My Duty to Bear: Standalone BBW BWWM Bear Shifter Paranormal Romance (The Everson Brothers Book 2) by Alana Hart & Olivia Arran

Author:Alana Hart & Olivia Arran [Hart, Alana & Arran, Olivia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mystery; Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers & Suspense, Suspense, Romance, Multicultural, Paranormal, Romantic Comedy, Werewolves & Shifters, Multicultural & Interracial, Demons & Devils, Psychics, Witches & Wizards
Amazon: B019FOO51Q
Publisher: Hartfelt Books
Published: 2015-12-14T18:30:00+00:00

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Amy

I finished bundling Luke up in his winter clothes, pulling his hat down tight over his ears. “You be careful walking to school, okay?”

“Mom! I’ll be fine! Can’t believe I still have to go with all the snow outside.” He looked longingly out of the window, and I had to admit, I’d been shocked, too, when I’d seen the businesses opening up, people going about as normal, despite the heavy snowfall.

“Suck it up, kid,” I said, patting the top of his head. “I’ve got to go to work, too. I’ll see you at home, later.”

“This isn’t home.” Luke scowled, looking around the room.

I bit back a sigh, knowing he didn’t mean to make me feel bad. I was trying, but I had to do better. “It is for the moment, but don’t worry, I’ll sort something better out for us soon, with your own room. I promise.” I snuck a quick kiss onto his cheek, before he had chance to dart away.

“I bet Ryan’s place is nice, and big enough for all of us,” Luke said flippantly on his way out of the door, but I could see the longing in his eyes. Ryan had shown Luke real affection, something the kid was starved of, at least from a father figure.

“I’m sure it is nice, but we’ll be getting our own place,” I called after him, rushing to slip my boots on and zip my jacket up. Grabbing my bag, I shot out of the door after him, but he was long gone, loping up the street in big strides.

Releasing the earlier pent-up sigh, I locked the door carefully, then followed him up the street, crossing over to the bakery. Connie waved at me from the window, a welcoming smile on her face.

“Not much of a welcome to Craggstone last night, was it?” she greeted me as I walked through the door, her arms full of stock for the shelves in the window.

Hurrying to dump my bag and drag off my jacket, I grabbed a few of the more precariously balanced items off the top, placing them gently in the waiting baskets. “It wasn’t too bad. We were warm enough in the motel.”

“Uh huh,” she replied, winking at me knowingly. “Warm, eh?”

I glanced at her, wondering if I was reading too much into her words, but I caught the look in her eye. The one that said she knew.

She placed the last bread roll in a basket and turned to face me, hand on hip. “Honey, Craggstone is a small town. Not much happens that everyone doesn’t know about. And Ryan Everson is one of the most eligible bachelors in town, not that anyone’s ever made it anywhere with him. If they have, it’s a well-kept secret, and there’s not many of those around here either!” She chuckled at my panicked expression. “Good for you!”

“How? What?”

She pointed out of the window. “The motel is only over there, and most folks live in town, or near. A lot were watching the

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