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now down to three unattached catamount males, a bear Shifter with attitude and his pretty
wife. Years ago, the town suffered when the totem fell under the gray wolves hands for a
spell. Huge clan wars resulted in getting the totem back, but at a price. Many in the pride
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died, and the rest eventually scattered. Though saddened, his parents had said it was for
the best, as many in the pride had been considering leaving anyway. Catamounts,
traditionally, were solitary creatures. Typically, outside of one s immediate family, a
male feline Shifter felt the urge to claim his own territory. And unlike the wolves, cats
weren t pack animals; they didn t much like to share. Burke and his brothers, however,
didn t fit the mold. They liked living together, with each other and with Joel and his
family. They had no plans to separate, whether they mated or not.
Thoughts of mating had him glancing at Rachel, and he wondered how she would
like living alone in Charlotte s house.
Rachel whistled, shifting his focus. Holy crap, this place is huge. And so pretty.
He felt a burst of pride and parked, trying to see his house as she might. Built in
sections, the main log cabin was surrounded by flowers and a small stream behind the
house. Through the years, they d added on to the house as needed, making the additions
seamless. Now, thirty-four hundred square feet of space gave his pride enough room to
roam without stepping all over one another, and the extra cabins near the main house
gave them even more space.
Who lives in those? Rachel pointed to two of the six cabins visible over the hill on
which the property sat.
Joel and his wife, Maggie, live in that one. You saw them this morning in the Fox s
Henhouse. Joel was the big guy sitting at the table next to mine, and Maggie was the cute
blonde, his wife. She s the one who keeps the flowers so nice, while Joel works around
the ranch with me. He s big into the garden.
He s a farmer?
Of sorts. He loves to eat, and makes sure we have what we need to survive.
Interesting. You sound like one of those survivalists or something.
Or something. Before he could comment further, they exited the truck and were met
by Dean coming off the porch. Crap.
Dean s eyes glowed with welcome, and he held out his hand with a wide grin. Hey.
Ms. Penny?
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Word sure travels fast, she murmured to Burke before taking Dean s hand. Call
me Rachel. Dean brought her palm to his lips, and to his relief, Burke sensed no arousal
wafting off the woman. But when Dean refused to let her hand go, his eyes glued to
Rachel as if she were his, Burke saw red.
Possession rode him, brother or not, and he growled low in his throat, warning Dean
away from what he considered his. Rachel swung to face him, her mouth open in
surprise, and that quickly, the sweet scent of desire overrode the little gathering.
Shit. Dean sucked in a breath, his golden eyes glowing as he struggled not to shift,
his eyes and hands caught in the change. But he didn t move away from Rachel fast
enough to suit Burke.
Mine. Burke inserted himself between her and his brother. Glaring down into
Dean s gaze, he forced his brother to break away and turn fully human. Dean growled his
displeasure but did as Burke bade.
Excuse me? Rachel s voice sounded too husky for his peace of mind.
And then Grady turned the corner and froze as the wind changed, bringing Rachel s
scent to him. So sweet. Grady rumbled and moved closer. So rich.
So mine, Burke said again, needing to stake his claim. Hell, he wanted to fuck
Rachel right now, to more than mark her, but to mate with her, so that his brothers and
every other damned male would see who she belonged to.
Mine? Rachel, unfortunately, didn t seem to be on the same track. We are talking
about something else and not me, aren t we?
His brothers turned as one to stare at her, and Burke shifted on his feet, trying to will
away his growing erection and regain a measure of control. Yeah. My brothers are really
into my truck, always trying to take what isn t theirs and isn t going to be, he tried
warning more subtly.
I m thinking he didn t use it yet. Dean meant the condom, and just thinking about
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