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Samantha. We met at the
bridal shop the other day. I’m one of Sandy’s bridesmaids.”
    The penetrating stare Adele had been giving Brock
moved down to her. “I remember you hiding in the corner. Is my son bothering
you? Has he put you up to pretending you're his mate so he can get out of
events and things I’ve organized? You can say no, and I’ll make sure he doesn’t
bother you again.”
    Sammy stared dumbfounded at the woman. This was the
woman Susie loved? Sandy had told her to watch herself with her. That this
woman was amazing the way she worked. On the one hand Adele had given her an
out, but on the other, Sammy knew she’d just been snubbed. Adele didn’t think
she was Brock’s mate.
    Sammy felt Slater come up beside her, and he reached
for her hand.
    “Adele. I see you’ve met our pretty little mate.”
Slater held the hand she wasn’t holding out to Adele. “Stella, it’s nice to see
you again.”
    Sammy put her hand down and watched as Adele turned
red, and her back went rigid as she plastered a fake smile on her face.
“Slater, it’s nice of you to lend my son your mate to play this game. And I’m
glad you’ve met Stella before. You can tell Brock what a wonderful woman she
is.”
    “No. Brock is mine. Slater and Brock are both mine.” Sammy didn’t know what came over her. All she
knew was Slater and Brock were hers. She wasn’t
letting anyone have them, bar her.
    “I beg your pardon. You have to be wrong, young
lady. If you were their mate you would be claimed by now. My son and Slater
have known you for months.”
    Adele took a step towards her, and Sammy almost
jumped out of her skin as she heard two deep growls, one behind her and one
next to her.
    “Stay where you are, Mother. I will not even let you
touch my mate. And if you do I won’t be as lenient as Jake and Zack.”   Sammy could hear the deadly steel in Brock's
voice.
    Adele’s head shot up from staring daggers at her to
look stunned at her son. “I have only ever wanted the best for my children. I
don’t think this tiny, fat human is the right choice. One human daughter-in-law
I can handle. Two, I’m stretching, but three is too much to pollute our good
genes. I think you need to think real hard on your future.” And with that Adele
turned and strolled away.
    Wow.
What a bitch . Maybe being with Slater and Brock was a bad idea.
God, who would want that for a mother-in-law ?
    “Angel, I’m so sorry about her. If it helps, I was
mostly raised by nannies.”
    Sammy didn’t know whether to feel sorry for Brock
that he wasn’t brought up by his mother or not. She turned in his arms and let
go of Slater’s hand. “Thank God for that. I hate to think what you would have
turned out like otherwise.”
    Brock smirked, leaned down, and brushed his lips
over hers. “Thanks for telling Mother what you are to me, to us.”
    Sammy backed out of his arms as what she’d just done
sank in. Both Brock and Slater stood still. Their bodies looked relaxed, but
she’d learned that looks could be deceiving. They both wore tiny grins, but
their eyes couldn’t hide their piercing gaze of possession, triumph at her
finally wanting them and admitting to their family what they were to her. It
was the happiness that shone from their faces that convinced her to give them a
chance.
    “Fine. I’ll
date you two.” Their grins became two huge smiles. “There will be rules though.
No breaking in or letting yourself in to my house. I learnt from Sandy and
Susie that you Bear men think you can let yourself in and help yourself.
Second, no pressure about how the relationship is moving along, no asking me to
move in or moving me in a week or so into this, no hounding me for sex, no
telling me what to do.” Sammy gave both men her best stern stare, so they knew
she meant business.
    ****   
    Brock’s and Slater’s patience was finally paying
off. Sammy had told his mother that she was his mate and said she’d give dating
them a go, even if