Bear-ly A Hero (Bear Claw Security 2) Read Online Free PDF

for my friends. I’m not really around people who need to be protected, but you know I’d do anything for those I care about.”
    Bronson softened at Limes’s prickliness. “Yeah, I know. You had our backs countless times. But this is different.”
    Limes shrugged and tried to look disinterested. He desperately wanted the job protecting Jamie, but he wasn’t going to beg. He was above that. Bronson should just let him have it because he wanted it. Limes usually just took orders and went with it.
    It was ironic the one order he’d taken issue with was the one he now wanted to follow.
    He didn’t even know exactly why. But he wasn’t ready to leave her side.
    “She doesn’t want to be around you,” Bronson said. “I don’t know what you did, but—”
    “I didn’t do anything,” Limes said. “She was scared of me before I even opened my mouth.”
    Bronson looked over Limes thoughtfully. “Hm.”
    “What?” Limes asked.
    “It was weird. When she came here, she seemed scared of us, too. She might have some prior trauma.”
    “What do you mean?” Limes tightened his hands into fists. “Like someone messed with her?”
    “Yeah.” Bronson nodded.
    Rage burned through Limes at the thought, and he stood to pace. “I’ll try and make her more comfortable.”
    “What do you want me to do?” Bronson asked. “I can’t make her work with you.”
    “Tell her I’m the right one for the job,” Limes said.
    “Yeah, but are you?” Bronson asked. “I mean, if you’re getting feelings…”
    “I’m not—” Limes bit his lip, cutting off the statement. It was pointless to argue this with someone as silly as Bronson.
    “Hey, at least be honest. Admit you like her, and I’ll see what I can do.”
    “I won’t…” Limes paced. “Look, just make it happen, okay?”
    Bronson sighed. “Fine, but I owed you some teasing after that parting shot about my wealth.”
    Limes shrugged. “Doesn’t seem like something you should be offended about, but fine.”
    “You know damn well I hate it.” Bronson tilted his head, glaring. “That’s the problem with you, Limes. You actually understand people really well. But you use your powers for evil instead of good.”
    “Help me use them for good, then,” Limes retorted. “Look, this girl needs to learn to stand up for herself and not let people just walk on her. Who better than me to teach her that?”
    “I strongly question your motives on this one.” Bronson eyed him narrowly. “But on the other hand, I know your ethics are impeccable. I trust you won’t do anything you shouldn’t.”
    “Obviously,” Limes scoffed. “I’m not a monster.”
    “Fine,” Bronson said. “I’ll take care of it.”
    “And how will you do that?” Limes asked.
    “I’ll simply tell her I’m unavailable. I’m booked.”
    “You are?” Limes asked.
    “No, I’m going to lie for you, you dolt,” Bronson grumped. He ran his hand through his hair, tousling it. “Man, of all the people I’d expect this from, I’d never expect you.”
    “What do you mean?” Limes asked.
    “I mean, you may think you’re being stubborn, but you’re actually being pretty soft-hearted, don’t you think?”
    “No, I don’t,” Limes said sharply. “I’m just taking a job I find interesting. Nothing more.”
    But as Bronson left the office, ignoring him, and Limes was left alone with the silence, he found himself wondering who he was trying to fool.
    If there was a soft spot inside him, it seemed Jamie had found it.
    He just needed time to figure out why.
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    J amie looked flatly at the handsome blond man currently shaking his head at her.
    Bronson wasn’t quite as intimidating with Limes standing right beside him, slightly taller and infinitely scarier, with that short dark hair and those intense green eyes and, of course, the tattoos and the piercing.
    Limes’s arms were folded, his expression smug, and she knew he had something to do with this.
    “You gotta be kidding. You