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had told him that’s what he’d done when he’d heard about Danny being
killed that night, and losing a brother had to be a lot worse than losing a
mate, but still Ian couldn’t help himself.
    He
sat on the bed with the dress draped across his lap. The eyes shut tight wasn’t
working for him.   He’d never see her in
his dress again, well, maybe he would, but she’d no longer be his. He wouldn’t
kiss her again. Wouldn’t flick a stray hair away from her face. He wouldn’t be
around to stop her chewing on the end of her pen. Would never hold in his arms again,
never feel her arms around him as they rode along on his bike. He’d never make
love to her again, never have his cock buried deep inside her, hearing her sigh
and groan in way only she could do it.
    “I
want a bigger wedding than that.”
    Now
he remembered her going on and on about the wedding and the bride’s dress, but
it hadn’t registered with him that she was hinting, prodding him to ask her to
marry him. But he hadn’t been ready.
    He
fingered the flower pattern on the bodice of the dress. Shit, she’d caught the
bouquet when the bride had thrown it. He hadn’t even realized the significance
of that until now.
    And
now he recalled how she’d gone out of her way to point out who was pregnant and
how cute all the babies were. He swallowed the lump in his throat. He hadn’t
been ready for all this and she had. She’d no longer thought of him as her
mate.
    The
dress, should he return it?
    No,
he couldn’t stand to see her again. That would break his heart. Well, at least
for now it would. He stood and hung it back on the rail. When his heart healed,
if it ever did, he’d give it to her then.
    ****
    Eve
knew she’d chosen the right person for the job. She peeked out to the front
desk and saw Chloe organizing the notepads and magnets with the practice’s
contact information on them. Eve had given her instructions to hand every patient
one when they paid for the services.
    Business
was a little slow, but she had every confidence things would be picking up once
word got around the practice was up and running again. All bad things were in
the past, and this was a new era for vet and patients alike.
    “Hello,
Glacier Pet Clinic. How can I help you?” she heard Chloe saying into the phone.
    “We
do have an opening on that day. Would you prefer morning or afternoon?”
    Eve
watched as Chloe’s finger tapped on the keys.
    “Would
10.30 a.m. work for you?”
    “Perfect.
I have Molly scheduled for her rabies shot on Thursday the eleventh.”
    Eve
walked out into the reception and smiled at Chloe. “You settling in okay?” she
asked her.
    “Yes,
I’m loving it already. Oh, and I’ve sent messages to all the shif —all my friends and you’ll be getting some of their
pets as clients.”
    “That’s
great, thank you.”
    “Sure,
and I’ve already booked Barney for his rabies and distemper booster shot.
You’ll love him. He belongs to one of our friends and he’s so cute.”
    “You
have any pets?” Eve asked.
    “No,
but we’re thinking we should now that Sophie’s isn’t a tiny baby anymore.”
    “And
this is Sophie,” Eve said, picking up a photo Chloe had placed on the desk. “My
cousin’s son has Down syndrome,” Eve said. She hoped that Chloe didn’t mind her
mentioning it.
    “She’s
doing really well and we go to a support group every Saturday so it’s nice to
chat with other parents and get tips” Chloe said.
    “I
hope I can meet her one day.”
    “She
loves meeting new people. Maybe you’d like to come for dinner one night.”
    “I’d
love that” Eve said.
    “We
do have lots of single friends we could also invite along.”
    “That’s
fine. I’m sort of enjoying being single again.”
    ****
    Ian
sat opposite five of his fellow shifters who had been chosen randomly to sit on
the hearing for today. Lucky for him two were fellow bear shifters.
    Brady
Walsh looked over at Ian. “You do realize that what you did