

Besides, Riker might be scary as hell, but he wouldn’t hurt her. She felt it down to her marrow, he’d never hurt her. Not on purpose. And if Jeremy was a werebear like Riker said he was, he’d been protecting her for an entire year and hadn’t even once eaten her in her sleep. And this clan was trying to make their way in the world outside the confines of cities and human societies.

They were good.

No.

Yes, they were definitely good.

Except for Merit. Merit could jump in a volcano.

Options limited, she tugged on her least holey pair of jeans and a pink cotton shirt that hugged her curves like a second skin. Sneakers tied, she jogged through the front door and hoped she remembered where Jenny and her husband lived.

The trail was littered with people headed home for the day. Pairs and trios talked in quiet animation and she waved at anyone who looked in her direction. She found herself wondering what their animals looked like. Were they big and overpowering like Riker’s bear? Or were they smaller and more graceful like Jenny’s? This felt like a dream. People turned into giant bears, and she was freaking out a little.

Jenny answered the door just as Hannah lifted her hand to knock. She jumped and swallowed a yelp.

“You okay?” Jenny asked.

“Yeah, I’m fine. Just having dinner with a werebear, but yeah. I’m great.”

Hooking an arm around her neck, Jenny laughed as she dragged her inside.

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