Page 47 of Bria and the Tiger

Ronin hit a button on his phone. “Done.”

He tucked his phone into his pocket and gave Kat an innocent look when her phone started to buzz. “Who could that be?”

Kat hissed at him, but he just grinned and kissed the tip of her nose. “Later, Kitten.”

He left, and Bria took a sip of tea as Kat said, “Bishop was just telling me that he and Ava are thinking about buying a new house.”

“Oh yeah?” Bria said.

Bishop nodded as he placed Lila into the car seat and buckled her in. “Yes. We need a bigger place now that we have Lila. The house next to Mal and Willow is for sale.”

“I told Bishop that you worked for a real estate agent. Any chance you could set up a meeting with Jace?” Kat asked.

“Sure. I’ll talk to him tomorrow and set up an appointment this week, if you’d like? Do you want me to text you or Ava?”

“Ava,” Bishop said. “She’s easier to get a hold of during the day. You can get her number from Kat. Thanks, Bria.”

“You bet.”

Bishop bent and kissed Kat on the cheek. “Bye, Kat.”

“Bye, honey. Tell Ava I said hello.”

Bishop left and when the front door shut, Kat sank into the chair next to Bria. “So, how was your date with the wolf shifter?”

“Terrible,” Bria said. “We met at Bud’s and it was going okay at first. Then he threatened Rosalie and then told me I owed him for buying dinner, and then Jace just about shifted and tore him apart.”

“Wait, back up. Why were Jace and his assistant on your date with you?”

Bria laughed. “No, they weren’t…let me start from the beginning.”

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“Okay, so, Jace came to your rescue like a tiger in shining armour and then you spent the rest of the date drinking with him. But you’re not banging him,” Kat said.

“Kat! He’s my boss, of course I’m not having sex with him.”

“You want to though. Even just talking about how he went after the wolf shifter, got you all hot and bothered. I could smell it.”

Bria flushed. “You know I’m attracted to him. But, he doesn’t want a relationship and he -”

“Then why did he rescue you from your dickhead date?”

“Well, because he’s a nice guy. He saw that I was in trouble.”

“Right, that’s it.”

“It is,” Bria insisted. “Is he attracted to me? Yeah, just like I’m attracted to him. Doesn’t mean he wants to date me. In fact, he’s made it perfectly clear he doesn’t want to date. Which is why I’m going out with a coyote shifter on Saturday.”

“Seriously?”

“Yes. I need to find someone before my next heat and I’m running out of time, Kit Kat. If I don’t have a boyfriend, then I really will have to chain myself to, like, the radiator or something.”

“Or, just use the app,” Kat said. “I know how that makes you feel, trust me I do, but it’s better than sleeping with a random shifter you find at the bar. Right?”

“I guess.”

“Did you download the app?”

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