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  Her Keepers

  Peacekeepers [1]

  Hazel Gower

  JK Publishing, Inc. (2014)

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  Warning: For Mature Adult Audiences. Contains language and actions some may deem offensive. Sexually explicit content. Ménage - MFM

  In book one of the Peacekeepers: On an American holiday with her best friend, Karen never dreamed she would meet not one, but two hunky men, who are convinced they are polar bears and she’s their mate.

  Brad and Duncan are two-hundred-year-old polar bear shifters. They are Peacekeepers, created by the gods to keep the peace between paranormal beings. They’re stronger, they heal faster, and all their senses are better than any other paranormal being, to help them keep the peace. But Peacekeeping is a dangerous job, so to help lessen the dangers, they work in pairs and mate in triads.

  Duncan and Brad have just found their mate, Karen. Now all they have to do is convince her to stay with them and keep her safe.

  Will Duncan and Brad be able to convince Karen to stay, or will having two men be too much, sending her running back to her homeland?

  Her Keepers

  Peacekeepers

  Book One

  by Hazel Gower

  © Copyright March 2014 JK Publishing, Inc.

  ISBN#9781310863547

  All cover art and logo © Copyright March 2014 by JK Publishing, Inc.

  All rights reserved.

  Edited by Kimberly Morgan

  Artwork by Jess Buffett

  Published by JK Publishing, Inc.

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  Table of Contents

  Dedication

  Prologue

  Chapter One

  Chapter Two

  Chapter Three

  Chapter Four

  Chapter Five

  Chapter Six

  Epilogue

  Books by Hazel Gower

  Excerpt from the Laird's Future Bride

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  Prologue

  At the beginning of time, the Gods gathered to discuss the violent behavior of the paranormal beings. No species seemed to be able to sort out their problems amongst themselves, or come together to keep the peace.

  Together, the Gods decided they would produce Peacekeepers. These paranormal beings would each be of a different paranormal species, but all would be mutual. The Peacekeepers would have extra powers to assist them in keeping the peace. They would live longer, be stronger, heal faster, all their senses would be better, and they would work in pairs, and mate in triads. This would help keep their mates and any offspring safe. They all, no matter the species, would have a soul mate, and their offspring would be Peacekeepers, as well.

  To help the keepers feel safe, they would have land of their own. When they claimed land as their home, it became mutual ground, and a special protection field would form around it. When they were on their land, the Peacekeepers and their loved ones were safe.

  The Gods each chose a species, and they molded two sets of Peacekeepers from each species. Once done, they set their Peacekeepers to work.

  Chapter One

  “That was the best concert so far. It’s the best idea you’ve ever had, Karen. We are killing two birds with one stone. Seeing America, and going to festivals to see bands that wouldn’t come to Australia. The only downside is that these crazy Americans drive on the wrong side of the road. I’m glad you’re driving, because I don’t think I could stay on what they call the right side.”

  Karen shot a grin at her best friend, Jacky, before turning back to the road. “We had to celebrate you breaking up with dickhead some way. And you said ‘do something big and drastic.’ So, I thought of the two things we always wanted to do, see America, Alaska, and go to loads of concerts.”

  “I’m so lucky to have a friend like you. I don’t know any other friend who would take two months off work to travel with her best friend to cheer her up. I’m actually surprised your work okayed you to go. Isn’t the new owner of the doctors' surgery an asshole?”

  Karen debated what to say. She didn’t want to tell Jacky that she’d quit her job before they left so she could go on this trip. They’d only been in America just over two weeks, and they’d been having so much fun. This was their first drive. They’d flown twice, but since they had two weeks before the next concert they wanted to see the country, so now it was time for the driving part of their journey, giving themselves that time to explore Alaska. Karen had rented a car at the Alaskan Airport, and they were on their way to a cute little town that guaranteed the best wildlife experience.

  “Jacky, we have wildlife stuff in Australia. Why the hell do you want to stay at this place?” Karen wasn’t a nature person, she was a shopping and spending money person. Jacky loved wildlife and exploring. Theirs was a weird friendship, but they balanced each other out. Hiking and walking along bush tracks were favorites of Jacky’s, and she was constan
tly trying to get Karen to join her, but Karen wasn’t a fan of walking for miles in the bush with lots of bugs and animals and she thought hiking was worse. Karen glanced at her friend to see a dreamy expression come over her face.

  “I want to see a polar bear, and this place says it can guarantee it.”

  Karen groaned, “Please tell me you haven’t paid a ridiculous amount of money to be scammed?”

  Jacky blew a raspberry her way. “The website and the brochures I was sent, all promise it too.”

  Karen really hoped they weren’t going to be ripped off, because thanks to quitting her job and using her savings for this trip, she didn’t know when she’d be able to go on holidays again. “I hope you’re right.”

  “Did this weekend booking say when they would arrive?” Brad asked his brother, Duncan, who sat at their table going through paperwork.

  “Yeah, The Johnson group should be here soon. Actually, I expected them an hour or two ago. Why?”

  “Fuck! We have problems.”

  His brother looked up at him, now giving his full attention.

  “I just got a call from Davis. He said a rival pack was coming to negotiate land terms with them. Davis didn’t realize we had a booking this weekend and said our hotel was free… And we are the Peacekeepers. What should I do now? I thought about sending the packs down to Wildlife Hotel, and we would go down when we could and sort out the problems there, but they’re a human hotel. I know they know about us, but they’re not strong enough to break up any fights that might occur with the wolves.”

  Duncan ran his fingers through his blond hair and glared at him. “The Johnson booking is only staying four nights. I’ll offer them our lodge cabin, and hope they take it. We’ll stay here and keep an eye on all the wolves and make sure they’re on their best behavior. I’ll call our brothers back for help. They shouldn’t be far anyway. They can either help watch the wolves, or take the Johnson group on tours.”

  Brad nodded to his brother as he heard the gravel crunching and saw a car coming down the lane to the hotel. “One of our guests is here.”

  Together they walked to the entry door, opened it, and sat on the veranda watching the car pull up.

  Brad’s bear rose to the surface as a warm fresh summer breeze smell wafted to him over the car’s fumes, and his dick become instantly hard. What the hell?

  He looked at Duncan to see the same strange look on his face that Brad knew he must have. Brad straightened himself and put himself on alert. He could feel his whole body ready itself in anticipation for something big. The heavenly smell continued to waft to him over the car fumes, and Brad’s body grew tight as his cock rose.

  The car pulled up, and he could see two passengers, both females.

  “Why the hell didn’t you say when we were talking earlier the Johnson group are women?”

  Duncan growled, “Because a man booked, and I was busy at the time. Therefore, I just wrote down one of their names, Jackson Johnson. How the hell could I know that could be a woman’s name too?"

  Brad snarled, his bear so close to the surface and begging to be free, that he was unsure if he could keep him contained. He had never had problems with his bear before.

  The two women got out of the car. The woman on the passenger side was tall, maybe close to five-nine, very shapely, with red hair cut to her shoulders, light creamy white skin and clear blue eyes. She was stunning. He walked closer and inhaled her scent. He got nothing. His bear wasn’t interested.

  Reaching her, he held his hand out, ready to shake. She grabbed it and shook, smiling at him. He still felt nothing, but his bear was on edge, and the smell of a clean summer breeze intensified.

  “Hi. I’m Jackson. Jacky.”

  Giving a mental shake, he focused on the woman in front of him. “Hi. Welcome to Polar Bear Wildlife Alaska hotel. I’m Brad. Behind me is my brother, Duncan.” He turned to his brother only to see him, not behind him, but caging in the other woman, sniffing her neck.

  “What on earth is he doing to my friend?”

  Brad turned back to the redhead. “I’m sorry, ma’am.” He stalked to his brother, wondering what the hell was going on when the clean summer breeze smell hit him full force. Close enough now, Brad could see Duncan’s bear had taken over, and Brad knew his own wasn’t far behind, all because of a tiny, plump, little woman.

  The closer he got, the more he lost his fight with his bear. Duncan turned his head away from the woman as Brad was a couple of steps away. Duncan’s eyes shone with the changing magic, and fur was already sprouting. Duncan spoke in a gutted voice. “She’s mine…ours. We have our mate.”

  Brad paused where he was, as a scream sounded behind him.

  “Oh. My. God. What are you two?” Jacky looked at her friend fenced in by Duncan and yelled, “Karen, fight. Get away. Get in the car, we need to go. I’m calling the cops.” Jacky raced back to the passenger side of the car, but Brad grabbed her before she could open the door, and snatched the mobile that sat on the dashboard. Jacky started screaming and fighting in his hold.

  “Stop it, now.” Brad held her against the other side of the car as she fought. “Calm down. We won’t hurt you. And your friend is the safest person on the planet. She’s our mate. Fuck! It’s not supposed to be like this. This is not how we imagined this happening.”

  Jacky slowly calmed down and seemed to be studying him. “What do you mean, mate? And why isn’t my friend screaming and fighting he-man over there?”

  Groaning, Brad really didn’t want to explain what was happening to his mate to her friend, especially when his body was starting to ache with need, and he was fighting hard to keep his bear in check. He shot a glance at his brother, who was nipping their mate’s neck and rubbing his scent all over her. “Pheromones, they make us irresistible to our mates. It comes in handy when they’re human mates. I’m sure she’ll come back to herself when she’d been claimed thoroughly.”

  Jacky eye’s narrowed. “What do you mean when she’s claimed?” She maneuvered out of his hold, and her gaze darted to her friend. “I think we should leave. You can keep the money. We won’t tell anyone. I promise. No one would believe us anyway.” She opened her car door.

  “No.” Brad grabbed Jacky and pulled her from the car. “You will not take our mate away. You need to stop that talk now. I’m trying to keep my bear caged. Don’t move while I think on what to do about the situation.” He pulled his mobile out of his pocket and called his brothers.

  “Hurry up. Get your asses home now. We have a situation. Duncan and I have found our mate, but she’s not alone and Duncan’s bear has already taken over. I don’t know how long I can hold mine in.” Brad didn’t even wait for his younger brother’s response before he hung up. He looked at Jacky, knowing he had no choice but to trust her. “Come on. I’ll take you into the lodge. I need you to stay on my left side. I can’t be any closer to her.”

  “Karen.”

  “What?” Brad glanced over at Jacky.

  “Her name is Karen.”

  Brad repeated the name over and over in his head and hoped his brothers would get there soon.

  What was happening to her? Karen had driven down the winding path to the hotel. As she pulled up, she saw it was more like a huge lodge. She scanned the area quickly for a place to park when she couldn’t see a designated parking area. Karen parked in front where two mammoth blond men walked down the steps to her and Jacky. One went to Jacky while the other came to her side of the car.

  A blue-eyed god opened her door, and she stepped out, shutting it behind her, only to be caged against the car as the most amazing smell smothered her senses. Her body felt like it came instantly alive. Tingles vibrated through her body, and she squeezed her legs together as she felt her pussy pulse. What the hell was wrong with her?

  Karen took deep breaths of the fresh, woodsy smell. A sexual haze washed over her and her body felt like it had been lit. She tried to think what she needed to do, or say, but all she wanted to do was jump on
the gorgeous man, who caged her against the car, and have hot, wild, passionate sex with him. A small, barely-there voice in the back of her mind told her to run, to get back in the car and drive as far away from here as she could. That something was wrong, and she was possessed.

  She ignored that voice as the gorgeous blond man leaned into her and growled, “Mine.”

  Karen gulped as she looked up and was captured by not just blue eyes, but eyes that sparkled with black flakes. His blond hair seemed to turn almost white, and he grew from six-something to, she would swear, nine or ten feet tall. He started to rub his hard, muscled body on hers, muttering, “Mate. Mine. Take. Mmmm.”

  The voice in Karen’s mind became louder for a moment, and screamed at her to fight. Yell for help. Fight this creature. Do anything. The problem was, her body wouldn’t cooperate, and when he nipped at her neck, the voice disappeared altogether.

  She needed to touch him, desperate for more of what she was feeling. Karen ran her hands up and down his back. His mouth came to hers, and he brushed feather-light kisses over her lips, cheeks, and down her neck. He then started nibbling on her, which had her panting and ready to let him have her right there.

  Oh, God. It was as if she was in heat. “What’s happening to me?” Even to her own ears, her voice sounded husky and needy.

  Karen could feel his grin against her skin as he mumbled, “Your body is getting ready for us.”

  Us. What did he mean by ‘us’? She tried to clear her fog-coated mind, but the more he kissed, nipped, and rubbed his delish body over hers, the more she let her body just have what it wanted—what it craved.