Mated to the Wilde Bear

Chapter 21: Xavier

“What’s all your fault?” Laurel rounded the bottom of the stairs, and every one of them clammed up and stared back her as if they’d been caught with their hand in the cookie jar. Xavier wanted to laugh, but damn if he didn’t feel the same.

“Nothing. We’re discussing a new hire for the crew,” he said.

Laurel reached for the resume and Harley snarled. Xavier silenced him with a look.

“Kyra Gold,” Laurel read aloud. “She sounds like a bad chick. She’s the new hire?”

Xavier shot a look at the guys and then answered, “Not yet. But she’s the best choice so far.”

“Or would be if she didn’t have a vagina,” Harley muttered.

“Dude,” Nash scolded him.

Laurel’s eyes widened, and she looked at Xavier. “You’re thinking of skipping over her because she’s a woman?” she demanded.

straightened, making sure to let the room know

Because they’re much more important than anything I have to

alpha,” Jake said under his

growled at him, spun on her heel, and headed for the

said, slipping in to block

the workplace? I can go to my own job to hear that,” she said. Underneath the flat tone, Xavier could

don’t think that,” he said. “The

a girl. Got it,

to meet his gaze. “The guys are worried about fighting because their animals are all ready to mate. Because my polar bear is ready to mate. Because you came along and, I can’t get you out of my head. And I think my animal already claimed you because I can’t even stand to be more than three feet from you

wanted to yank his hair out when her surprise turned to a slow smile. She leaned in and kissed him on the mouth, completely confusing him. “I’m in misery

was a collective mixture of groans and whistles. Laurel laughed. Confounded fucking woman. God, he loved

we’re hungry,”

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