A Lion's Pride by Susan Bliler

Author:Susan Bliler [Bliler, Susan]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2020-01-22T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Carter paced on the porch. Breath coming out of his mouth in cloudy puffs, he ignored the sharp bite of cold and Deacon’s amused stare. His silent brother was sitting on the porch swing, one arm slung across the back, one leg kicked out while the other was half folded onto the seat as he watched his brother pacing.

Trying to think of a reason to chase Deacon off, Carter came up with nothing, so he simply had to endure his brother’s presence. Goddamn, he was nervous. He couldn’t even remember the last time he’d been this nervous. Palms sweating, he wiped one and then the other down the front of his black slacks.

The door opened, and Carter’s heart seized, only to restart a moment later as annoyance bunched his brows. Rall came dancing out the front door. Dressed in a ridiculously tight-fitting, cornflower-blue suit, the youngest Concolor brother opened the front of his waistcoat to show off the matching vest that sat overtop his white button-up. “What do ya think?”

Carter snorted while Deacon bounced his head from side-to-side, his lips quirking up.

“C’mon, man! I look good!”

The color matched Rall’s eyes, and while the skinny fit would have looked ridiculous on any of the other brothers, Carter had to admit that Rall looked alright.

“You look good,” Zander admitted, stepping out onto the porch. “But I look out-fucking-standing.”

While Deacon had opted for a new pair of jeans, new boots, and a simple silk vest over a white button-up, Zander had gone full-on tuxedo, bow tie and all.

Brows winging up, Carter eyed his brother but said nothing. What could he say? Zander looked good. So did Deacon. Hell, even Rall’s weird-ass suit matched his personality.

“Looking good, brother.” Zander stepped up to Carter and reached for his necktie, but Carter swatted his hands away.

Landing somewhere in between the casually dressed Deacon and the formally fitted Zander, Carter had opted for dark slacks, a white button-up with a necktie and just a vest over top. No suit coat for the Apex, and just to show he wasn’t too formal, he had the sleeves of his shirt rolled up to expose his muscular forearms.

It was super cold tonight, the temperature hanging in the negative twenty range with the windchill. Carter was worried Maia would be cold, so he’d already started a truck and had the heat blaring on high.

“Where’s Maia?” Rall asked, and peeked in through the screen door.

“Don’t rush her,” Zander admonished as he fiddled with his bow tie. “Women like to take their time getting ready, and in my experience, it’s best to let ’em.”

Just as he said the words, though, the sound of footsteps inside had all the guys tensing. Carter made for the door, but so did everyone else. Deacon shot up off the swing before he and Zander started shoving at each other to get to the door. Rall got bumped out of the way and pouted, “Hey!”

“Goddamn it,” Carter snarled, then boomed, “move!”

The weight of his Apex authority cracked over his brothers like a whip and had them parting to allow him through.

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