Mating Instinct (The COMPLETE Ridgeville Series)
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“What do you think?” His smile was wide, his excitement infectious.
She didn’t have to look at the land, or the house he’d prepared. She only had to look at Grayson. “It’s perfect.”
Epilogue
Maya Josephs-O’Connell (she refused to drop the Josephs since it annoyed Alex) stared over the clearing, taking in the pride members who’d gathered for the monthly run. Her besties were in attendance, including Honor Mauer-Shor with her slightly pregnant belly. The bitch looked way too cute all pregnant. Maya had not been a pretty preggers lady.
Anyway. Everyone was there, Carly and Neal, Maddy and Ricker, Elise and Brute (although Brute refused to look at pregnant Honor because his little sister never ever had sex), Elly and Deuce, Tess and Harding, and Millie and Wyatt. Another SUV roared into the parking lot and she squinted against the bright lights. Good, even Gina and Gavin managed to make it. She’d missed that crazy, sweet bitch.
All of her friends were mated and happy and all was right in her world. A gaggle of children ran by, some snarls, a few growls, and even a yip or two trailing behind them. God, she didn’t even want to think about that group mating. Ever. With the London kidlets finding homes with several couples, there were even more ankle biters running around. Plus, East and West looked at a couple of them way too closely. If she saw butt sniffing she’d be all over those furball butts before they could say “lemme see your tail.”
Maya glanced at the food tables, smiling when she realized the veggie tray was half empty while the meat tray remained mostly untouched. Ha! There went Alex’s assurance his pride was not going vegan.
“What’s got you smiling?” Alex’s voice sent a shiver down her spine just as it had all those years ago. He wrapped his arms around her waist and nuzzled her. She hoped they’d manage to sneak far enough away and enjoy a little alone time during the run.
“You.” She turned, making sure she didn’t dislodge his hold, and pushed to her tiptoes and kissed him, running her tongue along his lips with a low hum. It got the response she desired; a low grumbling purr came from him, vibrating through her body and making her lioness perk up.
“You’re dangerous.”
“Yes.” She grinned against his mouth, kissing him again.
“Ugh, they’re kissing.”
“Again.”
“Ben and Jerry, so help me…” She snarled at the twins—calling them by their middle names—and they both took off running, giggling the whole way. “Your children are a pain in the ass, Alex.”
“Like their mother.” Maya growled and he smirked. “But I love you anyway.”
“I’ll show you some love. Just wait until we’re alone.”
“In a little bit. Maybe thirty minutes or so. I’ve got a few more things to do before we get star—”
She narrowed her eyes and then turned her head, searching for her quarry. “Yo, Maddy, doll face!” The lioness’s attention swung to Maya.
“Maya…” She really did like his rumbling growl way too much. It did lovely things to her pink bits.
“What?” She adopted her most innocent expression. “Is there something wrong?”
Grinning, she stepped out of his embrace and tugged on her dress, bringing the hem higher and higher. Heat filled his eyes and she loved that he still wanted her, craved her today as much as he had nine years ago.
“Maya…”
Then he didn’t have anything else to say because one particular lioness yelled one particular phrase. “Let the run begin!”
The End
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Ex-dance teacher, former accountant and erstwhile collectible doll salesperson, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Celia Kyle now writes paranormal romances for readers who:
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