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Fresh Air
A sizzling bear shifter romance to make your heart soar!
by Sloane Meyers
A bonus epilogue to Grizzly Flying High
Part of the Air Bear Shifters series
About this scene
Alpha Grizzly Shifter, Sawyer Williams, and his lifemate, Amanda, were lucky enough to find each other in the wilds of Alaska several years ago. But the passage of time hasn’t done anything to dampen their fervor for each other, and Sawyer has a special, sexy surprise planned for their anniversary…
In this all new bonus epilogue to Grizzly Flying High, readers get an exclusive glimpse into Sawyer and Amanda’s happily ever after. Sawyer uses his exceptional piloting skills to fly Amanda to a secret spot where they can be alone and reconnect with the passion that first brought them together.
Fresh Air
A bonus epilogue to Grizzly Flying High
Amanda Williams adjusted her headset as the Cessna 182 rose above the runway and quickly began climbing into the Alaskan air. This aircraft was the newest in the small fleet of airplanes that her lifemate, Sawyer, maintained for his air tour company. Usually, on a beautiful July day like today, he would have been ferrying tourists around so they could take in the spectacular wilderness views from the air. But since today was the anniversary of the day he and Amanda had met, Sawyer had surprised her by taking the day off from work to give her a private tour in his new plane.
So much had changed since the day destiny brought Sawyer across Amanda’s path. Amanda had made the big decision to move to Alaska and marry Sawyer, and now they had a sweet, five year old daughter named Storm. Storm was the center of their universe, but, sometimes, it was nice to get away for some adults-only time.
Amanda smiled as she took in the landscape below them. She loved this time of year. The wildflowers were in full bloom, blanketing the open fields with a kaleidoscope of vibrant colors. The forests were the thickest and greenest they would be all year, since the deciduous trees currently had branches full of deep green leaves. The temperatures were warm and pleasant, and the sun shone almost every day. In the distance, the mountain peaks still offered a view of snow, contrasting vividly against the deep blue sky.
The view in every direction was spectacular. Six years ago, Amanda had quickly fallen in love with this place, and with the handsome grizzly alpha who was currently sitting in the pilot’s seat next to her. A short hiking trip had turned into her moving permanently to Alaska, and who could blame her? The place was magical.
As they approached another large meadow of wildflowers, Sawyer began the plane’s descent. Amanda looked over at him in surprise.
“We’re landing here?” she asked into the mouthpiece of her headset.
Sawyer nodded. “Yup,” he said, his voice crackling as it came through Amanda’s earphones. “I wanted to stop and let you enjoy the wildflowers for a little while. And there’s a small landing strip at the right edge of this field. Not many pilots know about it, because those of us who do try to keep it a secret. We don’t want every tour pilot in the state showing up here and bringing in horde after horde of tourists to trample the flowers.”
Amanda laughed. “You are such a rascal,” she said. And he really was. But she couldn’t fault him for that. He was alpha to his clan, and he was the biggest grizzly shifter around. He was also revered as the best pilot in the area, known for flying through weather that would have caused other pilots to lose their shit. Sawyer was strong, capable, and used to getting his way. Amanda was a strong personality herself, which occasionally caused quite the fireworks in their relationship. But, overall, they got along really well. And when they did fight, well…let’s just say Amanda wasn’t going to complain about the make-up sex.
Sawyer brought the Cessna to a smooth landing beside the field of flowers, then killed the engine. He quickly hopped out and reached to help Amanda climb out of the plane.
“My lady,” he said, bowing dramatically before offering her his hand.
Amanda giggled, then took his hand and jumped down to the ground. She breathed in deeply and exhaled slowly with a satisfied sigh. The air out here always smelled so fresh, and today it was perfumed by the scent of thousands of wildflowers.
Sawyer was digging around in the small cargo area of the plane, and a few moments later he came back triumphantly holding a large picnic basket in one arm and a folded up blanket in the other.
“Sawyer!” Amanda exclaimed. “You packed a picnic? How did you get it into the plane without my seeing it?”
“It wasn’t easy, and I had to be fast. Remember when Anderson stopped you to ask a quick question about the latest marketing campaigns for the tour company? I snuck the basket into the plane while you were talking to him.”