Waking the Bear (Shifter Wars) by Kerry Adrienne

Author:Kerry Adrienne [Adrienne, Kerry]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Carina Press
Published: 2016-07-31T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Griff poked his head into the cave. Murmurs echoed through the half light like the buzz of a hive of bees. He was late for the meeting and the other bears were all already here.

Dammit.

He didn’t want to use the sleepy excuse again, though that was exactly what happened. He had lain down to rest and crashed hard. Must’ve shut off his alarm without even realizing it. When he woke, he dressed and headed for the cave as quickly as he could.

He crept into the small entrance room and moved into the next larger room, where all the torches had been removed except one that had been lit and placed in a sconce. He shivered. Even with clothes on, the cave was chilly.

He heard Elijah’s voice. They’d started the full-moon meeting. He slipped into the next room, ducked his head and slid into the nearest chair.

“Glad you could join us, Griff.” Elijah paused while everyone looked to Griff.

So much for stealthy bear.

“Sorry,” he said. No excuses.

Elijah continued, speaking to the entire group of bears in the room. There must have been fifty. Griff didn’t realize there were so many close by. And probably not all were in attendance.

“After researching the maps, we found one peculiar thing. All the footprints and the times lions were sighted—it all leads back to you, Griff.”

“Me?”

The crowd muttered.

“That’s right.” Elijah took a large gulp of the soda sitting near the podium. “Most of the lion tracks are Evers, but I can’t be one hundred percent sure. Whether he’s team leader or just vindictive loner, remains to be seen.”

“No one tried to stop him because there aren’t other prints with his. He’s truly been given free rein.” The golden glow of the lantern lit Preston’s face from below. “Why is that? It’s very unusual behavior for a lion. We’ve never seen them hunt in formations of less than two.”

“I think he’s just after me.” Griff stood. “My guess is that he has gone rogue from Maximillian at this point.”

“I think it’s time to find out.”

“The sooner the better.”

“I don’t know how we’re going to find out for sure unless he tells us.” Griff paced to the front of the room. “I’m sure Elijah told you of the attack at the creek near my family cabin.”

The crowd murmured acknowledgement.

“What’s this about a mate?” Elijah leaned forward in his seat. “You aren’t leaving here until you tell me.”

Griff should’ve known Elijah would want to know all the details. He wasn’t a bear to wait around for things to work out before he was in the loop.

“Her name is Amy.” He paused his pacing. “She’s renting my family cabin for two months. That’s all I need to share right now.”

Elijah harrumphed. “Two months? That’s barely enough time to get to know each other.” He leaned on his elbow.

“It’s fine, sir.” Griff stood in front of him. “She won’t keep me from my duties, though now I know the strong pull of the mating bond. I will protect her and the clan.

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