There's Snow Escape: BBW Paranormal Shape Shifter Romance (Paranormal Dating Agency Book 7) by Milly Taiden
Authors: Milly Taiden
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between you and Brecc?”
He stopped his pacing and met her gaze. “There was a time we were friends. Good friends. Our mothers were best of friends.”
She sipped on her wine and watched the play of emotions go through his face. “What went wrong?”
He started walking again, his long strides eating up the space in his large office. “His father. The man lost his mind when his mate died. Not that I can blame him.”
“So? What does that have to do with you two?”
He thinned his lips, a gold fire brightening his eyes. “His mother died in an accident. He blamed my family. He already hated my father, so when she died, he decided to start a war between our families.”
She gasped, placing the cup on a table next to her seat. Anticipation made her palms sweat. “People were hurt, right?”
He nodded. “Brecc’s father showed up here. My father and his father fought. His father killed my father.”
She put her face in her hands, her body wound tight over the revelation. So much pain and anger. She couldn’t understand this in such a beautiful and mesmerizing new world.
The door slammed opened. She jumped in her seat, her head jerking to the side to see who made the noise.
“Tell her what you did!” Brecc growled, his chest heaving from exertion. She noticed the wind-tousled hair and the anger sparking in his eyes. Damn, he was even hotter when pissed.
TWENTY-FIVE
“Brecc,” she said, trying to calm the fury she saw in his eyes.
Eros ran in behind Brecc, the worry in his gaze disappearing the moment he laid eyes on her. “Are you okay?”
She nodded. “I’m fine.”
“Tell her what you did,” Brecc said again. “Tell her how you dragged us into their war.”
“I did not!” Vikter roared. “It was an accident.”
Brecc turned to meet her gaze. “He killed my father.”
She glanced at Vikter. “You did?”
“It was an accident,” he said, sliding his fingers through his hair. “They were fighting. I was a kid. I was upset seeing his father hurting mine. I shifted and the dragon took over.”
“He burned him to death,” Brecc spat. He rushed up to her side, taking her hand and pulling. “Let’s go.”
“Brecc,” Eros started.
She yanked her hand out of his hold. “Hang on a second.” She frowned at Brecc. “You were friends. I know that you’re both living with regrets over what happened. I don’t need to be a shifter to see it.”
“Let’s go, Charlotte,” Brecc growled.
“No. Not until I’ve said what I need to.” She moved away from him, stopping in the center of the room. “This planet was supposed to be different from earth. Better. But like earth, emotions rule a lot of what people do, no matter where they are.” She glanced at Vikter. “I can see it hurts you to live with the knowledge that your actions killed this friendship. All these years of regret,” she shook her head. “How have you not forgiven yourself?”
He glanced away from her. “Things aren’t the same anymore.”
“This isn’t your business,” Brecc argued. “Leave it alone!”
Charlotte’s chest felt like it was caving in on itself. She’d been secretly hoping that Brecc and Eros were interested in sharing more than a vacation fling with her. His words just now proved her opinion wasn’t needed or wanted. He was right. It wasn’t her business, but she’d lived enough years in unhappiness to know it was a horrible companion.
“No!” She glared at Brecc, her own anger simmering from his words. “You are so selfish,” she yelled at him, and turned to Vikter. “Both of you. Don’t you think that as neighbors the wolves and dragons would find themselves being friends?”
Brecc’s eyes glowed gold. “Char―”
“Shut up!” she snapped at Brecc, ignoring the shock in his eyes. “You clearly don’t get told to listen often enough. You’re going to listen now!” She took a breath. It was because of Razzy she was willing to say anything. Seeing the girl so upset
He stopped his pacing and met her gaze. “There was a time we were friends. Good friends. Our mothers were best of friends.”
She sipped on her wine and watched the play of emotions go through his face. “What went wrong?”
He started walking again, his long strides eating up the space in his large office. “His father. The man lost his mind when his mate died. Not that I can blame him.”
“So? What does that have to do with you two?”
He thinned his lips, a gold fire brightening his eyes. “His mother died in an accident. He blamed my family. He already hated my father, so when she died, he decided to start a war between our families.”
She gasped, placing the cup on a table next to her seat. Anticipation made her palms sweat. “People were hurt, right?”
He nodded. “Brecc’s father showed up here. My father and his father fought. His father killed my father.”
She put her face in her hands, her body wound tight over the revelation. So much pain and anger. She couldn’t understand this in such a beautiful and mesmerizing new world.
The door slammed opened. She jumped in her seat, her head jerking to the side to see who made the noise.
“Tell her what you did!” Brecc growled, his chest heaving from exertion. She noticed the wind-tousled hair and the anger sparking in his eyes. Damn, he was even hotter when pissed.
TWENTY-FIVE
“Brecc,” she said, trying to calm the fury she saw in his eyes.
Eros ran in behind Brecc, the worry in his gaze disappearing the moment he laid eyes on her. “Are you okay?”
She nodded. “I’m fine.”
“Tell her what you did,” Brecc said again. “Tell her how you dragged us into their war.”
“I did not!” Vikter roared. “It was an accident.”
Brecc turned to meet her gaze. “He killed my father.”
She glanced at Vikter. “You did?”
“It was an accident,” he said, sliding his fingers through his hair. “They were fighting. I was a kid. I was upset seeing his father hurting mine. I shifted and the dragon took over.”
“He burned him to death,” Brecc spat. He rushed up to her side, taking her hand and pulling. “Let’s go.”
“Brecc,” Eros started.
She yanked her hand out of his hold. “Hang on a second.” She frowned at Brecc. “You were friends. I know that you’re both living with regrets over what happened. I don’t need to be a shifter to see it.”
“Let’s go, Charlotte,” Brecc growled.
“No. Not until I’ve said what I need to.” She moved away from him, stopping in the center of the room. “This planet was supposed to be different from earth. Better. But like earth, emotions rule a lot of what people do, no matter where they are.” She glanced at Vikter. “I can see it hurts you to live with the knowledge that your actions killed this friendship. All these years of regret,” she shook her head. “How have you not forgiven yourself?”
He glanced away from her. “Things aren’t the same anymore.”
“This isn’t your business,” Brecc argued. “Leave it alone!”
Charlotte’s chest felt like it was caving in on itself. She’d been secretly hoping that Brecc and Eros were interested in sharing more than a vacation fling with her. His words just now proved her opinion wasn’t needed or wanted. He was right. It wasn’t her business, but she’d lived enough years in unhappiness to know it was a horrible companion.
“No!” She glared at Brecc, her own anger simmering from his words. “You are so selfish,” she yelled at him, and turned to Vikter. “Both of you. Don’t you think that as neighbors the wolves and dragons would find themselves being friends?”
Brecc’s eyes glowed gold. “Char―”
“Shut up!” she snapped at Brecc, ignoring the shock in his eyes. “You clearly don’t get told to listen often enough. You’re going to listen now!” She took a breath. It was because of Razzy she was willing to say anything. Seeing the girl so upset
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