The Grand Rise: Lance & Scarlet Part Two (The Grand Men Series) by JC Hawke

Author:JC Hawke [Hawke, JC]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ivy Rose Publishing Ltd
Published: 2023-11-27T16:00:00+00:00

EIGHTEEN

Lance

“Bear, you bastard, you better drop it.”

I step left, but he goes right, his tail wagging as he pounces front to back on his paws, bounding around the garden.

You’d think he is a damn puppy.

I was taking my second sip of coffee this morning when a flash of beige caught my eye at the front door.

Scarlet is out, thankfully, taking Waverley to school.

Thankfully, because the flash of beige was Bear, and the trail that led me to him were twigs and mud from the bird’s nest that’s currently hanging from his muzzle.

“Bear!” I drag my hand through my hair. Shit. “Bear, drop!”

He stops, getting low with his feet planted, readying to bolt. I take a hesitant step toward him. “Bear—”

He takes off.

With the swelling in my leg only now easing, I’m not about to chase the shitting dog around the back garden. “Bear, damn it, you better drop it.”

The nest starts to fall apart in his jaw as he pounces through the overgrown grass.

“Here. Now.” I whistle, at a loss. “Bear!” I thunder.

He stops in his tracks, turning to me, and coming to my feet. I bend down and force his mouth open, pulling out the mangled nest.

Although it’s not a nest anymore.

I close my eyes, sighing when I find it empty.

The feel of a wet snout nuzzling my hand draws my attention down. I open my eyes to look at him. “What did you do, mate?”

His mouth parts, a great big tongue hanging free as he pants.

I spend the next hour and a half scouring the grass for the baby bird, knowing Waverley will be devastated if he’s gone.

With no luck, no sign of Scarlet, and my leg feeling like it has its own heartbeat, I head inside the house to find my phone.

I call the one person I know would do anything for my child, no matter how much he hates me.

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