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“You said you’re bears,” she said, giving Rafe’s hand a little squeeze.
“Grizzly bears,” Rafe said. “We left our clan a year ago because our alpha wanted us to go to the match-maker.”
“Match-makers don’t traditionally match two males with one female,” Rhaider said, his voice dropping a little. “We’ve known since we were young that we were going to share a mate.”
Demi’s brows rose. “It’s not normal for lions either.”
Rafe glanced at his brother. Was she upset there were two of them?
“But,” she continued, “I know I feel drawn to you both. It’s actually a relief that your intentions are to share a mate since my lioness is pretty happy to have two mates.” She paused and her cheeks darkened with blush. “I feel like I’m making a lot of assumptions here. We just met.”
“No, no, it’s okay,” Rhaider said. “What you’re saying is what we feel. Rafe and I hoped we’d find our heart-match and that she’d be happy to have two males dote on her. We’ve been traveling around the States looking for a place to settle down. We had no idea when we answered the ad to audition here that we’d wind up finding you, but we couldn’t be happier.”
Rafe nodded.
“So, what happens now?” Demi asked.
“We get to know each other,” Rafe said. “Would you be up for grabbing a bite to eat after our set?”
“I’d love that,” she said. “There’s a diner in town that’s open late. They have really great pie.”
“That’s perfect,” Rhaider said.
“Where are you staying?”
“The B&B,” Rafe said. “You live here in town, I assume?”
“Yes, I share a split-double with Hemi and Annie.”
“Hemi and Demi?” Rhaider asked. “Is there a back-story to your names?”
“Yeah,” she said. “My grandmother said that with twins in the house, it would be nothing but mayhem and pandemonium. Our parents are pretty strait-laced, so I’ve always been surprised they went with such unconventional names. The only people who call me Pandemonium are my parents if they’re being stern.”
“That’s awesome,” Rafe said.
Demi gave them a warm smile.
They chatted about the bar and the town, and then all too soon, Rafe’s watch buzzed with the warning they only had five minutes before they had to go back to the stage. “Damn, the time went too fast,” he grumbled.
“It did,” Demi agreed.
“Any requests?” Rafe asked as they all stood and walked toward the door.
“I’d say a nice slow song, but I don’t want to dance with anyone but you guys.”
“We’ll see what we can do,” Rhaider promised as they went inside.
Demi introduced them to Hemi and Annie and her best friend China.
“Your friends are cute,” China said, glancing toward the stage. “Are they single?”
“Yep,” Rafe said.
“That was blunt and to the point,” Demi said with a grin.
“Life is too short to beat around the bush,” China said.
“Hear, hear,” Annie said.
