Midlife Shifter Christmas (Midlife Shifters Book 13) by J.L. Wilder

Author:J.L. Wilder [Wilder, J.L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2021-11-17T05:00:00+00:00

16

Ben

A knock at my door drew my attention from the book I was reading. I sighed and folded over the page before calling out for whoever it was to enter. I knew it was one of three people I didn’t really want to see. Not in my bedroom at night, anyway. My parents were spending time at their cabin while I stayed at their house with Amber, Hannah, and Rachel. It was fine. I was used to staying close to the members of my clan, but the three of them had been driving me up a wall lately.

Sure enough, it was Amber opening my door and stepping into my room. She closed the door behind her and leaned against it, her body clad in only a sheer gown. “I saw your light on. Do you need some company?”

Just a couple months prior, I would’ve welcomed her company. She was fun in bed, but I hadn’t been interested after meeting Jemma. Or reintroducing myself to Jemma, should I say. I couldn’t even look at the three of them in a sexual way anymore. Some nights, when I’d been surrounded by Jemma and her sweet scent all day and I was as hard as a rock, I thought about it. I wondered if it’d be possible to take care of that need with someone else, but it never took me very long to realize that no one else would do.

I didn’t want one of them. I wanted Jemma. Strange-as-hell, Christmas-obsessed, Jemma.

“Ben?”

I looked up and saw Amber standing there, waiting. Shaking my head, I smiled and held up my book. “I’m good. Just getting some reading done before I fall asleep.”

She frowned but nodded. “Okay. Just let me know if you change your mind.”

I gritted my teeth but reminded myself that I was their alpha. I had a responsibility to them. I owed them a lot for sticking to my clan when times had been tough. They were strong, powerful bears. “You did great running through those drills with the younger kids today. I think they were really catching on.”

She hesitated and then grinned. “They were great. Most of the people here are great.”

I nodded and opened my book again. “I’m glad you think so, too. Get some rest. Tomorrow will be another big day.”

“And you’re sure you don’t need company? It’s been a while.”

I lifted my book and nodded towards the door. “Goodnight, Amber.”

She left, and then I was alone with my book and my thoughts. I did want company. I just wanted the company of a woman who seemed to not be able to function around me. Jemma had been so weird around me that I wasn’t sure if I’d imagined the woman from the club. That woman liked me. She’d wanted me as badly as I’d wanted her. The Jemma I saw almost every day didn’t seem to like me at all. Even before I canceled her Christmas events, she hadn’t wanted to be near me.

I sighed and tossed my book aside.

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