Bear Next Door (Midlife Shifters Book 1)

  June, one of the girls, shot her a particularly sharp glare.

  "Didn't think they'd let the half-breed be a part of this," she said quietly.

  "Yeah," said Marlene, another of the girls. "You'd think being here would fuck up the whole ceremony."

  "Screw off," hissed Echo as she fell into line.

  "Wow," said June. "Same smart mouth as always. Bet Stone's going to be happy to put it to good use."

  "Maybe when he's bored with the rest of us,” said Charity, a third girl nearby. "Because there's not a fucking chance in hell a half-breed like you is going to be chosen as Stone's omega."

  Echo said nothing. She'd had her entire life to get used to the abuse from the other girls and wasn't about to let it get to her now.

  She turned her attention back to Stone as he slowly paced in front of the pack, his hands behind his back.

  "I've been your fucking alpha from day one," he said, slamming his fist against his chest. "But tradition's tradition, and tonight's the night we make it official."

  He paused as he paced back and forth, letting his words hang in the cool night air. Stone pointed off into the woods.

  "And I'm not going to waste any more fucking time!" he shouted. "When I give the word, I want you all to run! You find the site and we start this thing! Got it?"

  The men let out yells of anticipation, and the women stood silently, all with the same sensual smile on their faces as they gazed at Stone. Echo couldn't believe how obvious they were being, how shamelessly they wanted to throw themselves at him.

  But Echo wanted no part of that.

  "When I say go, you go!" shouted Stone, his voice booming through the woods. "Now shift!"

  One after another, the members of the pack shifted into their bear forms until only Echo and Stone remained human. Stone shot her a quick glance, one that said, "quit screwing around."

  She closed her eyes and shifted, black fur sprouting from her skin, her hands and feet shifting into paws.

  "Now," said Stone. "Move!"

  He shifted into his black bear form, and it was on.

  Without another word, Echo turned towards the woods and ran, knowing deep down that after tonight, her life would never be the same.

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