Big Misfate

<p><strong>A bear and a cougar walk into a bar... See? Fate's got jokes. Too bad they're all on me.</strong></p><p>When a cougar moves to Bernton her very presence sets the rumor mill ablaze. When she strolls into my bar and says I smell like fate I shut down that shit fast. It's no secret that the wait for my fated mate has made me a surly grouch.</p><p>For nearly thirty years I've searched for my mate with no luck. Now this little girl shows up claiming to be mine? I don't think so. Fate would never pair me with a female so young.</p><p>Atlas Kavar aforementioned cougar doesn't look old enough to drive a car much less handle a brute like me. I send her on her way with maybe a bit too much snarling. How was I supposed to know cougars maintain their youthful looks longer than any other shifters?</p><p>It's a mistake that will cost me everything if I don't make it right.</p>