Shiftr: Swipe Left for Love (Jessica) BBW Bear Shifter Menage Romance (Hope Valley BBW Dating App Romance Book 8) Read Free

shit.”
    “It was like, we had all this angst, and we couldn’t share it with you,” Lucas said. “It was mental torture.”
    “And then there were all those times when we got close to shifting right in front of you,” Christian cut in.
    “Really?” Jessica said, trawling through her memory.
    “Yeah, remember how often I had to rush off on an important errand that I’d only just remembered? It was really because I could feel my fur pushing against my skin, and I was freaked that something awful was going to happen,” Lucas said with a laugh.
    “And I thought you were just really flaky,” Jessica said, elbowing him.
    “I wish that had been the case. In a way, our parents did the right thing taking us to the US, where we lived among our own kind. Things got a lot easier. It was no big deal if we shifted in class or out on the street.”
    “I can imagine. But what I can’t figure out is why two handsome guys like yourselves need the services of Shiftr.” Christian sighed.
    “Our parents both want us mated with female weres. But it’s not working for either of us,” he said. “We’ve spent the last few years being forced to go on endless dates with the daughter of this or that alpha, while we’ve had human girlfriends in secret.”
    “And then we heard about this app. We realized that it was a way to find a human mate, without having to betray the shifter secret. Our parents will be disappointed, of course. But we feel like we’ve given it long enough, and it hasn’t happened. And ultimately, we’ve got to find the mate that’s right for us.”
    “That’s what we always tell our clients,” Jessica said, sitting up straighter and clearing her throat. “So let me show you how the app works. Pass me your phones.”
    Christian and Lucas handed them over and she installed the app and passed them back.
    “So I’ll try to show you both at the same time,” she said. She leaned toward Christian to point out the various features, and Lucas leaned in on her other side, so all their heads were close together. Her nostrils twitched as she picked up the smell of one and then the other, and a wave of nostalgia hit her. It was as if the perfume of her teens had been atomized into her brain. The intermingled smell of those two guys had informed every important experience she’d had from age 11 to 15. She was amazed that their smells hadn’t changed. They were still totally identifiable as them. In their teens they hadn’t had that funky old-sneaker smell, like a lot of guys in their class. They’d always smelled fresh and outdoorsy. Sporty yet clean. The smells from her teens weren’t Impulse body spray and Lush toiletries. They were these two guys and the places where they’d hung out together.
    She showed them how to set up their profiles, and add photos.
    “We ask for all of our members to include a shirtless body shot,” she said, echoing the words she’d heard Tamika say a hundred times. “An outdoor shot – maybe in a forest – usually works best. You can add one later if you don’t have any suitable ones in your photo reel.” Both guys flicked through their photos.
    “I’ve got some indoor shots,” Christian said. Jessica craned her neck to get a better look, and her eyes opened wide. There were a whole series of Christian in a bedroom, lying on the bed or leaning casually against a closet, and his body was incredible. It was broad and taut, with huge, rippling muscles. They were intimate photos, most likely taken by a lover. Maybe after an extended lovemaking session. There was a strange tingle in the pit of her stomach.
    “They’re good photos, but I don’t think they’d work,” she said quickly. “Tamika’s pretty clear about having outside photos as it better displays our clients’ animal nature.”
    “No problem,” Christian said with an easy smile, running his hand through his hair. “We’ll get some taken later this afternoon back at our cabin.”
    “Are you staying in