Page 5 of Seduced By Two Alphas

Then Jack ambled to the front yard, large as any bear I’d ever seen at a zoo, with brown fur, a large snout, and deadly-ass big paws that press into the earth, leaving behind imprints that were like a bucket of cold water over my head.

Yet, I couldn’t muster the fear that should have ignited in my heart. I was dealing with two fully grown bears who could become human, or was it the other way around? Did that matter?

“Casey couldn’t sleep,” Ken said to the bear. “Just keeping him company.”

Jack ambled onto the porch and dropped at my feet, like an enormous, over-sized cat, and then stretched out on the wood. He yawned, showing off his sharp, deadly teeth, then settled back down.

When I looked up, I noticed Ken watching me, a little too closely.

“What?”

He shrugged. “Just never saw a human act so cool around bears.”

I thought about that. Real hard. Why wasn’t I freaking out? “I guess because you two rescued me the shock got all mixed up with the panic of the moment, at the time. My emotions kind of blended while I was in that living room. Maybe I’m still in shock, but I’m much better at hiding it than even I knew I could.”

I wasn’t sure if that was true. My emotions seemed to be all over the place lately. Up was down, right was left, in was out. At times I just wanted to walk up to a wall and bang my head against it, hoping maybe some sense got knocked loose and I would be able to think more clearly.

Already sitting on the top step, Ken leaned back against the bear’s hindquarters. That was just how big Jack was. Ken looked comfortable, at ease with life, and I only wished I could feel the same way.

“Do you always use your brother as a pillow?” I smirked, actively avoiding looking at Ken’s groin.

Or his rigid abs.

Or his tanned skin, which seemed to glow under the moonlight like some ethereal object that was trying to beguile me.

Or the serene look on his face as he stared up at the stars.

I averted my gaze of Ken completely.

“We’ve always been close,” Ken said.

“Oh.” I wasn’t sure what I meant by that word.

“Not that close.” Ken chuckled as if already unlocking the meaning behind my single word. “We’ve been all each other’s had for a very long time.”

With no siblings, I had no clue what that felt like. To have someone in my corner who would never betray or leave me. Sure, I had Dillon, but he had boyfriends now, and his time was spent at home, trying not to let the people of Hungry know that he was pregnant.

But I’d felt the strain between us before then. Nothing major, like our friendship was going to end. More like the changing of seasons, when things shifted into a different perspective.

“You look troubled,” Ken said.

I hadn't meant to give such a dry laugh. “Troubled? What on earth do I have to be troubled about?”

Could I sound any more unhinged?

My eyes widened, and I quickly turned away when Ken pushed from the step and walked toward me. God, his tallywacker was just swinging in the wind, and he didn’t seem to care. I’d gotten a five-second looksie at his flaccid dick, and damn if it wasn’t impressive. My eyes kept begging for another look, but I refused to give in to their demand.

“Anything specific?” Ken knelt in front of my chair, his hands on the armrests. His voice had grown soft, and I felt my head turning toward the sound. He and Jack were shifters, probably used to their own nudity, thought nothing of it, while I was seated there sweating like crazy, forcing my hands to stay put in my lap, my gaze cast off to the side. I didn’t think I’d ever had a bigger enticement shoved in my face.

It’s not just his bear form that’s humongous. God, I needed to stop thinking like that.

Ken slipped his finger under my chin and forced me to look into his eyes. “What’s got you strung so tight?”

I couldn’t take his closeness, his concern, the innocently asked question. Not while he was naked. Not when my feelings were all over the place. Suddenly, all of this was just too much.

I stood so abruptly that I nearly whacked Ken in the head with my water bottle. Too late I realized my crotch was right in his face. “I need to go inside!”

Ken eyed me strangely then gave a quick nod before he backed away. I’d forgotten a big bear was fast asleep at my feet. I hurried forward, only to trip over Jack. I let out an unmanly scream as I toppled forward and would have face-planted if Ken hadn’t caught me around the waist.

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