Safari Island Shifters: The Complete Collection(6)

“Oh, yeah, I forgot all about that.” Branch rubbed his hands together. “It’s going to be prime pickings for us tonight.”

“What contest?”

“The contest, bro.” Finn shook his head and looked at Branch. “This guy.”

Chet pulled on his t-shirt. “The resort contest? I don’t know what that has to do with hot girls being here.”

Finn laughed. “You’re oblivious, man. That contest is just to get hot girls in here. Max told me all about it. If they get in the hot girls, they’ll get us guys out there spending money.”

“They can’t know if women will win the contest.” Chet turned off the light in his room and ushered his friends outside.

“No, but they can put the contest in ladies’ magazines and on ladies’ websites.” Finn took the back seat of the golf cart and stretched out. “I wouldn’t be surprised to hear that eighty percent of those packages were won by women. I know that the three grand prize winners were all women.”

Chet got in the passenger seat and Branch took off. They were headed for the bus pickup that would take them to Club Safari. When they got there, Chet wasn’t surprised to see the place packed. They were lucky to get seats.

“They need to make these seats bigger.” He was pressed up against Branch’s side.

“You need to get smaller.” Branch patted his stomach. “Come running with Finn and me and you’ll fit fine.”

Chet laughed and lifted his shirt to show off his six-pack. “Not all of us need to work out. I’m wide, and no amount of working out is going to fix that.”

Branch shrugged. “I like running. It’s a nice way to see the island. And you’re right, we can’t all be lucky like you.”

Chet’s animal was the fourth biggest shifter on the island after Branch and the three other elephant shifters. Safari Island attracted shifters from warmer climates, which meant Chet wasn’t always the biggest shifter in the room. It had been strange growing up since he was always the biggest shifter in his class. Like many of the island workers, he’d grown up in a cold climate. Being on Safari Island was great. His rhino was a lot happier in the warmer air, that was for sure, and he was glad to have friends to shift with who were his size. Even if he did go home, he wouldn’t stay in his Minnesota hometown. He didn’t think he’d ever be able to endure another winter.

The drive over was uneventful. They had a few drinks and caught up with some of the animal handlers. Chet started getting excited when the lights of the club became visible. He could hear the music thumping the closer they got. The bus stopped a few hundred feet away and let the party-goers off. There was a whole line of buses that would be leaving for Safari Town every half hour from midnight to close. Chet had a feeling he would be on the last bus out.

Finn watched a group of women walk past and whistled. “Damn. Max wasn’t lying. These ladies are beautiful.”

“Let’s head to the beach bar first.” Branch led the way to the back of the club. He nodded at the bouncer as they walked past the long line outside. Employees never waited.

Chet liked the outdoor part of the club best. He wasn’t much of a dancer and the outside was more relaxed.

“Shots?” Finn suggested.

“Sounds great,” Branch said. “I’ll buy the first round.”

They went to the bar and Finn pulled out his phone. “Max is heading this way. He says Shane is out here with some ladies.”

Chet looked around and spotted Shane at a table with two beautiful women. They were the same height and had similar bodies, but the blonde caught his attention. She was wearing very high heels and a very short, sparkly red dress. The dress was backless and her short hair was curled around the base of her neck. He hadn’t gotten a good look at her face yet, but his rhino was already very interested.

He wanted to trace her spine all the way from top to bottom. He’d love it even more if he could get his hands on that ass of hers. Her legs were shapely and went on for days. She looked more like a drawing than a real person. He couldn’t believe someone that perfect not only existed but shee was right there for the touching.

While he was enjoying the view and fantasizing, Max popped up in front of them. “Hey, boys.”

Finn and Max exchanged a half-hug and Branch ordered more shots. “I’ll have them sent over to the table.”

Max nodded. “Good idea. We don’t want to let these girls out of our sight. Shane sure as hell won’t be leaving that blonde anytime soon.”

Chet clinched his fist. “Is she interested in him?”

Max shrugged. “Probably not. She and her friend aren’t being as friendly as they were earlier. I met them when they first got here and I was sure we had a chance with the brunette.”

Finn looked at the table again. “That’s the girl you were talking about? Damn, don’t tell me you screwed it up already. She’s much hotter than you described.”

Max looked wistful. “Words don’t do this one justice. She is gorgeous, bro. And she’s smart too. She’s an accountant and she has a college degree and everything.”

“Shoot. Introduce me,” Finn said.

Branch put in their order and told the bartender to send their drinks to Shane’s table. Then the group made their way over to the table.