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and see what was wrong, Lynk showed up. I didn't mean to hurt him."
    "Of course you didn't. You didn't do anything wrong, I promise. My husband will get to the bottom of things and then we'll see where we are, okay?"
    I nodded numbly, sipping at the hot brew and trying to calm my racing mind. I only knew a few things for certain: I liked Lynk and wanted to be part of his life. He liked me and believed we were meant to be together. Lynk and Tavian smelled the same to me, and scent was an important factor in bears finding their mates. My stomach tightened. What if they wanted to fight over me? I shuddered at the thought. I didn't want Lynk or his brother to get hurt over me, and I didn't want one of them to leave their family in disgrace.
    But the sharing? Lynk sure didn't look like he thought the idea of Tavian and I together was appealing, and although I found Tavian to be as equally handsome as Lynk, I didn't know him well enough to say whether I could come to care for him the same as I did for Lynk already. The way I felt about Lynk had come on so fast and strong, and it was easy to be with him in the little bubble of the cabin with no one else around. But here in the den? What would others think of all that had happened?
    I pushed away the little shiver of excitement that being with two men gave me, knowing that it was probably foolish to even entertain that idea when they were most likely going to try to beat each other silly over me. No, I didn't want that. I didn't want something as painful as losing a family member hanging over the relationship. Because if Lynk won, Tavian would leave. And if Tavian won, then I'd be with someone I didn't know and Lynk would be gone. Neither of those scenarios sounded very promising at the moment. All I could do was wait, and send a silent prayer to whoever was in charge of were-bear love that I might be able to catch a break with this one. But that wasn't really my kind of luck.
     

 
     
     
     
    Chapter 4
     
     
    "Shaylee, this is my husband Adriel." Filene returned after a while, with Lynk's father. He shook my hand and sat on the couch next to me.
    "How are you doing?" He asked.
    "I'm still a little freaked out. Are, um, are Lynk and Tavian okay?"
    He sighed and attempted a smile. "Lynk is confused and worried, and Tavian is anxious to meet you formally."
    Oh hell. "Why is Lynk worried?"
    Filene answered, "He doesn't want to lose you, Shaylee."
    I chewed on my bottom lip. "What am I supposed to do?"
    "We'd like to perform a test." Adriel said, flipping his long, black hair over his shoulder. He didn't really look like a king were-bear in faded jeans and a henley with the sleeves pushed up, but I could feel how powerful he was just by being in touch with my nature power. He was the king bear for a reason.
    "What sort of test?"
    "A mate test. If you really are drawn to both Lynk and Tavian, then this test will confirm that. If you aren't, and it was just a coincidence that you reacted to Tavian the way that you did, then there is no problem and you can continue on with your relationship with Lynk."
    "But what if I do react to both of them the same way?" I know what I felt when I kissed Tavian. He made me feel exactly the same way that Lynk did, except guilt clouded all of those feelings now.
    "Then you will have a decision to make." Filene answered simply, as if it were something as easily decided as choosing what to make for dinner. "But I should tell you that if you are connected to both of them through the mate-call, then you will need to spend an equal amount of time with Tavian so that you can make an informed choice." A shiver of fear wove through me, tangled around something that felt a whole lot like desire.
    I swallowed hard. "Lynk said that when there are three called together that often the two males fight each other and the loser leaves."
    Adriel shrugged. "It does happen. But you're getting ahead of yourself. First, let us do the test and then we'll go from there."
    He