Page 43 of Caught Bear Handed

“I’m not hiding anything from you, Kayla.”His gaze met mine, and all those warm fuzzy feelings from our sex recap moments ago felt like they had happened in another lifetime.

“I’m not saying you are.I’m just freaking out because I’ve agreed to go undercover to bust these guys who abducted me to do moon only what, and I have no idea what I said yes to.”

“I’ll get answers from Barrett,” Beau said.“Right now.I’ll make sure he has a plan.If you don’t like it, you can back out at any time.Don’t feel like you have to do anything you aren’t comfortable with out of obligation.Your safety is the most important part of this case.I won’t let you get hurt.”

“Thank you.”It made me feel slightly better that Beau low-key had doubts about this plan too, and at the same time, completely sick to my stomach.

Beau turned his attention back to his screen, and I picked up my tablet and settled on the couch.Gigi looked at me hopefully, with a limper-than-ever Rudolf hanging from her mouth, and her tail wagging.I patted the cushion, and she immediately accepted the invitation to come snuggle with me.

It was such a habit to stare at my screen during my downtime, and with my social account access blocked so no one could trace me back to the cabin, I had to get creative with entertainment.I told myself I was just keeping up with my friends, checking out allThe Wolf’s Moonpages, but looking at those pictures made me feel normal.Like I was part of something that wasn’t dangerous.

The show’s site had a forum, and that was where the fans gathered.We always marveled at how they found out details about the production that we didn’t even know yet, and we spent fifty hours a week on set.This wasn’t the time for surprises, but I couldn’t check in with the producers, so this was the only way I could get up-to-date info about the life I’d left behind.

I chuckled as I ran my hand up Gigi’s back.She’d tucked herself against me, her body warm and comforting against my thigh.

I’d always thought I’d walk back onto set the same Kayla Mitchell who left early that day after her one scene.

But that was impossible.That woman didn’t exist anymore.My time with Beau in Sawtooth Forest had changed me.

Of course, I was still planning to go back to work—no actress in her right mind would ever walk away from a gig that sweet—but I had to consider how to bring these new pieces in my life with me.Beau’s job was here, and as much as he liked to claim underdog status, he was an integral part of the firm.Barrett would be crazy if he didn’t have big plans for this bear.

You can always make him your private security guard,my wolf suggested.And she was right, but that seemed selfish.Beau had a robust life here, and the last thing I wanted was for him to get bored with me.

Was I being ridiculous, even thinking we had a future beyond this cabin?

He sighed, like somehow he could read my thoughts, and I looked up to see him focusing intently on the laptop screen and stroking his beard, like he was deep in thought.

It took everything I had to not move the laptop away from him and make him put all that energy into me.

That order better come quick, because there was only so long the two of us could go right to the edge and still manage to hold back.

I turned my attention to my screen, which had opened to the forum discussion page.The top thread was always the most active, and this one made me gasp.

“Everything okay?”Beau asked.

“I hope so.”My finger hovered over the link.“There’s a thread inThe Wolf’s Moonfan forum about the party yesterday.”

He raised a brow.“The one we were at?”

I nodded.“It’s no secret Amelia’s Sawtooth Pack.AndThe Real Werewiveswere doing an event.So I can see why the superfans would have gone.Wait, it wasn’t a private party, was it?It seemed too big for that.”

“No, it’s open to the public.The Sawtooth Pack welcomes everyone.”But his eyes darkened, and it was pretty clear that the policy had issues.“Anything of interest in there?”

“I haven’t looked yet.I’ll let you know.”I played it off like this was totally cool, no big deal, but my heart thundered in my chest, and my finger moved in slow motion on its way to tap that link.

OMG Moonies, a group of us took a road trip and spent Independence Day in Sawtooth Forest, where the local wolf pack throws an absolute rager of a party in the parking lot of the infamous Redheaded Stepchild.Yes, you know the one, with Red Heaven in back.This party had it all—bands, burgers, beer—but your holiday party probably had those too.

But did you have an opportunity to audition for the next season ofThe Real Werewivesor get a chance to hang out with Amelia Barrett at your cookout?

Didn’t think so!

Keep scrolling for pics—and I’ll talk about the audition experience in another post!

I braced myself as I did as the original poster asked.The party looked totally different in still life.The first group of pictures were of who I assumed were the four gals who made the trip.They included a ton of pictures of the food tents, the band, and of course,The Real Werewivesarea.I was actually looking forward to reading the update on the audition.

I wanted everyone to find their fated mates.

My heart skipped a beat when Amelia’s image came onto the screen.It was her sitting with Luna and Lyssie, and I took a moment to thank the moon that I dodged that bullet.The picture could’ve been taken moments before I approached the ladies.I didn’t remember seeing anyone taking pictures, but I had been laser focused on my goal.