Auden by R. E. Butler

Author:R. E. Butler [Butler, R. E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: were zoo, bird shifter, shifter romance, owl shifter, shifter zoo, wolf shifter
Published: 2019-01-27T17:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

After breakfast with his family, he took Jess to the market. The market was a central gathering area underground that served as a cafeteria and a general store.

“Hey!” A feminine voice called out when they walked into the market.

“Hi,” Auden said, waving at Celeste who was sitting behind a counter at the nail salon. He and Jess walked over, and he introduced them. “Celeste is mated to Jupiter, one of the lions.”

“It’s nice to meet you,” Jess said, shaking her hand. “You have a nail salon down here? That’s pretty neat.”

Celeste nodded toward a female who was bent over a low table painting the nails of another female. “Adriana does the nails, I book the appointments. We worked together before we found our mates.”

Adriana lifted her head from where she was painting a female’s nails. “Nice to meet you, Jess. My mate is Zane.”

Auden whispered, “Zane’s a gorilla.”

Jess hummed. “This is the coolest place.”

“Isn’t it?” Celeste asked with a smile. “I heard you’re an owl. I didn’t even know there were bird shifters.”

“I imagine there are shifters of all different kinds out there,” Jess said.

Auden nodded. “I used to think we were pretty unusual having so many different groups living together, but Kelley, one of the elephants, has family that runs a traveling circus and they have wolves and bears with them, too.”

“Have you met any of the other new mates?” Celeste asked.

“Nope.”

“We’ll have to have a get together. We like to welcome the new mates and get to know each other. This is a great place to be.”

“I’d like that, thanks.”

“What’s your cell number?” Celeste picked up her phone.

“I don’t have one.”

“I’ll get you one,” Auden said. “But in the mean time you can text her at my number.” He rattled off the numbers and Celeste typed them into her phone.

“Nice to meet you,” Jess said.

“You, too. See you soon,” Celeste said.

They walked further into the market, past tables where shifters were eating. “We can come here and eat, get food to go, or order online for delivery to the den. The bears handle all the food in the zoo, including the employee cafeteria and the food stalls in the zoo.”

“Neat. After having your mom’s amazing breakfast, I was a little worried you’d be disappointed that your mate isn’t a good cook, since you grew up with a female who clearly enjoys being in the kitchen.”

“I’m not disappointed at all. I’d hate for you to pretend to want to do something just because you thought it would make me happy. I don’t cook, either, I always order from the market.”

She smiled at him sweetly, and he felt like a king. He loved to see her smile.

They walked into the clothing shop and he greeted the wolves who ran it. “Angel, this is Zeger and his mate, Anke. This is my mate, Jess. She needs clothes.”

Anke smiled and gestured to the section of clothing for females. “Let’s see what we can find for you and then we’ll order whatever else you need.

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