by T. S. Joyce
Colton was now staring out the window with a “let’s go” expression on his face. He had never been the patient type.
“Trigger Massey, will you share your cans of beans with me for always?” she asked.
He bellowed a single laugh and rolled his head back against the headrest. After few seconds he asked, “I get to choose human or bear?”
“Yep. I trust you.”
He looked over at her, and she was just stunned by the easy smile on his face. She’d never seen him so happy, and it banished that hollow feeling she’d gotten when she’d seen her suitcase in his hand.
“Stay human,” he said in that deep baritone voice of his. “Stay just as you are, you perfect woman. Human, stubborn, mouthy as hell, sexy, caring, devoted, amazing woman. I don’t know how I got so lucky with you, but I’ll spend the rest of my life making sure you know you’re loved.”
Her eyes prickled, and she struggled to keep the emotion from her face. “Tell me you won’t leave. I won’t ask after this. Tell me this one time, and I’ll keep it with me always.”
“I ain’t like your dad, Ava. You always had me. From here on, no more running. No matter what, it’s you and me.”
“And me!” Colton yelled out his window. Damn his bear hearing.
Ava giggled and leaned up, kissed Trig good on the lips. She felt so warm, like she was glowing, because this was the happiest moment of her life. Sitting on the bench seat of Trig’s old Ford, heaters all pointed toward her because he couldn’t help but take care of her, his arm around her, his other hand on her leg, him looking at her like she hung the moon and stars. Colton was leaning out his window, pointing to something in the distance. “Is that Harley? Your demon horse kicked through his stall again, Trig. I’m not gettin’ him this time either. He bit me in the ass cheek last week when I tried to bring him in.”
Indeed, Harley was trotting around the edge of the clearing as though daring them all to chase him. And Kurt was standing in the doorway to Colton’s cabin, a slight smile on his face.
Home is a mess, Trig had said.
Trig was home, and he was a mess.
Colton? A big mess.
And her? She was perhaps the biggest mess of all. Because she had spent her entire life fighting to be alone and build up walls, and what had happened here? Trigger tore them all down and stomped those bricks to dust so she could never rebuild.
She didn’t know how to do this. She didn’t know how to be a family, a mate, a friend, any of it. But she was damn sure going to give it her best, and none of this was scary when she was tucked up safe with the man she loved.
Home is a mess.
Damn right it was.
It was her mess.
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For the Heart of an Outlaw
Coming December 2017
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T.S. Joyce is devoted to bringing hot shifter romances to readers. Hungry alpha males are her calling card, and the wilder the men, the more she'll make them pour their hearts out. She lives in a tiny town, outside of a tiny city, and devotes her life to writing big stories. Foodie, bear whisperer, ninja, thief of tiny bottles of awesome smelling hotel shampoo, nap connoisseur, movie fanatic, and zombie slayer, and most of this bio is true.
Bear Shifters? Check
Smoldering Alpha Hotness? Double Check
Sexy Scenes? Fasten up your girdles, ladies and gents, it’s gonna to be a wild ride.
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