Make Him Purr: A Paranormal BBW Werepanther Shape Shifter Mail-Order Navy SEAL Romance (12 page)
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Authors: Anya Nowlan
“Well, spill,” she urged, smiling softly at the attention he was showering on her.
He couldn’t keep his hands off of her. She’d been staying with him for a few months now, and every day that passed saw them growing closer and closer. Diesel had never felt anything like it – it was as if she were meant to be with him. In private, he’d thanked Rake at least ten times by now for being his usual mischievous self and hooking Diesel up with the mail-order bride ad. Without it, he was sure he would never have met this beautiful, intelligent and vivacious woman.
“He was just making sure I knew what I was getting myself into,” Diesel said with a grin, noticing the purr that hit his tone when he said it.
This woman made him purr. And he didn’t even mind. Hell.
“And do you?” she teased, brushing her hands through his hair as she sometimes did.
He leant into the touch eagerly.
“Well, I hope so. And if I don’t, I think that’s probably for the best.”
He gave her a look, and she made a face, sticking out her tongue. Diesel kissed her quickly before she could retract her tongue. Damn she was cute. And she was all his. Or at least, was going to be. It seemed like a good of a time as any, and he’d been carrying it around with him for a week now. Diesel fished out a small red box from the back of his pants. Without a further word, he got down on one knee in front of her and opened the box.
It revealed a simple golden band with a perfect black opal surrounded by small emeralds. It had belonged to his mother and, as tradition, moved on in the family via first-born sons. His mother had always told him there was a bit of magic to that ring, and he hoped it would mean good things for him and Sonya. Hell, even if it didn’t, he was pretty sure he could overcome any bad juju with Sonya by his side. Hadn’t he already dealt with his ghosts from the past?
“Sonya Blackpaw. Will you do me the honor of being my bride? I’ll promise to tell you everything, always. And I will promise to never let anything happen to you. You’re mine and I am yours.”
His voice didn’t shake at all. There was nothing to fear. He loved her with all his heart, and he was sure she knew it. Knowing Sonya, if she’d felt any less for him, she would have ducked out through a window a long time ago. She beamed, smiling wide. Sonya threw her arms around his neck, and Diesel pulled her into his embrace, nuzzling her neck.
“Yup,” she replied.
That’s all he really needed. He slipped the ring on her finger and it fit perfectly. Just like he knew they would fit together – perfectly.
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BILLIONBEARS’ NEW HONEY EXCERPT
“We ain’t in Kansas no more,” Rush Dean drawled in his best Southern twang.
Any other time, it would have scraped Rhett’s ears, but this time he didn’t mind. Hell, he even chuckled.
“You’re right about that,” Rhett agreed.
They were both sitting on the hoods of their matching blue F-250s and the nearer they’d gotten to Shifter Grove, the more awkward he felt driving the big truck. He was no cowboy and neither was his brother, or at least they hadn’t been for a long time. The sun was slowly setting behind the hulking mountains and Shifter Grove, nestled in a cushy little valley, was basking in the last rays. The Dean brothers had stopped on a hillside that gave them a good view of the town to have a moment of peace before rolling in.
Rhett hadn’t even had to radio over to Rush to tell him to stop. Operating on the same wavelength as usual, Rush had gotten the idea to take a break before rolling into town probably at the same moment as Rhett had. Anyway, when they came to a stop, neither one of them was even a little bit surprised at what the other had been thinking.
“So, you think Mama’s gonna have a big spread for us waiting? I’m fucking famished,” Rush said, leaning back on his elbows and chewing on some sort of a stalk he’d plucked from the tall grass.
Rhett shrugged. His thoughts were as far away from food as they could have been, though he heard his stomach growling angrily at him. Maybe dinner was a good idea. They hadn’t stopped to eat since sometime at dawn, when they’d driven past a pancake place and gone to town on their all you can eat policy. Those people didn’t know what they were getting themselves into, offering unlimited servings to two Mississippi black bears. But the pancakes had been damn delicious and the Dean boys had left a generous tip.
“Probably. I bet she’ll be ecstatic to see us.”
“Billionaire Boys return to their mother, the town remains indifferent,” Rush said, moving his hand through the air as if he was envisioning a headline in the local newspaper.
Does Shifter Grove even have a newspaper? Probably not.
“I’d be surprised if we’d be the first ones in Shifter Grove, though. Shifters have been killing it lately. Must be all that pent up animal rage, making them take the business world by storm. But I don’t know how many of them return to be chided by their mother, though,” Rhett said, chuckling.
He dragged a hand through his messy auburn hair and then scratched his chin. He hadn’t shaved in days. That hadn’t happened in forever. He kind of liked it.
“Well, money can’t buy you happiness, but it sure keeps the local mammal population safe and sound,” Rush noted with a yawn, adjusting his sunglasses.
Rhett and Rush Dean weren’t your average black bear shifters. Alpha twins, they’d been destined for glory since the moment they were born. To the best of their ability, they had made good on that natural ability. Not only were they athletic, Rush in particular, but they’d made it their business to know everything they could about the world around them. Rhett made his first million at eighteen, putting up a hardware exchange business back home in Mississippi, and Rush had picked up a big endorsement the same year for his mountain biking achievements.
Now, they were both made men in their own right. Together, they owned expansive oil fields in both Texas and up north and though Rush had hung up his helmet some time ago, he still managed a number of top athletes through a firm he owned. Rhett had kept close to his roots as well, owning Dean’s Hardware, the first and foremost seller of heavy equipment in the east.
Yet, here they were, hanging out in bumfuck Idaho, considering their options on approaching their mother. Rhett felt Rush’s clear blue eyes on him and looked over to his younger brother by a few minutes, cocking his head to the side.
“You thinking what I’m thinking?” Rush asked.
“That mama’s going to have us married off so fast we won’t know what hit us? Yeah.”
“She’s going to be so annoyed with us…” Rush said.
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