Free Furever Mated (BBW Paranormal Shifter Romance) by Meredith Clarke Page B

and tell them to meet me in the library.”
    “Sure thing, boss,” Frank said, and ran off down the path.
    Kurt grabbed Scarlett’s hand and started to walk her back to her bungalow. Scarlett could see the tension in Kurt’s shoulders. He must be under so much pressure, having to look out for the entire clan , Scarlett thought. They reached the path that forked with one direction leading to the resort, and the other leading to the bungalows.
    “I can make it back from here,” Scarlett said.
    Kurt let out a long sigh. “Sorry, I’m sure you can.” I will come and find you after I get everything settled with the clan.” Kurt gently caressed her cheek and ran up to the resort.
    Scarlett smiled as she watched him run from her. As much as she hated to see him go, she certainly did not mind watching him run off. Scarlett turned towards the path of the bungalows and started walking towards her room.
    Scarlett was a few feet away from her door when she suddenly felt eyes on her. The hair on the back of her neck stood up and she quickly turned around. In the distance halfway to the hotel entrance was a familiar frame. He slowly raised his hand in the air as a greeting and started to walk towards her.
    “Adam?” Scarlett called out. What the hell is he doing here? Scarlett felt her stomach form into knots, and for a moment she thought she was going to be sick. Adam walked down the path and reached Scarlett, who was frozen in her tracks outside her room.
    “What are you doing here?” Scarlett accused.
    Adam let out a cocky laugh. “Well, I could ask you the same thing.”
    Anger rose up in Scarlett’s chest. “I’m here with friends,” she spat. “They were helping me forget what an asshole I dated.”
    “Scar, come on,” Adam said. “I am not that much of an asshole.”
    “What are you doing here, Adam?” Scarlett demanded.
    Adam ran his fingers through his annoyingly perfect blond hair. He shifted slightly from one foot to the other. Was he nervous?
    “I haven’t been completely honest with you,” Adam said, and he looked down.
    “You don’t say,” Scarlett said sarcastically.
    “I’m here with my clan,” Adam mumbled. The blood drained from Scarlett’s face. Clan? Adam was a shifter? How was that possible? Scarlett started to rack her brain for any signs that she should have spotted. Scarlett’s body started to shake with anger. Why did he have to lie to her about this?
    “How is that even possible?” Scarlett demanded. “We dated for a year and you never once thought to tell me that you were a shifter?”
    “I never thought it was important, Scar,” Adam said honestly. Scarlett let out a loud huff of anger. He didn’t even look like he was sorry. After how he treated her, it didn’t surprise Scarlett that he lied about something else. The power Scarlett felt the night she had ended things with Adam rushed back into her.
    “You mean, I was not important enough to tell,” Scarlett said. Adam let out a sigh and slightly shrugged his shoulders.
    “Come on, Scar,” Adam said. “We were never that serious.”
    Scarlett threw her arms up in the air in frustration. “No, Adam, you weren’t serious about our relationship, but I was. You failed to see what was directly in front of you, and instead you turned to partying and hooking up with other women. I was an idiot that sat there and just ignored it, thinking of how lucky I was that a guy like you could be with a girl like me. It turns out I wasn’t lucky at all.” Adam stared at her with a shocked look on his face. This was the first time she had ever truly stood up to him.
    “Goodbye, Adam,” Scarlett said, and she turned to open her door.
    “Scar, wait!” Adam said, and he reached out and grabbed her wrist.
    A very enraged growl came from behind Adam. Scarlett looked behind him to see Kurt standing down the path fuming. There was a loud rip of clothing, and in an instant Kurt changed his form to a large grizzly bear.

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