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to fix up damaged gear. Their parachutes tended to take quite a beating, thanks to the frequent landings in the middle of treetops.
    Hunter looked up as Luke walked into the room. “Look who’s doing the walk of shame,” he taunted. “Weren’t you wearing that same outfit when you left last night?”
    Luke glared at Hunter. “You, too, huh? I already got an earful from Trevor about my extracurricular activities last night. I don’t need you to jump on the bandwagon with him.”
    Hunter laughed, but Zach looked up with angry, dark eyes. “Were you with a woman?” Zach asked.
    Luke exhaled in frustration. “Here we go again,” he said. “Yes, I was with a woman. Yes, she’s human. No, she doesn’t know that I’m a bear shifter. Any more questions?”
    Zach stood up and threw the box of thread he had been holding onto the floor next to him. “This place is getting out of control, with all the human women running around. But I’m sure Ian is going to be fine with this, just like he’s always fine with everything.”
    Zach stormed off, leaving Hunter and Luke rolling their eyes behind his back.
    “What is his problem?” Luke asked, even though he and Hunter both already knew the answer to the question. Zach strongly opposed allowing any human women into the clan. No one in the clan could pinpoint the exact reason or the exact timing of when it happened, but at some point Zach had taken this stance and refused to back down. It had been a point of contention between Ian, the alpha, and Zach, who was second in command. Ian and Zach were best friends, but lately they constantly fought. Ian gave Zach a lot of leeway, but the rest of the crew had reached the point of exhaustion with Zach’s tirades.
    “Who cares what Zach’s problem is? I want to hear more about what’s going on with you and River,” Hunter said, and narrowed his eyes. “I’m assuming you mated with her?”
    Luke nodded.
    “Bonded?” Hunter asked.
    Luke nodded again, and Hunter fist pumped the air.
    “Yes!” Hunter said, his voice jubilant. “That’s so awesome. Zach can get over his whiny self. I remember you telling me you thought maybe you didn’t even have a lifemate, and look at you now! Bonded to a hottie like River.”
    “Yeah, well, I’m really excited about it, but I’m also terrified of how River is going to take the news that I’m a bear shifter.”
    Hunter’s face grew serious. “Did you try to explain bonding to her?”
    Luke shook his head no. “I have no idea how I could explain it without explaining the whole shifter thing. And I want to get to know her better before telling her I’m a shifter.”
    Hunter frowned. “Just don’t wait too long to tell her. You know how it goes. The longer they go without knowing, the more they feel like you’ve betrayed their trust by not telling them.”
    “I know,” Luke said. “I’ll tell her soon. But we just managed to get past the whole situation where she didn’t even want to talk to me, so I want to give her a little bit of time before dropping more bombshells on her.”
    Hunter shrugged. “You know what’s best, man. When is she going to come meet the crew? Riley is going to be so excited to have her around more often—she can’t say enough good things about River.”
    “Hopefully tonight. I’m going to drive over to the library where she’s working and see if I can get her to agree to come have dinner here. Are we barbequing again tonight?”
    “Of course. Gotta take advantage of this unusually warm weather. I thought that monsoon last night would have driven the temperatures down some, but it seems like it had no effect. This is the warmest November I’ve seen in a long time.”
    “Yeah, I agree. I hope we don’t have any more fires this season. I’m tired.”
    “You mean you’re old,” Hunter said, laughing at his own jab.
    “Very funny,” Luke said. “I’m going to go shower and then go back to town. If nothing else, at least it’ll give me a