A Mating Dance by Lia Davis Read Free Book Online

You love them.” She went to take a step forward but stopped when he lifted his hand.
    He then turned to look at Max’s tear-streaked face. “Max, stop.”
    Just like that, the crying turned into a sob then a hiccup as Max studied the Alpha. When Keegan started to walk off, Cameron called out, “Where are you going?”
    Without looking back, he said, “Little man and I are late for story time.”
    She huffed, not liking the empty feeling of her arms without Max. Damn. The kid had wiggled his way into her heart. Now she wasn’t sure if she’d ever be able to say goodbye to him if Graham decided not to stay in Ashwood Falls.
    She turned back to her friends, who were trying to hide their laughter. Cameron’s lips twitched and she shook her head. “Don’t say it. I know I’ve fallen for the kid. He’s just too damn cute.”
    “And needs a protector.” Shay burst in giggles and held up her hands at the scowl Cameron cast her. “That’s a good thing. You’re a protector at heart. It’s what makes you one of the best enforcers we have.”
    Cameron shrugged, but it was true. She was never truly happy unless she was doing everything in her power to protect the Pack. She glanced back in the direction where Keegan had disappeared with Max and drew her brows together as his last words sank in. “Story time?”
    Dani and Shay said at the same time, “Yeah.”
    Shay finished. “He comes here twice a week to read to the three to six-year-olds.”
    “Hmm.” Cameron knew the Alpha spent time with everyone, especially the kids and young adults. But story time? The same ruthless Alpha that wouldn’t hesitate to kick her ass all over the training center read to toddlers?
    She started walking before she was aware of where she was headed. The tap tap of Shay’s and Dani’s shoes told her the women had followed her into the building.
    “What are you doing? You can’t go in there.” Shay tugged on her arm.
    Cameron pulled her arms away and continued across the gym toward the classrooms. “I just want to peek in.”
    Dani snickered. “To check on Max.”
    Cameron smiled. “Hush it.”
    She crept up to the door of the classroom the den mothers used for lessons and apparently story time with the Alpha. Peering through the rectangle glass window, she saw Keegan sitting crossed-legged on the floor surrounded by a dozen or so children patiently waiting for the story to begin. Sitting in the Alpha’s lap, Max watched the other kids with interest. When Keegan settled the book in front of Max to begin reading, the little man, as Keegan had called him, patted the book. His little face lit up.
    Dani leaned in and rested her chin on Cameron’s shoulder. “Sammie said she read to him all the time. She said the den mother that brought food also brought books.”
    Cameron ground her molars together. They could bring them food and books, but not pick him up? She turned away from the room and headed toward the “adult” section of the nursery. It was a coffee shop set in one corner of the open main play area in the center of the nursery. Tables and chairs were randomly placed about. Cameron sat at a table closest to the exit more out of habit and years of shadowing Blaine and the other enforcers.
    Dani went to the counter to place their orders. They were always the same. Cameron had a chi latte and Shay, a hazelnut mocha. Shay sat back in her chair and sighed. Cameron tried to ignore her stare, knowing all too well what was coming. Her BFF knew when something bothered her. And there were two somebodies that bothered her.
    To Shay’s credit, she managed to stay quiet until Dani joined them with their drinks. As soon as the Healer sat down, Shay said, “Spill it.”
    Cameron peered over at her friends then rolled her eyes. They wouldn’t leave her alone until they knew. “Graham kissed me.”
    Shay gasped, and Dani choked on her coffee. Shay patted Dani on the back and said, “And he’s still alive? Oh, Cameron, you have to