To Claim His Mate by Serena Pettus

Author:Serena Pettus
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Paranormal Romance, Shapeshifter
Publisher: Resplendence Publishing, LLC
Published: 2014-09-27T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Sunday was beautiful. The sun shone in a cloudless blue sky, as a gentle breeze kept the worst of the summer’s heat at bay. Adam’s family would arrive soon, and Eva couldn’t help her sudden case of nerves. She and Adam had spent the week in a whirlwind of activity. They were making steady progress on the tree house, took hikes daily, made love every chance they got and he was attempting to teach her to cook. The last was laughable.

Today, he’d made a trip into town to get more propane for the grill, leaving her with nothing to do but wait, so she rummaged through the cabinets until she located all the ingredients she would need for baking. She might not be able to prepare a whole meal, but she could make a mean cookie, and while he was out, she’d done just that.

She was placing the latest batch on cooling racks as the next sheet baked, when Adam walked in, his nose in the air, and a hopeful look on his handsome face.

“Please tell me my nose isn’t lying to me,” he practically whined, and she laughed.

“I made your favorite. Sugar cookies. And don’t worry. I can bake like nobody’s business. It’s the cooking that gets me.”

He reached for one and she tensed, awaiting his reaction. Please let him like it.

Adam bit into the still-warm disc and his knees wobbled as it melted on his tongue. He leaned against the counter for support and reached for another. “These are to be hidden. If my brothers get a whiff of these, they’ll be gone in a split second.”

“Too late.” A deep, growling voice stopped Eva’s sweet laugh. “You holding out on us, Adam?”

“Aw, hell!” Adam grumbled.

“I’ll make you as much as you want later,” she promised.

“I’m going to hold you to that, sweetheart.” He kissed her until she was breathless, grabbed a handful of cookies and growled as his brother snagged one for himself.

“Oh my lord. That’s the best damn cookie I’ve ever tasted!” Erik drooled a bit as he spoke, and Adam threw a dishtowel at his head.

“Don’t slobber on my cookies!”

“Honey, my name is Erik, and if you’ll teach my wife how to bake these, I’ll be your slave.” He took her hand in both of his and kissed her knuckles. “You’re going to be a very welcome addition to this family.”

Adam watched as Eva blushed prettily and smiled back at his brother. Erik was a happily married man, but Adam’s wolf stilled snarled at the sight of him touching his mate.

“I’m Evangeline, but you can call me Eva, if you’d like.”

Adam took her hand from Erik’s and pulled her close to his side. “Is anyone else here yet?” he asked.

“Nah, I’m on my way to get Sarah. Just thought I’d stop by and see if you needed me to pick up anything for you.” His eyes twinkled when he smiled, and Adam knew his brother had been trying to rile him by kissing her hand. “I’ll make you a deal.

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