Page 71 of My Unbearable Mate

“Can your magic tell you who has the locket?” Bellamy asked.

Alba smiled. “Whoever benefits from the truth staying a lie.”

“Really?” I sighed. “You’re going to leave us with a riddle?”

“Soon, it will become clear to you,” she said. “No matter what happens, we’ll always be here for you, your mate, and your heirs. All you have to do is believe in your own power, Clover, and anything is possible.”

Chapter

Thirty-One

Enjoy It While It Lasts, Bear

Bellamy

Clover was shell-shocked. Not that I could blame her. We walked hand in hand back to the road. Sawtooth Security had our back.

Whatever the fuck just happened was totally mind blowing. I wasn’t sure if I’d hallucinated everything, but from the heavy silence of our crew, I was pretty sure we’d all seen the same thing.

Once I got Clover into the truck, I went over to talk to Barrett.

“That was wild,” he said. “I’ve never seen a community just appear like that.”

“We’ll have to compare notes.” I was relieved he’d seen it too. “Not tonight. I need to get Clover home.”

“Take care of your mate,” he said. “I like her. She challenges you.”

I laughed. “Does she ever.”

“Listen, you know the team has your back in this case. But I have a feeling this will be settled between Clover, her grandmother, and whoever has that locket. We’re here to do research and surveillance, but you two have already done the work. And the real breakthrough will come when you both discover your magic.”

“I’ll be back to work as soon as I can.”

Barrett shook his head. “I’ve got plenty of bears who can handle the business. Take all the time you need. You’ll be off on your mate moon after this case is done.”

He clapped his hand on my shoulder before he turned away.

Mate moon. I hadn’t had a chance to think about making things official.

“Where are we going?” Clover asked when I got into the truck.

“Home.” I made a U-turn and headed toward Granger Falls. “No matter what happens with this locket, I want you in my life, Clover Crowley. I want to come home to you every night and wake up with you in my bed every morning. I’m gonna get you a real ring, and we can make our own magic.”

She stared at me with her mouth open. “Did you just propose to me?”

“I guess I did.” I couldn’t suppress my grin. “Are you gonna tell me to eat shit and die this time?”

“How did that work out for me?” She looked down and twisted that spelled ring on her finger. “I don’t often admit that I’m wrong, and I might not ever do it again. So enjoy it while it lasts, bear. Rejecting you was pretty much the worst thing I ever did. I’m sorry I was so terrible to you.”

“It’s a red banner day when Clover Crowley apologizes.” I hadn’t planned things this way, but they were perfect. “Even more so when she doesn’t shoot me down.”

“Maybe I’m entering a new era.” She flipped her hair over her shoulder.

“I think I’m gonna like this era. But you can’t beat yourself up for being wrong before?—”

“Hey! We’re not dwelling on it. You got me to admit I was wrong. Yes, I’m ready to make magic with you. Take the win graciously.”

“You didn’t know who you were.” I could barely concentrate on the road. She fucking said yes. I was the happiest bear alive. And I finally had a chance to talk about this. I’d held all the anger inside for so long. “If you had said yes all those years ago, we would’ve crashed and burned under your nana’s curse.”

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