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did. When they took the stairs to the second floor, he could barely breathe as Hawk showed her their temporary bedrooms and finished the tour by revealing the master suite.
    “This place is gorgeous,” she said, smoothing her hand over the bathroom counter. “You guys thought of everything, and it’s truly special.”
    “The only thing missing is a few feminine touches,” he said, proudly.
    “Yeah,” she whispered. “Please excuse me.”
    She pushed through them, ran down the stairs and locked herself in the bathroom.
    He looked at Hawk and the man shrugged.
    He’d had visions of what would happen when they showed Ava the bedroom, but they all had ended with the three of them naked between the one and only sheet set they owned for the oversized mattress.
    They slowly walked down the stairs and he banged on the door.
    “Ava, is everything okay?”
    “Yes,” she said, “I’ll be out in a minute.”
    “I’m going to start making dinner now. Is that okay?” Hawk asked through the door.
    “That will be fine. Thank you.”
    Even though Hawk was usually the stubborn one, the man shooed him into the kitchen and forced him to sit at the island. A white card with gold trim and black lettering lay in front of him and he remembered the benefit they’d planned on inviting her to.
    “Something’s not right,” Hawk whispered.
    “No shit. You don’t need a doctorate to figure that out, asshole,” Gavin snapped. “She’s dumping us.”
    “Shhh… Keep your voice down,” Hawk growled. “I don’t think that’s it.”
    The bathroom door opened, and his brother shushed him again.
    A few seconds later, Ava walked into the kitchen and approached them with caution. He didn’t look back to see Hawk’s face, but he knew his own features were hard and angry.
    She took the stool next to him and eyed him warily.
    “We’ve been invited to a Literacy Gala in the city,” Hawk said, sliding the invitation in front of her. “It’s a week from Saturday. Will you be our date?”
    She looked away from him slowly and picked up the embossed card.
    “This is a wonderful cause,” she said, fingering the raised letters. “I’ve supported them with a donation for the past two years, but I’ve never been able to afford a dinner service. I’d love to go, but—”
    “But it’s just too weird, right?” he yelled, standing. God damnit! He’d known she would dump them the minute she had the chance. The stool he’d been sitting on fell backward and he stomped toward the sliding glass door that they used to escape into the canyon. “We’re great for a good time in Bear Canyon, but fucking two men is wrong and you can’t see yourself living in sin for the rest of your life—”
    “No, that’s not what I—”
    “Gavin, shut the fuck up,” Hawk growled.
    “Fuck you, brother,” he yelled.
    “Gavin, I—”
    “Trust me, we get it,” he said, cutting her off again.
    He slid open the glass door and ran out into the Canyon, shifting mid-stride. The magic allowed them to shift with their clothes on, but the entire process took thirty seconds. Anyone watching would see his hands turn into claws, his nose turn into a muzzle and fur sprout all over as his body bent to allow him to run on all fours.
    Once his bear took over, he roared into the night and ran as fast as he could, away from the house. Their mate had rejected them, and his heart felt as if it had been ripped out of his chest.
     
    ***
     
    Hawk watched Ava pick up the downed stool and stare out the open door into the canyon. The sun had already started to set, and visibility was limited, but he knew Gavin was long gone. He walked to the window and closed the door.
    “I’m sorry, but I honestly don’t know what’s going on,” she said. “What just happened?”
    “That is a classic example of a bear losing control,” he said, sitting on the stool Gavin had vacated. “Don’t worry, he doesn’t normally act like that.”
    “I am worried, but only because