Into the Bears Den

I waved at them over my shoulder and received a grumble of grumpy goodbyes in response.

"Good luck with the bear today," Grover called out, and I stopped in my tracks, not wanting to turn back to face them, as they all laughed.

"So, everyone knows?" I confirmed, and the big man just grunted in response. "I'm so glad to hear my mate avoiding me is so funny."

They laughed even harder, cracking jo