Deceptive Promises by R.E. Butler

Author:R.E. Butler
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: shifter romance, enemies to lovers, unique shifter, hybrid shifter romance, unique shifter romance
Publisher: R.E. Butler

Chapter Fourteen

The following night, Cymbre used a straightener to tame the wavy ends of her hair. She hadn’t been on a real date in ages. When she’d first come to town, she’d dated a few of the males, just thankful to be able to choose who to date and not forced to spend time with someone she didn’t want to. But once she’d settled in and realized that no one in town was her truemate, dating for fun hadn’t seemed so fun anymore.

When she and Ivar had woken from their nap the day before, they’d tumbled in the sheets again and then gotten dressed and gone out for a bite to eat. She’d called it a date, but he said it wasn’t a real date. Then he promptly asked her if he could take her out to dinner and she’d happily said yes. They’d gathered his things from Breaker’s, and she’d contacted Arely during the day to let her know the good news.

They weren’t mated yet. But she didn’t mind waiting and getting to know him, plus he was still hoping to hear good news from Jewel about his sister’s whereabouts. She knew he might be leaving soon, but he’d promised to take someone with him for support, and that had eased the ache in her stomach. She was still going to miss him hard, but at least he wasn’t heading into danger alone.

After work, she’d hurried home to wash off the paint from her craft with the kids, and then she’d stood in front of the closet for far too long trying to decide what to wear.

The front door opened. “Hey, babe, you still here?” Arely called.

“Yeah, I’m in the bathroom.”

Arely appeared in the doorway a few moments later. “You look great!”

“Thanks. I haven’t been on a date in so long. I’m nervous!”

“But he’s your truemate.”

“I know. It’s hard to explain.”

“Are you guys coming back here tonight?”

Cymbre put the straightener on the counter and turned to look at her bestie. “I’m glad you’re here because I wanted to talk to you about that.”

“You have a mate. You should take the house.”

“It’s your house too.”

She waved a hand dismissively. “If I had a mate, you can bet I’d kick your butt out of here, in the nicest way possible, of course.”

Cymbre laughed. “I wouldn’t mind.”

“Yeah, but you’re the one with the mate. Jynx offered to let me stay with her, and Diem said I could have her spare bedroom. It might be nice to be close to the school. If I stayed at Diem’s I could walk when the weather is nice.”

“You could probably get one of the empty houses too,” Cymbre said. “Or Ivar and I could pick one.”

“Nah. This is a great house for a mated pair—it’s got rooms for babies. I’ll graciously leave so long as your kids get to call me Aunt Arely.”

Cymbre hugged her. “Of course! The same goes for your kids.”

“You bet. I just have to find my pesky truemate first.”

They chatted about their days, and then Cymbre went to find her favorite heels and Arely went to pack a bag for the weekend.

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