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I've spoken to Dylan.
He agreed that you and Luke should stay with Jade and him for the
time being. They have a spare bedroom. If you have no
objections...”
    “None. I'll love to
spend time with Jade. Thank you, for...making the arrangements, and
for protecting me and Brendon.”
    “You're with Morgann
Hill, Miss Forrest?” Ethan said.
    “Yes. I called to take
one week off. But...” Nicole wrinkled her nose. “I'll
have to contact the office to ask the other lawyers to take over some
of my more urgent cases. Mr Morgann won't be pleased. Maybe I'll be
demoted, or fired.”
    Ethan smiled. “Jace
Morgann is an old friend. I'll talk to him and let you know your
situation. And if you do find yourself out of a job, you are always
welcome at the Black Bears Group. Caleb and I have been discussing
about setting up a legal department within the Group. We've never
let a client down but what we do is dangerous and risky. Injuries,
damage to property, loss of life and limb...” He blew out a
hard breath. “Things happen. We do our best, but there are
risks we have to take. Comes with the job. We have to deal with
lawsuits, insurance claims, and we don't really have the time to jump
through all these legal hoops. We have a few law firms on retainer,
but it would be great to have an in-house lawyer. You know, someone
on the inside who's really part of the Black Bears Group.”
    Nicole blinked at them. “Are
you making me an offer I can't refuse?”
    Ethan laughed. “Of
course you can refuse, Miss Forrest. We're just hoping you'll think
about it.”
    “I certainly will.
Thank you. And please, just call me Nicole.”

CHAPTER
SEVENTEEN

    Luke watched Nicole chat and
laugh with his sister, Jade, and the other females who were crowded
around her. They were in Jade and Dylan's apartment, and Cora,
Prisha, Aubrey and Lindy had popped by in the evening to see Nicole
and Brendon. Cora had made the introductions as soon as the women
swooped into Jade's apartment.
    “Hi! I'm Cora, Ethan's
mate. And this is Prisha, Caleb's mate. And Aubrey, Thor's mate.
And Lindy, Baxter's mate! We're so happy to finally meet you,
Nicole!” Cora had gushed and hugged Nicole.
    Cora, Prisha and Lindy
brought their cubs along for the visit, and the three tots were super
excited to see the baby. They climbed up Nicole's legs and sat on
her lap and shoulders to peer at Brendon. Nicole looked completely
at ease with three lively bear cubs scrambling all over her. She
admonished them gently if they got too noisy or too rough, but
otherwise, she simply let them be. Luke thought she looked like a
confident mama bear.
    Dylan was sitting at the
dining table with him, watching the women in the living room.
    “Nicole is taking all
this really well,” Dylan remarked. “She's cool.”
    “She is,” Luke
agreed wholeheartedly. “I...”
    “You haven't talked to
her.”
    Luke sighed and shook his
head. “I know. I will.”
    Dylan smiled and clapped him
on the shoulder. “Like I said, she's cool. Have faith in
her.”
    Luke nodded. Dylan was
right. Nicole deserved the truth. He didn't want to scare her, but
it was clear that Nicole didn't scare easily.
    Jade insisted the girls stay
for dinner, but they all wanted to get home to their families. And
the cubs were getting cranky and restless.
    “We'll get them out of
your hair,” Cora said, prying her son, Matt, off Nicole. Matt
had shifted to bear form and he growled in protest as his mother
tucked him under her arm. Matt wanted to stay and play with Nicole
and the baby.
    “Don't you growl at me,
young man,” Cora said sternly, raising a warning finger.
“We're going home for dinner right now. Daddy should be home
by now.”
    Matt stubbornly remained in
bear form but raised his paw to wave when his mother told me to say
goodbye to everyone. Prisha and Lindy gathered their little girls as
well and kissed Nicole and Brendon before leaving.
    Jade closed the door behind
them and beamed at Nicole. “You must