The Bear Next Door (Forbidden Shifters Book 1) (4 page)

Andy
clenched his fists and a pulse beat close to his jawline. He was pissed and I
was too. No more sex and it was only the 15th of the month. And who was to say
if we’d be lucky enough to get a permit next month or even the one after that.

Andy
put his hand on the wall. “My buddy told me you’re going to start issuing
permanent mate permits for shifter and non-shifter couples,” he said.

“Yes,
they’ll be available on the 20th of next month,” Troy said.

I
looked at Andy. Surely he didn’t…

Next
thing I knew he was getting down on his hands and knees and reaching for my
hand.

“Would
you do me the honor of being this werebear’s permanent partner?”

Troy
looked at me. “I can’t process the paperwork until you’ve agreed,” he said.

“Yes,
I would like to be this bear’s mate,” I said.

“I’ll
get the application started and you’ll both need to come down to City Hall in
the next ten days to get micro-chipped and have a physical exam,” said Troy.

“We
will be there,” said Andy

“Congratulations
and I’ll be on my way.”

I
opened the door for Troy and waved him goodbye. I shut the door and turned back
to look at Andy.

“You
do know we can’t have sex again until we’ve got the permanent partner permit
and at City Hall they’re going to make us jump through lots of hoops just so we
can be mates?” I asked him.

“Yeah,
but just think what the honeymoon’s going to be like?”

The
End.

About the Author

Vanessa
Devereaux is the bestselling author of eight plus books, including Who’s the
Boss, Cater to Me and Seduced by a Cowboy. Her favorite stories to write are
ones featuring bear shifters and cowboys. When she’s not writing, she’s
teaching aspiring authors. You can find out more about Vanessa at her Web site,
www.vanessadevereaux.com

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