Releasing the Bear: BBW Paranormal Shapeshifter Romance (The Callaghan Clan Book 2) by Meredith Clarke, Ashlee Sinn Page B
Authors: Meredith Clarke, Ashlee Sinn
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his life forever.
He spent a few moments cleaning himself. Primping and pruning while Scarlett and I stood there watching. I looked down at the pile of clothes and thought I could maybe do something with the material. A couple of minutes later, Scarlett helped me fashion a sarong of sorts with Major’s dress shirt and by the time we were done, Major had shifted back.
“I’m sorry that had to happen,” he said, genuinely upset.
“Did we have a choice?” Scarlett asked.
He shook his head, tucking the black pieces behind his ears again. “No. We didn’t.”
“So what happens now?” I asked while he dressed in his remaining clothes.
Major took a while to answer and I started to worry. “I’ll call in a crew to clean this up. But then we need to sit down and make a plan.”
“A plan?” I asked.
“We’ve been encountering more and more of these fanatic groups all over the world. With the Internet, social media, and just about everyone having a cell phone, it’s been harder and harder to hide. The ISC has been entertaining a proposal to come out to the humans.”
Scarlett and I gawked at him. “Come out?” she asked. “Tell them we exist? But that would destroy us.”
“It can’t work,” I agreed as a thousand scenarios twisted through my mind.
Major nodded with each of our arguments. “I hear you. I do. But it might be time.” He looked around the room at the four dead humans. “Something’s got to give. And soon.”
I didn’t know what to say. Scarlett’s mouth hung open while she pondered what had just been presented to us. “I can’t even think anymore,” she whispered, sinking into my side.
I kissed the top of her head. “Let’s go back to the hotel. At first light, we’ll head home.”
“Sounds good,” she said.
“And what about you?” I asked, turning to Major.
He smiled, full teeth gleaming like a naughty cat. “Well, I’m coming back with you.”
“You are?” I said.
“Yes. I think I need to call in some more ISC representatives to start having these conversations with the shifters in this part of the world.”
“Wonderful,” I groaned.
Major simply laughed and slapped me on the shoulder. “Come on you two. Let’s go back to the hotel and celebrate your mating.”
We both blanched at his accusation, which only made him laugh more. He walked passed us back through the entrance he and I had found. I couldn’t form any words, but assumed, by the easy way Major was acting, our pairing wasn’t as big of a deal as we thought it might be.
Perhaps that would help us when we talked to Peter and Brandt tomorrow. But for now, I was just happy that the night was over and I had my mate back under my arm.
Tomorrow we could deal with everything else.
Brandt, my uncle, Brennan, and I sat around the kitchen table inside of the clan’s house waiting for someone to speak. We hadn’t arrived until the early afternoon, but my uncle had already talked to Emma and Brandt before we’d returned. We didn’t even have a chance to explain what had happened last night and why we still had Major tagging along.
They didn’t want to hear it. They just wanted to address our mating.
“Were you going to tell me,” Brandt asked his brother.
“Of course,” he said. “I just…I wasn’t sure what was happening.”
This time he smiled. “It’s pretty amazing, right?”
I had to love the alpha grizzly for saying that. He understood how important finding a mate felt and I was thankful he could see beyond everything else and support us.
“Well, I did some research,” my uncle said. “And I believe that I will be able to give you my blessing.” I squeezed Brennan’s hand under the table. “It would appear that cross-shifter matings are not as uncommon as we thought.”
“Really?” Brennan and I asked together.
Peter shook his head. “It’s not that common in this country, but there are areas in the world where our kind are limited and so they can only interact
He spent a few moments cleaning himself. Primping and pruning while Scarlett and I stood there watching. I looked down at the pile of clothes and thought I could maybe do something with the material. A couple of minutes later, Scarlett helped me fashion a sarong of sorts with Major’s dress shirt and by the time we were done, Major had shifted back.
“I’m sorry that had to happen,” he said, genuinely upset.
“Did we have a choice?” Scarlett asked.
He shook his head, tucking the black pieces behind his ears again. “No. We didn’t.”
“So what happens now?” I asked while he dressed in his remaining clothes.
Major took a while to answer and I started to worry. “I’ll call in a crew to clean this up. But then we need to sit down and make a plan.”
“A plan?” I asked.
“We’ve been encountering more and more of these fanatic groups all over the world. With the Internet, social media, and just about everyone having a cell phone, it’s been harder and harder to hide. The ISC has been entertaining a proposal to come out to the humans.”
Scarlett and I gawked at him. “Come out?” she asked. “Tell them we exist? But that would destroy us.”
“It can’t work,” I agreed as a thousand scenarios twisted through my mind.
Major nodded with each of our arguments. “I hear you. I do. But it might be time.” He looked around the room at the four dead humans. “Something’s got to give. And soon.”
I didn’t know what to say. Scarlett’s mouth hung open while she pondered what had just been presented to us. “I can’t even think anymore,” she whispered, sinking into my side.
I kissed the top of her head. “Let’s go back to the hotel. At first light, we’ll head home.”
“Sounds good,” she said.
“And what about you?” I asked, turning to Major.
He smiled, full teeth gleaming like a naughty cat. “Well, I’m coming back with you.”
“You are?” I said.
“Yes. I think I need to call in some more ISC representatives to start having these conversations with the shifters in this part of the world.”
“Wonderful,” I groaned.
Major simply laughed and slapped me on the shoulder. “Come on you two. Let’s go back to the hotel and celebrate your mating.”
We both blanched at his accusation, which only made him laugh more. He walked passed us back through the entrance he and I had found. I couldn’t form any words, but assumed, by the easy way Major was acting, our pairing wasn’t as big of a deal as we thought it might be.
Perhaps that would help us when we talked to Peter and Brandt tomorrow. But for now, I was just happy that the night was over and I had my mate back under my arm.
Tomorrow we could deal with everything else.
Brandt, my uncle, Brennan, and I sat around the kitchen table inside of the clan’s house waiting for someone to speak. We hadn’t arrived until the early afternoon, but my uncle had already talked to Emma and Brandt before we’d returned. We didn’t even have a chance to explain what had happened last night and why we still had Major tagging along.
They didn’t want to hear it. They just wanted to address our mating.
“Were you going to tell me,” Brandt asked his brother.
“Of course,” he said. “I just…I wasn’t sure what was happening.”
This time he smiled. “It’s pretty amazing, right?”
I had to love the alpha grizzly for saying that. He understood how important finding a mate felt and I was thankful he could see beyond everything else and support us.
“Well, I did some research,” my uncle said. “And I believe that I will be able to give you my blessing.” I squeezed Brennan’s hand under the table. “It would appear that cross-shifter matings are not as uncommon as we thought.”
“Really?” Brennan and I asked together.
Peter shook his head. “It’s not that common in this country, but there are areas in the world where our kind are limited and so they can only interact
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