Cade: Le Beau Brothers: billionaire Shifter Series BBW mates (Le Beau Series) (20 page)

Marcus instantly grabbed Simon, placing his hands on Simon’s shoulders to hold him down on the couch. Isaac had also moved in on the other side of Simon and had his hand on Simons arm to calm him.

Stefan casually removed his arms from around the women careful to make no sudden moves. Never taking his eyes off Simon, he stepped away from Rose and slowly backed out of the room.

Seeing Stefan move away from Rose allowed Simon the space he needed to control himself and remain seated on the couch. It was taking everything he had to remain in human form and not attack
Stefan. Inside his wolf snarled and snapped for release. He knew he had to protect the shifter community and not expose himself to a human, gritting his teeth and stayed in control.

“Just breathe, everything’s all right, just breathe. Simon, look at your hands. You need to take care of that,” Isaac whispered quietly so only Simon
would hear.

Simon breathed deeply, closed his eyes and centered himself so he would be able to shift to total human again. That’s when he caught the first tendrils of heavenly fragrance coming from Anna’s friend.
It was the coffee and cinnamon rolls again.

He thought he had smelled it earlier when Rose had touched him
but it had been so fleeting he thought he imagined it.

All of this happened in a matter of seconds. Rose, hadn’t seen most of it, she had missed the violence and fury coming from Simon. She gave Anna a questioning look and then saw the brother called Simon was now sitting up on the couch.

Everyone had shocked expressions on their faces except for Isaac and Emma. They gave each other a wink as Simon stood, straightened his shirt and walked over to Rose. With a spark of life in his eyes no one had seen since he had returned home. He reached for Rose’s hand. “It’s my pleasure to meet such a beautiful woman.”

Simon gave Rose a warm smile. A
s he took another deep breath, his smile grew a little larger. He held her hand longer than was necessary and gazed deeply into her eyes. “I look forward to spending time with you.” He gave a gentle kiss to the back of her hand, inclined his head. Walking backward, he led her to the couch with him.

S
mall gasps of surprise were heard all around the room. It was wonderful to see Simon interact and respond in a way they understood. There had been little hope that the old Simon would return to them. That hope had just increased exponentially.

V.A. Dold
is the author of the
Le Beau Brothers
series, New Orleans wolf shifter novels. A graduate of Saint Cloud University, she majored in marketing with a minor in reading romance paperbacks.

Prior to becoming a full time writer, she was Publicist to the authors, owning Innovative Online Book Tours and ARC Author & Reader Con’s
(ARC NOLA) (ARC Phoenix). Still is. The companies mesh well, much like PB&J.

Her idea of absolute heaven is a day in the French Quarter with her computer, her coffee mug and the Brothers, of course.

A Minnesota native with her heart lost to Louisiana, she has a penchant for titillating tales featuring sexy men and strong women. When she's not writing, she's probably taking in a movie, reading, or traveling.

Her earliest reading memories are from grade school. She had a major fixation with horses, and the Black Stallion was a favorite. Then junior high came along and teenage hormones kicked in. It became all about the Harlequin Romances. She has been hooked on romances ever since.

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Book 2 of the Le Beau Brothers

The Plan

Emma Le Beau knelt in front of her alter as she prepared to take her daily meditation time and speak with the spirits when the Goddess came to her. “Simon has suffered much, more than any of my children should ever endure. His mate is Rose, a friend to Anna. She will be here at the plantation for Thanksgiving. Her love and connection to Simon will be the final thing that he will need to return fully to his human form. I have set events in motion to guarantee Simon’s mate will come. Take care, my daughter, blessed be.”

Bursting with excitement Emma ran to Isaac. “I’ve been given another mate’s identity. This woman is meant for Simon.”

Isaac’s brows furrowed. “Why Simon and not one of the older boys?”

Taking Isaac’s hand Emma quietly said, “Fate doesn’t work in chronological order. There’s nothing type ‘A’ about fate. Fate does what it wants, when it wants, where it wants, and to whomever it wants. You can’t control or dictate fate, it just is.”

“The goddess said our sons would receive their mates at the proper time and then she would disclose to us who that mate was and where she would be found. She never said our sons would receive their mates in order by age from oldest to youngest. We should simply accept the gift she has given and not question her.” Emma kissed him, so thankful for her own mate.

“I can see the reasoning behind Simon receiving his mate before Stefan, he’s still so withdrawn from his experience. I’m thankful the Goddess wants to ease his suffering by bringing him his destined mate. Especially if she is the answer to complete his healing. It’s killing me to see him suffer and not able to help him.” Isaac drew Emma in as close as he could get her.

Nibbling on her fingernail, “We need to come up with a plan to get Rose here,” Emma said almost as if speaking to herself. “The barbecue is tomorrow and Anna will be here. I’ll try to bring up her friends and family from Denver. If I can get her to mention Rose, I’ll point out that Cades house is very large and has plenty of room for visitors.”

“So, plant the seed and let it grow?” Isaac searched her face. “Do you think that will be enough?”

“The Goddess said she will come. I’ll simply give her the idea for the invitation.” Emma’s smile was blinding.

Rubbing his hands together, “this is happening so much faster than I ever dreamed possible. We came up with the idea only a few weeks ago,” Isaac said. “When we first planned to help all seven boys find their mates I was sure it would take years. Our goddess is moving this along nicely. Once Simon sees Rose and experiences the draw of one mate to another, the unique scent one has for the other, nature will take its course.”

Isaac let out a loud belly laugh. “I guess I don’t have to worry about the boys going through their long lives’ without experiencing the incredible love that is enjoyed between mates. Now if we could only get some grandchildren.”

Emma sighed wistfully. “I saved many of our baby things from when the boys were born. I would love to hand them down to my grandchildren.”

“You can be very devious my love.” Isaac nodded his head in approval. “Okay, it’s decided. I will leave the laying of bread crumbs to you.” He nibbled on her neck and all thoughts of plans flew out the window.

The first mate disclosed had been Anna, Cades beautiful mate. Isaac and Emma were thrilled with the results of helping Cade meet his mate. All they had to do was arrange for Cade to meet Isaac for lunch at the Crescent City Brewhouse and then cancel at the last minute. That left Cade free to have a long leisurely lunch with Anna. The love affair and happy ending took off from there. Sure there was a bump or two in the road but what great love hasn’t had them. Harassing ex-husbands, dangerous crime bosses, and suspicious adult children have nothing on a Le Beau.