Summer Surrender (Phases Series, Book Six)

by Green, Bronwyn

He shrugged when she looked at him. “You looked like you were about to fall over.”

  Josiah sat on the other side of her. “Are you sure you staying home sick today doesn’t have anything to do with everything that went down last night?”

  “What do you mean?” she hedged.

  “Finding out shape shifters exist…having Dylan join us…pick one,” Daniel said.

  “Actually, I’ve pretty much made peace with the whole sometimes-Dylan-likes-to-join-in thing. I mean, it’s not like we didn’t enjoy it, right?”

  He and Josiah nodded.

  “Not that I want to do that every day,” she added quickly. “That could get a little exhausting.”

  Daniel nodded, urging her to continue.

  “I can even handle the idea of shifters—of you two being shifters,” she amended. “At least, I think I can. Whether you wanted to or not, you’ve given me the burden of this huge secret. It’s a lot to carry.”

  Daniel was about to open his mouth, but she cut him off.

  “But no matter what happens with us, you need to know that I’m not going to tell anyone.”

  His heart clenched at the sound of her breaking voice, but she pushed on.

  “I care about you both too much to hurt you like that. You don’t have to marry me or mate with me or whatever to keep me quiet. I’ll do that on my own.”

  Frustration tightened Daniel’s fists, and he clenched the couch cushion. “Is that what you really think? That we’d marry you to shut you up?”

  “Danny…” Josiah warned.

  Daniel took a breath. He needed to pull himself together. Staring into her red-rimmed eyes, he tucked a lock of flyaway hair behind her ear. “I’m gonna cut you some slack because you’re exhausted.”

  “And we’re pretty much to blame for that,” Josiah added.

  The ghost of a smile played around her lips as she nodded.

  “But don’t ever think,” Daniel continued, “that we would use you that way.”

  She swallowed hard. “That’s not the only thing that’s bothering me.”

  Hollis launched herself off the couch and began pacing the room. He’d seen her do the same thing plenty of times while teaching.

  “It’s just that I get the whole biological imperative thing. I do. But I’m not sure I want to make a relationship commitment to someone.” She paused and looked up at both of them. “Or two someones because I smell like mating material.”

  Daniel leaned forward, his elbows on his knees. “Excuse me?”

  Josiah attempted to smother his amusement. Poorly.

  “I know you’re not animals, and it’s probably a little more complicated than that, but—”

  “But you think that the only reason we could possibly want to be with you is because you smell like a potential mate,” Daniel said, rising and moving to stand in front of her.

  “Well…”

  Josiah rose to stand next to him. Hollis looked back and forth between the two of them.

  “You were saying?” Josiah asked, unable to keep the grin from his face.

  Hollis crossed her arms over her ample chest. “I was saying the wrong thing, apparently.”

  Josiah nodded.

  “We’re not interested in you because you smell compatible,” Daniel said.

  “Though we do like your scent,” his friend added.

  “Yes, biologically we’re compatible, but we could just as easily be compatible with Kathy the math teacher. It doesn’t mean we’d consider her a viable choice.”

  Hollis laughed in spite of herself.

  Daniel slipped his arm around her waist and pulled her to him. “We’re falling in love with you, Holl.”

  His words erupted through Hollis, filling her with golden, searing heat. Josiah pressed to her back and ran his hands over her shoulders and arms. “It’s really more of a past tense thing as in we’re already in love with you. You, Hollis Chambers, not your mateability status.”

  Daniel met her wary gaze. “I know it happened fast, but it doesn’t mean it’s not real. We love you.”

  “Give us a chance to show you,” Josiah said. “We’ll even go to New York if that’s where you really want to be.”

  “Or not…” Daniel added, apparently needing to voice his opinion that he’d go under duress. She saw his hope that they’d convinced her of how they felt. “We’ll be wherever you call home.”

  The sadness and tension melted from her body . She bit her lip and shook her head, love filling her. “I didn’t think it was possible, but I’m pretty sure I’m already home.”

  The two men gathered her close, with low growls in their throats. As they kissed her and they fell into a tangle on the couch, peace filtered into Hollis—a peace she’d though she’d found by leaving New York and coming to this secluded town. Peace and a home. With her mates.

  About the Author

  Bronwyn lives in Michigan with her wonderful husband, two amazing sons and six somewhat-psychotic cats. When not tormenting her characters, she can usually be found helping with reading and writing projects in her sons’ classrooms as well as being the car pool mom extraordinaire for five teens and a couple of preteens. Besides writing, she also enjoys reading, knitting, sewing, cross stitching, pottery, drawing—basically anything that helps her avoid the tortures of cleaning and cooking.

  Bronwyn loves to talk to her readers and can be found at www.bronwyngreen.com.

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