A Promise To Bear (Second Chance Shifters 4) Read Online Free PDF

want people bringing up past or anything anymore than she does.”
    Twila’s eyes narrowed. “You mean my parents? The attack?”
    He nodded solemnly, “She hasn’t been out here to talk to your grandmother in probably over a year. Put some pants on before I let her in.”
    He closed the bedroom door behind him, and Twila shimmied into a pair of leggings and threw on a bra and a hoodie. She took a moment to smooth out her hair and put on some lip gloss. It didn’t matter that Jasper had now seen her at her complete worst; she wanted him to see her at her best too. Or at least decently dressed. When she came out of the bedroom, the ranger was sitting at Jasper’s kitchen table. A mug of coffee was in front of her as well, but she didn’t look like she had touched it yet. Jasper had his back to both of them, washing dishes in the sink. The place was small, and three people felt like too many, but obviously, whatever the ranger had to say was important.
    “Jasper, you didn’t tell me you had a guest.” Ranger Mills was a beautiful American-Indian woman. She had long, dark hair tied up in a tight bun, while her hat sat on the table next to her. She also had gorgeous high cheekbones and dark brown eyes, and was not at all what Twila had expected to see when she emerged from the bedroom.
    “Yeah, this is Twila…” said Jasper.
    “You must be Twila. Your grandmother’s told me so much about you. I am so very sorry for your loss. Grace was an amazing woman.”
    Twila stuck her hand out to shake the ranger’s in greeting. “Thank you. I appreciate that.”
    “Well, I won’t keep you, but I wanted to provide you with some information. I felt the need to tell you, for your guests’ safety, that there seems to be a bear on the loose. Multiple hikers have started seeing a couple different crews walking around in the woods the past few days. And I felt that you deserve a warning, especially you, Twila. We all remember how your parents passed away; such a shame and an anomaly. They typically don’t attack humans. It’s why we questioned all the shifters in the area back then.”
    Jasper tensed up the word.
    “So what are you saying? Do you think our guests are in danger?”
    She shook her head. “I’m not really sure. I’m going to reach out to a clan of shifters that lives on the other side of the mountain, but it’s about a half a day’s drive just to get there, and they don’t use any sort of technology. They’re pretty reclusive.”
    Twila sat down across from her, the old chair creaking under her weight. She wondered if Jasper had many guests. How many other girls had sat in the same spot? “Aren’t they all?” she asked. “I mean, we have a few out in Montana and they’re not the best people. Well, except the ones in the police. I always kind of believed that’s who killed my parents. I remember the investigation; it didn’t match up with any natural bears.”
    Jasper turned around and leaned on the sink, crossing his arms over his chest. “I thought they said that your parents may have stumbled into a den. The mother bear was protecting her cubs.”
    “Yeah, that’s what people said, but that’s not where they found them. I never believed it.”
    “Well, I’m going to go visit the other clan and see if they have any information. Maybe a rogue shifter or two just wandered into our territory. I doubt that anyone is in trouble, but Jasper, I felt you should know especially. Just in case.”
    Twila looked up at Jasper’s tense frame, which looked like anything but what she was used to. “Just in case of what?”
    The Ranger put her hat back on her head. “Thanks for the coffee. I’ll let you know if I find out anything. Oh hey, maybe you could go talk to Liam, see what he knows about it.”
    Jasper nodded to her. “Sure, and stop by anytime. I’d like to hear follow-up.”
    “Bye Twila, it was nice meeting you.”
    The Ranger exited the cabin, closing the door behind her. Twila still sat