The Bear’s Secret Baby: A Bear Shifter Romance (Werebear Ranch Book 1) by Layla Silver

Author:Layla Silver [Silver, Layla]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-04-08T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9 - Josh

Josh was at the auto shop later that day, keeping away from the other guys to brood in his own thoughts while he worked to change the breaks on an older BMW model. The damn things wouldn't come off, no matter how much he wiggled and tugged. He wasn't sure if he just wasn't being as careful as usual because he was frustrated and stressed, or if they were actually stuck. He grunted and growled after a few minutes of growing frustration, then tore the thing out in pieces. His fingers had almost turned into claws and ripped through another pair of gloves. Once he realized what he'd done, he stepped back to settle down a bit.

This was all his fault. He'd lost Angie because of his reckless past and inability to control his Bear ... and he couldn't even blame her for it. No woman in her right mind would want to take that chance, not when she had a child to worry about.

A child. When did she have a child? He hadn't gotten a good look at the little girl, but she had to be about one or two. She'd looked just like her mother. Where was the father? What kind of jerk left a beautiful woman like that to raise that beautiful little girl on her own?

Josh inspected the BMW's wheels to make sure he hadn't caused any damage to anything besides the pads themselves. Thankfully, everything seemed fine.

For a few minutes, Josh stayed there, crouched, pretending to work on the vehicle. But he was really thinking about Angie and her daughter. If only he could sit down and have a real conversation with her, the woman he believed was his mate. She was so stubborn she wouldn't even give him the chance to explain that he didn't care if she had a daughter. He'd always wanted little ones of his own, and he wouldn't let another child keep him from his mate. If only she'd let him, he'd be that little girl's surrogate father.

She'd made it pretty clear that she wasn't interested in a relationship. But Josh couldn't help but be torn between doing what was right and what he needed. His Bear wanted to claim her for himself, and part of him wanted to do that, too. He needed her in his life.

He changed the brake pads, slipping new ones in place of the old ones he'd torn up.

Footsteps sounded behind him, and he looked over his shoulder to see Greg leaning against one of the shop's support beams, arms crossed and smirking. His plain blue shirt and jeans were grease-stained since he, like many of the other guys, wasn't keen on wearing protective gear.

"Hey Greg," Josh said, playing it cool. He started putting the tire back in place, wedging it until it sat in the right spot.

"You look just as lovesick as ever."

Josh rolled his eyes. "Thanks."

"Still too scared to make a move? Losing your touch?" Greg taunted.

"No. It's not like that.

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