“You seem a little off.”
“Thanks,” he said dryly.
“No,” Jupiter said with a snort.“I mean you don’t seem like yourself.”
Caesar put his hands on his hips.The back of the park had been through numerous changes recently as security had become more of a necessity.
A non-shifting tigress had come to the park seeking sanctuary and had brought a world of trouble on her tail in the form of an alpha jaguar looking for her friend.The alpha and his people had broken into the park at the back and nearly killed her mate, one of the bears who lived and worked at the park.
She’d ended up shifting and took the alpha out.
A herd of stallions in nearby Little River who ran a construction company had repaired the fence, reinforcing it so no one would be able to break through it again.
But ever since things had settled in the park the last few days, Caesar couldn’t shake a strange feeling in his chest.
It wasn’t bad or good, just odd.
He clapped his son on the shoulder.“I’m good.Just feeling restless.”
“Weren’t you in the paddock yesterday for the safari tour?”
“Yeah, why?”
They resumed their trek around the park.“Well, because usually our beasts acting up means we need to shift, but you were in your shift yesterday, so that’s not it.Oh, man, are you close to finding your soulmate?That would be so cool!”
Caesar smiled.“That would really be something.”
“It’s been a long time.”
“Hey, I’m notthatold.”
“Old enough.You’re about to be a grandpa, you know.It would be cool if you found your soulmate before mine and Celeste’s baby is born.”
“I might be a grandpa soon, but that doesn’t make me old.I’m still in my forties.But I’d like that.I’d like for Amadeus to find his soulmate too.Hell, there are many of our pride who need their other halves, not just our family.”
“True.It’s so freaking worth the wait.”
“You can say that because you’re still in your twenties.”
“Good point.I’d still think Celeste was worth the wait no matter how old I was when we met.She’s everything.”
“I’m glad you’re happy.She’s a good female.”
“She’s awesome.Especially with her baby cravings in full swing.”
“What’s she craving now?”
“French toast.The really thick kind with lots of cinnamon.She’s obsessed and I’m loving it.”
“Are you cooking for her?”
“Hell no, she won’t let me touch the stove since I almost set the kitchen on fire trying to deep fry bacon.”
“Why on earth would you try to deep fry bacon?”
“Makes it super crunchy.”
“And deadly.”
