Wolves for the Bears: Book 5, Grey Wolf Pack Romance Novellas Read Online Free

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    “Andy , that you?”  Esther poked her head out of the kitchen.
    Esther was attractive.  He’d always thought so, ever since they were kids.  Growing up she’d been the most beautiful in the clan, much to the consternation of the other females.  She was just a couple of years younger than him and now age 28 she was stunning.  She was just an inch short of six feet tall, with long chestnut hair and hazel eyes.  Her pale skin and rosy complexion radiated health and beauty.  Like all she-bears she could never be described as skinny, she was well-built but still feminine and graceful.
    He’d had a crush on her when he was a teenager, every young bear in the clan had a crush on Esther at one time or another.  But that was a long time ago...
    His thoughts turned to Mac.  No Delilah.  Why would anyone called Delilah prefer to be called Mac?   It was mindboggling.  Delilah .  The pretty name just rolled off the tongue.
    He remembered her mysterious smile, her enriching scent, her long willowy limbs...  His animal groaned contentedly.  His arousal was starting to become unbearable.  Un-bear-able, damnit he hated that word.
    Esther sniffed the air and raised her eyebrows.   His arousal surely wasn’t a new scent to her.  Although smelling it once again was probably a surprise.  She’d ribbed him mercifully when he was a teenager going out on dates, back then he hadn’t been able to control his desire... up until meeting Mac he’d learned how to keep it pretty well contained over the past eleven years.  Now, all bets were off, his beast did not want to be contained .
    “You okay?”  She asked frowning.
    He exhaled deeply, trying to pull himself together.  “Sure.”  He sniffed the air, chicken pot pie, one of his favourites.  “Something smells good.”  Although not half as good as Mac smells.
    “Yeah, it might be a little singed though, I’ve been keeping it in the warming oven.  I thought you’d be home earlier.”
    “Jeez, I’m sorry, I should have called.”  He looked at her shamefacedly.
    She smiled kindly.  “It’s not a problem sweetie, I don’t want you to feel like you have to report your every move to me.  Come on I’ll dish up.”
    She glided back into the kitchen and Andy followed, packing himself into a kitchen chair.  It was a cramped little room, especially when Andy was in it but Esther loved it.  She said the yellow paint always cheered her up.  Esther fell in love with the little cottage the first time she saw it.  Andy not so much.
    Esther loved the white picket fence and gorgeous front gard en.  She loved the red door with the coloured glass panels and the black slate roof.  She said it was quaint.  Andy just thought it was small.  Too small for two largish bear shifters, yet he hadn’t the heart to say no.  He never liked to let people down.   So half-heartedly, he had agreed to live there.
    Esther placed an enormous plate in front of him containing a huge portion of pot pie, some corn, green beans and homemade chunky fries.   He grabbed a glass of water.  Easy to do when he was sat down, all he had to do was lean back and he could reach both the glasses and the tap.  There wasn’t much he couldn’t actually reach from his sitting position.  It really was that small.
    Eagerly they ate their meals .  Bears had enormous appetites and very fast metabolisms.  Most bear shifters he knew ate between five and six meals a day.
    “So how come you were late anyway?”   Asked Esther pleasantly.
    “Adam asked me to do him a favour , he ummm, wanted me to pick up his sister.”  My mate...
    She rolled her eyes.  “You know you can always say no, he’s not your Alpha.  Don’t let him take advantage of your good nature.”
    He shrugged.  If he hadn’t agreed to do the favour for Adam he wouldn’t have met Mac... well honestly it probably would have just delayed the meeting to another time.  It was probably easier this way, no prying