Kingpin Bear (A Paranormal Shape Shifter Romance) (The Agency Book 4) (15 page)
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Authors: Jade,Amelia
Jared
He finished cutting the piece of lumber and turned around as his name was called. Looking over his shoulder, he saw Nadia waving at him. Standing next to him was a man he recognized, but had not seen in some time.
“Garrett!” he said loudly. “Garrett Hoffman! Boy is it good to see you.”
He quickly moved to embrace the other man, who returned his hug with equal enthusiasm. “It’s good to see you too, Jared. I’m glad to hear your mission was successful.”
“As am I,” he replied happily.
“I won’t take up much of your time, I promise. But I wanted to stop by and say thank you for letting me know what you found out. I really appreciate that, and though I still don’t remember any of it, knowing that I was able to give the Agency a big middle finger is a good way to help ease the pain.”
Jared smiled sadly. “I’m just sorry we couldn’t find more.”
The big Alpha of the Jade Crew smiled. “It’s more than I had before, so I’ll take it.”
“Anyway, I just wanted to let you know that.”
“Not a problem. Hey, how is the little one by the way?”
“Not so little anymore,” he replied with a big grin. “Daniella is growing so fast, I can’t believe it. Did you know that she’ll be one in two weeks?”
“Wow, time flies,” Jared said, happy for his friend.
“That it does. She has plenty of friends now too. Things are quite lively around here. With all the new cubs, you and your team returning with mates for each of you, and the influx of werewolves as well, there’s a lot of change going on.”
“There certainly is,” Jared said. “There certainly is. I have to admit, maybe it’s personal bias, but things have been much better around here with everyone mated. So much calmer.”
Garrett nodded. “Agreed. A lot less fights, and a lot more productivity. It’s good for the soul, I think.”
“Plus we don’t let you boneheads get too stupid,” Nadia chimed in, moving up next to Jared, who gave Garrett an innocent look.
“Pretend all you want boys,” she said with a shake of her head.
“I think I will,” Jared said, eliciting a laugh from all parties. Then he sobered slightly. “I wonder if Valen or Marcus will ever get a mate. I think that would do wonders for them.”
Garrett half-turned to look up the mountain, where the twin gryphon-shifter brothers lived. “I hope so. I don’t think they’re in any rush though. They’re still young for their species, so I don’t think there’s a big urge just yet. Who knows what a few more decades will bring though.”
“Hopefully a few cubs for us,” Nadia said, pulling him tight to her.
He grinned at Garrett. “Hopefully.”
The other shifter happily looked back and forth between them.
“Well, I’ll leave you two to it then. Better get to work.” He gave them both a lewd wink and picked his way back through the bare-bones structure of the house they were building.
In the quiet, he could hear the sounds of others working. If he looked, he could see Justin to his left, and Josh to his right, way off in the trees as they too worked away at building houses for them and their mates.
Nadia was looking at him strangely.
“What?” he asked.
“You heard the man,” she said.
He grinned and swept her off her feet, carrying her toward the tent they shared while living on-site. “Your wish is my command,” he growled into her ear.
“I know,” she teased, and then nipped at his ear, her hand reaching between them and past his belt, until she found what she wanted. “This is my wish.”
He grinned and set to work making it come true.
THE END
This concludes The Agency series. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. Although this story is over, there are more adventures to be had.
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Amelia Jade
Amelia Jade loves to write the stories of tall, growly shifter men and the women who come to love them. Living out in the backcountry near the mountains, she keeps her own alpha male close by to keep the bears away and keep her warm. In her downtime (which is rare), she loves to read science-fiction with a dash of fantasy. You can often find her curled up in front of the real wood-burning fireplace, her nose firmly buried in a book or her favorite e-reader. The cold can’t bother her there!
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