by C. D. Gorri
Niels had been the best man, with Silas an usher for the ceremony. Only a handful of guests were invited, as the couple chose to keep the celebration intimate. It was time for the Bear to get on the road, anyway. He had more of the world to see, more to taste.
“Where are you heading now, Niels?” Silas stalked towards him with all the majestic grace of the large African Lion that resided inside of him.
How he could stand living in a city was beyond Niels, but whatever. To each his own. He accepted the cold longneck and nodded his thanks.
“Don’t know. Winter is hard up here, thought I’d go try my luck down in South America for a while.”
“I see,” Silas replied, but his eyes kept going back to the cute blonde administrative assistant he’d brought with him as his plus one.
“What about you? Going back to your corporate coffin?”
“Don’t knock it,” the other man shrugged.
“Yeah, yeah. What are you two pussies doing out here?” Keeton walked out onto the porch where his two blood-brothers sat.
“First off, you two are the pussies. I’m a motherfucking Grizzly,” Niels corrected, leaving Silas to snort into his bottle.
“Yeah, right,” Keeton replied, still smiling. He offered the big man a hand before sitting down. “I owe you one, man. If it wasn’t for you, I might have let Lena walk out of my life. I can’t ever repay you-”
“No need,” Niels replied, shaking his head.
“This big fucker is leaving again,” Silas said, ratting him out.
“Is that true?”
“Yeah, I’ll be back, though. In the summer, maybe.”
“Alright. But you better promise. For some reason, my Lena likes you,” he said.
“Ha. And I thought her taste was questionable cause she married you. Now I know it’s just bad,” Silas joked, but Keeton growled threateningly.
“Just a joke, man.”
“A bad one.”
“Ha ha. We’ll see how you feel once you realize you’re in love with the tidbit you brought with you, tough guy,” Niels said, outing his buddy.
“The fuck you say!” Silas stood up, slamming his bottle on the table.
“Hey! Knock it off, it’s my wedding day. Assholes,” Keeton shook his head. Catching his new bride’s eye from inside the doorway, he excused himself to be with her.
“You don’t know shit,” Silas growled, stalking off into the cold night while Niels just sat there with his beer.
It wasn’t easy being the only one of his three comrades to have zero attachment to anyone. Silas might be fighting it, but Niels knew him. Maybe better than he knew himself. That blonde meant something to the big man. Figured his two feline friends had mates, and he didn’t.
“Guess fated mates are for pussies,” he shrugged, not even bothering to laugh at his own bad joke.
Of course, the Fates weren’t at all happy with that assumption as they watched the Grizzly from the heavens above. In fact, they just might have to prove him wrong.
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About C.D. Gorri
C.D. Gorri is an International Bestseller and Award-Winning author of steamy paranormal romance and urban fantasy. She is the creator of the Grazi Kelly Universe. Join her mailing list here: https://www.cdgorri.com/newsletter
An avid reader with a profound love for books and literature, when she is not writing or taking care of her family, she can usually be found with a book or tablet in hand. C.D. lives in her home state of New Jersey where many of her characters or stories are based. Her tales are fast paced yet detailed with satisfying conclusions.
If you enjoy powerful heroines and loyal heroes who face relatable problems in supernatural settings, journey into the Grazi Kelly Universe today. You will find sassy, curvy heroines and sexy, love-driven heroes who find their HEAs between the pages. Werewolves, Bears, Dragons, Tigers, Witches, Romani, Lynxes, Foxes, Thunderbirds, Vampires, and many more Shifters and supernatural creatures dwell within her worlds. The most important thing is every mate in this universe is fated, loyal, and true lovers always get their happily-ever-afters.
For a complete list of C.D. Gorri's books visit her website here: https://www.cdgorri.com/complete-book-list/
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