The Baby Shift- Kansas by Becca Fanning

Author:Becca Fanning [Fanning, Becca]
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter 6

Joel had decided as he led Keira to his office that he was just going to go for it. Lay it all out on the table. Tell Keira he was a werebear and hope she wouldn’t mind, that she’d still want him once she knew what he truly was. The worst that could happen was she ran in the other direction, and they spent the next two semesters strategically avoiding each other. Joel could deal with that. He’d be disappointed, a little bit heartbroken, even, but he would deal with it.

But when he turned around from changing his shirt, he saw straight up fear in Keira’s eyes that hadn’t been there even a moment before. Which didn’t make sense.

“Keira? Is everything okay?” he asked, tugging his shirt down his belly and walking toward her. Keira stayed where she was, standing in the middle of his office, her eyes running back and forth across his face.

She didn’t answer, didn’t even seem to be breathing, so Joel repeated his query.

“Keira? Come on, what’s wrong?” Joel asked, taking a step closer. Suddenly, Keira jumped, causing Joel to stumble backward and nearly fall back into his open closet.

“Jesus!” he muttered, trying to regain his balance.

“You’re a shifter, aren’t you?” she whispered, her voice barely audible despite the tense quiet populating the room.

At that, Joel’s blood ran cold. But, since there was no use in lying, not when he had planned to tell her the truth anyway, he nodded. “How did you figure it out?” he asked.

“Your eyes,” Keira responded, looking deep into them from where she stood.

“Right,” Joel muttered, nodding. “Most people just assume they’re a weird version of hazel.”

“I read about them, once. In an article. About how shifters have golden eyes.”

“Yep. One of the many wonderful traits that sets us apart from the fully human race,” he said, his voice sounding resigned. She looked so freaked out that he expected her to run from him at any moment.

But to Joel’s utter and complete surprise, Keira asked, “What else separates you from people like me?”

“Do you actually want to know? You look like you’re going to run any moment,” Joel said, eyeing her. “I wouldn’t blame you if you did, you know.”

Keira shook her head. “No. Tell me. I want to know.”

Joel sighed. “Okay, but can we sit down? I’m so tense I feel like all my bones are about to crack in half.”

At that, Keira gave him a little half-smile, and just that small grin was enough to make him tingle. God, this woman.

Joel settled into the chair behind his desk while Keira took the one in front, lacing her hands primly in her lap and looking at Joel expectantly, waiting for him to inform her of all the delights that made shifters like him so special and scary to the rest of the world.

And thus, ensued a two-hour conversation, during which Keira fired Joel with question after question, seeming to grow more and more fascinated by him and his kind with every answer he gave her.

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