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  Grizzly Ridge 3

  Wade

  Benny loves having a job. He is able to get out from under his parents overprotective thumb and meet some really nice people. But his freedom doesn’t last long…not when Wade Rising enters the bar. When Benny is taken to Wade’s clan, his worst fear is that the bears will eat him. His first clue that he is in trouble? Wade’s brothers keep licking their lips.

  Wade can’t believe his mate is a fluffy little bunny. His bear isn’t sure if it wants to claim Benny or eat him. Worse yet, his brothers look at Benny as if Wade has just brought dinner home. But after hauling Benny over his shoulder and taking him from the bar, trouble follows on Wade’s heels.

  The crooked sheriff is demanding Benny’s return. Benny’s parents are raising hell that he’s been taken to a bear clan. Will anything go right for Wade and Benny?

  Genre: Alternative (M/M, Gay), Paranormal, Shape-shifter

  Length: 26,533 words

  WADE

  Grizzly Ridge 3

  Lynn Hagen

  

  Siren Publishing, Inc.

  www.SirenPublishing.com

  A SIREN PUBLISHING BOOK

  WADE

  Copyright © 2017 by Lynn Hagen

  ISBN: 978-1-64010-446-4

  First Publication: July 2017

  Cover design by Melody Simmons

  All art and logo copyright © 2017 by Siren Publishing, Inc.

  ALL RIGHTS RESERVED: This literary work may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, including electronic or photographic reproduction, in whole or in part, without express written permission.

  All characters and events in this book are fictitious. Any resemblance to actual persons living or dead is strictly coincidental.

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  ABOUT THE AUTHOR

  Lynn Hagen loves writing about the somewhat flawed, but lovable. She also loves a hero who can see past all the rough edges to find the shining diamond of a beautiful heart.

  You can find her on any given day curled up with her laptop and a cup of hot java, letting the next set of characters tell their story.

  For all titles by Lynn Hagen, please visit

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  Table of Contents

  Title Page

  Copyright Page

  About the Author

  Chapter One

  Chapter Two

  Chapter Three

  Chapter Four

  Chapter Five

  Chapter Six

  Chapter Seven

  Chapter Eight

  Chapter Nine

  Chapter Ten

  Landmarks

  Cover

  WADE

  Grizzly Ridge 3

  LYNN HAGEN

  Copyright © 2017

  Chapter One

  “I don’t know about this,” Duane said as he and Wade entered the local bar. “We’ve had enough trouble lately. I think we should stay out of Grizzly Ridge.”

  Wade was on the prowl. He knew they’d had their fair share of trouble, but that didn’t mean he had to become celibate. Just thinking the word made his balls clench.

  “We’ll be here long enough to pick up an easy lay, then we’ll scoot,” Wade promised. He wasn’t sure how true that was, though. There were slim pickings in Grizzly Ridge. He was almost tempted to head over to Howling Cavern to see what selection the wolves had, but the wolves and bears were still at odds.

  Also, if Wade ran into the prick, Declan, he might get into a fight instead of finding a piece of ass. Wade was too damn horny at the moment, and fighting was the last thing on his mind.

  His curiosity was piqued when he noticed a new server running around the place. Shit, the guy was smoking hot. His hair was platinum blond, his eyes hazel, and damn if his body wasn’t banging. Wade wanted a piece of that.

  “I found my one-night stand. Good luck with yours,” Wade said to Duane before hurrying toward the racing server. The guy had a tray balanced on one hand as he weaved his way through the mess of tables. Wade decided to take a seat and wait for the little honey to come to him.

  After placing the drinks on a table, the guy spun and nearly ran into the table behind him. He gave a low curse—if “dang it” could be considered cursing—and hurried away. Wade watched every move the man made, his gaze zeroing in on his plump little butt. Wade’s cock jerked as he thought of sinking balls-deep into the guy.

  Ten minutes later, the sexy server finally made it to Wade’s table. “What can I get you?”

  Wade opened his mouth to give a witty reply when the smell of prey smacked him in the face. He leaned in close, sniffing. His mouth watered as the succulent scent of bunny filled his nose. His bear growled. Wade smirked. The stranger’s eyes widened as he backed away.

  “Don’t go running from me, Honey Bunny.” Wade got up and took a step closer. “I ain’t here to eat you.”

  The bunny’s eyes rounded. “Then what are you here for?”

  Wade gave a low chuckle. “To fuck you.”

  The server blushed. “I have to work. Do you want to order a drink?”

  “The only thing I want is to lick that gorgeous body of yours.” Wade moved in closer, trapping the bunny against a table. The guy was pocket-sized, and Wade loved that. “Then I want to sink my dick deep into your ass.”

  Wade jerked back when the bunny slapped him. “You have a nasty mouth, buster!”

  Wade grabbed the man’s wrists. “That shit just turned me on.”

  The guy burst out laughing. “This is some kind of prank, isn’t it? Harold sent you over here to mess with me.”

  “Who the hell is Harold?” Wade didn’t really care.

  “The owner,” the guy said as though Wade was daft. “My boss. He’s always pulling pranks on me.”

  “Why don’t we talk outside?” Wade would fuck the little bunny in the bed of his truck, on the side of the building, or even in the woods. The location was irrelevant.

  “Because I’m swamped,” he said. “I get off at one if you want to hang out.”

  Hang out? Wade didn’t want to shoot the breeze. He wanted to fuck. “Don’t you have a break coming soon?”

  “I don’t get breaks,” he said.

  That wasn’t right. By law, the server was entitled to them. Wade might live up in the mountains, but he wasn’t backwoods. He knew about the working world—somewhat.

  Wade had never worked a day in his life. His grandfather had struck oil and the Rising family became rich overnight. The wells had finally dried up, but their money hadn’t. Wade and his brothers were frugal, and Wade had enough money to last him the rest of his life.

  “You’re supposed to get breaks,” Wade said.

  “I don’t have time for your jokes.” He grabbed his tray and skirted around Wade.

  “Benny!” the guy behind the bar hollered. “Your orders are backing up.”

  “See? I’m busy,” Benny said as he hurried away.

  Benny the bunny. Wade smirked. He pressed his palm into his hard cock. He wanted a piece of that tight little ass. Wade had started toward Duane, who sat at the bar, chatting with some guy, when he stopped dead in his tracks. Wade scented the air, then spun to look at Benny.

  His bear growled again, but not because he wanted to gobble the bunny up. Benny was Wade’s mate. He stood there stunned. He was mated to a fucking bunny? His brothers would never let him live this one down, but those thoughts fled as his bear took over.

  Wade stalked toward Benny, who was placing drinks on his tray. As he rounded the bar, the owner’s eyes widening.

  “You can’t be back here,” Harold said.

  Ignoring him, Wade grabbed Benny and pulled him close, biting into his shoulder.

  “No!” Benny shouted as Harold barreled toward Wade.

  “Get the fuck off him,” Harold barked.

  Duane jumped from his stool and leaped over the bar. He yanked Harold back as Wade released Benny.

  “I knew you wanted to eat me!” Benny clamped a hand over his neck. “You lied to me!” He blinked a few times, cocked his head, then stared at Wade. “You smell like my mate.”

  Wade picked Benny up and tossed the little bunny over his shoulder. He hauled ass from the bar as Duane raced after him.

  Harold shouted at them as Wade tossed Benny into his truck and took off. Duane was in the passenger seat, both men boxing Benny in.

  “Where’re you taking me?” Benny looked panicked. “I have to finish my shift.”

  “Your working days are over,” Wade snarled as he pointed his truck toward the access road that led into the mountains.

  “God, he smells amazing.” Duane sniffed at Benny. “My bear wants to take a bite.”

  “Touch him and I’ll snap your neck,” Wade warned. Sirens wailed in the distance. Harold must’ve called the cops.

  “He’s sniffing me again,” Benny said. “M
ake him stop.”

  Wade glared at his brother. “I’m warning you.”

  Duane rolled the window down and stuck his head out. “I can’t help it, he smells like dinner.”

  “He’s not very nice,” Benny said. “I think he’s gonna bite me. And not in a nice way.”

  “He ain’t doing shit,” Wade said. “Just relax while I drive you home.”

  “My home?” Benny asked. “My mom and dad will be thrilled that I found my mate, but I’m not too sure they’ll like the fact that you’re a bear.”

  Wade drove up the access road with Benny chatting away as the sirens faded.

  * * * *

  “I’ll have to call my mom,” Benny said. “Since it’s obvious you’re not taking me to my house, she’ll worry if I don’t come home after work.” He always talked too much when he was nervous, and the two bears he was sandwiched between had him downright terrified. “You never told me your name.”

  “Wade.”

  Benny turned to the guy who kept sniffing him. “And you?”

  “Hungry.” The man rubbed his stomach. “But you can call me Duane.”

  Benny clasped his hands between his knees as he stared straight ahead. He knew how a mating worked. He would now live with Wade. He also knew he would go into heat and carry Wade’s child. He peeked at his mate, then looked straight ahead again.

  That was if Wade didn’t eat him first. Benny wanted to jump from the truck. He was being taken to a clan of bears. His life would be in jeopardy every second he was around them.

  How do I keep getting myself into these messes? Working at the bar was his very first job, and it hadn’t lasted a week. All Benny had wanted to do was get out of his parents’ house. He loved them to pieces, but they suffocated him at times. They still treated him like a juvenile, and that burned Benny’s britches.

  Now he was being carted off into the mountains. His mother would cry a river that he’d been taken so far away. His dad would call Benny nonstop to make sure he was still alive.

  This had disaster written all over it.

  When Wade pulled into a clearing, Benny stiffened. He saw a beautiful lake to the right, and the woods surrounding it were gorgeous, but two bears were also lying by a bonfire. Would he be roasted in that fire?

  Benny swallowed around the lump of fear that clogged his throat.

  Duane jumped from the truck as soon as Wade parked, as if he couldn’t get away from Benny’s smell fast enough. “You guys aren’t going to believe what just fucking happened,” Duane said to the bears, laughing.

  “He has a potty mouth,” Benny pointed out.

  Wade chuckled. “We all do.” He slid from the truck, then reached for Benny.

  “No.” Benny pulled back, shaking his head. “I’m good right here. You can close the door, please.”

  “You can’t live in my truck,” Wade said.

  “Watch me.” Benny reached for the handle and slammed the door closed, then engaged the locks. “You can just slide me food through the window.”

  Two naked men approached. “Is he really a bunny?” one who had a beard but no mustache asked.

  “Fuck off, Walker,” Wade snapped. “Go anywhere near him, and I’ll cut your damn dick off.”

  Wow. The whole clan seemed to have a potty mouth. But that was the least of Benny’s concerns. He had four bear shifters staring at him. Three of them looked at him with hunger in their eyes. Two were completely naked. Benny’s cheeks heated to nuclear levels as he looked away. Shifters weren’t shy about their nudity, but Benny was. He’d always been modest.

  “Benny, come out,” Wade said, his hands on his hips. “These chuckleheads aren’t going to touch you.”

  “Their eyes say otherwise.” Benny moved into the driver’s seat. Too bad Wade hadn’t left the keys in the ignition. But that wouldn’t have helped anyway since Benny didn’t know how to drive.

  “Get the fuck out of here,” Wade snapped at his brothers.

  Duane winked at Benny, licked his lips, then shifted and sauntered away. Benny nearly peed himself. The other two left, as well. Wade used his fob to unlock the door. Benny quickly locked them again.

  “Benny,” Wade said in warning. “Get out of that truck, now.”

  They had a lock-unlock war. Benny slapped the button so many times that his fingers hurt. Wade snatched the door handle and yanked it open. His smile was triumphant.

  Benny whimpered as he slid from the truck. “If they eat me, I’m coming back to haunt you.”

  He squeaked when Wade grabbed his hand and led him past a line of trees. Benny spotted a few homes that were far enough apart for privacy. One yard had a bunch of toys scattered around.

  “Kids live here?”

  “One cub,” Wade said. “Another will be born soon.”

  Benny loved kids. They never had an ulterior motive and they were just so sweet and full of laughter.

  Wade led him farther into the woods before a two-story home came into view.

  “You live here?” The white house with green trim was a modest Victorian with a wraparound porch and flowers planted in a garden. A swing sat off to one side of the porch, and a hammock stretched out on the other side.

  “Home sweet home.” Wade opened the screen door and waved Benny inside. The living room was the coziest room Benny had ever seen. It had a river rock fireplace with bookshelves on either side. The wooden floor shined, and the overstuffed couch looked as soft as clouds. The living room flowed seamlessly into the white-and-pale-yellow kitchen.

  “This is homey,” Benny admitted. To his left was a set of stairs. Benny left Wade to explore. At the top of the steps was a foyer where the doors branched off. A large hallway closet held towels and sheets. The huge bathroom was decorated in pale green and cream and had a stall for showering.

  Benny hurried to the next room. This had to be Wade’s. The four-poster bed was humungous, and lacy curtains billowed gently with the soft breeze. Benny squealed when he saw french doors that led to a balcony.

  His parents’ home was half the size of Wade’s, and it didn’t look as if it belonged in a country magazine. Whoever decorated Wade’s home knew what he or she had been doing.

  “You like?”

  Benny jumped and spun at the sound of Wade’s voice right behind him. “Your home is lovely.”

  “Our home.” Wade slid his hands up and down Benny’s sides. “Why don’t you get more comfortable? Taking your clothes off is a start.”

  Wade marched Benny backward until the bed stopped him. Benny started to tell Wade he wasn’t ready to have sex, but a fire ignited inside him, and his cock became rock-hard.

  Wade scented the air. “You’re in heat.”

  Benny slipped away from Wade, fanning himself. He felt as if he’d been thrown in a fire. Sweat gathered on his body as Benny tore his clothes off. “I need a cold shower.”

  “You need to get your sexy little ass over here.” Wade began to undress, as well. Benny gaped at how well built his mate was. Wade had muscles on top of muscles. He glanced into Wade’s gray-green eyes, swallowing hard.

  When Wade turned, Benny suppressed his gasp. Four jagged scars ran sideways down his back, as if someone had clawed him.

  “Don’t worry.” Wade chuckled as he turned back around. The sound slid over Benny and made his cock throb even harder. “I won’t break you.”

  Benny moved closer, unable to stop himself as he curled into Wade’s arms. “Make this heat go away.”

  Wade’s grin was soft and sweet. “Gladly, Honey Bunny.”

  Chapter Two

  Why in the hell was Wade so nervous? This wasn’t his first time having sex, yet his hands shook as he reached for Benny. It could be from the fact that Benny was it for him, or that he feared his mate would ask about the scars on his back.

  Wade had always been careful not to let his lovers see them, but he hadn’t wanted to hide anything from his mate, so, in a bold move, he had turned so Benny got a full view of them.

 
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