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Nathaniel
Evie’s emotionswere a tangled web when I picked her up from Gemma’s. She walked out of the house and stopped, staring at me.
“What are you doing here?”
“I thought you could use a ride home.” I gave her a smile.
Her eyes filled with tears. A dull panic took up residence in my gut. There were surelysomethings I hated more than seeing Evie cry. But it was an incredibly short list.
Danica followed Evie out. Her face was pale, eyes red-rimmed, but she smiled at me. “Oh hey, werewolf king. You come to pick up my sister?”
Evie was silent. That, more than anything, made the panic spread.
Her eyes met mine. “I’m fine.”
Danica rolled her eyes behind Evie’s back, and Evie waved one hand, setting Danica’s shoes on fire.
Danica put the fire out and slung her arm around Evie’s shoulder.
“What do you usually do when you’re feeling like this?” I asked them both.
“Go to the bar,” they muttered in unison. Despite her sadness, a flicker of amusement danced in Evie’s eyes.
“While that seems like an excellent and not-at-all-unhealthy coping mechanism…”
The sisters glared at me. Evie’s hands lit up in warning, and I grinned.
“The bar is closed,” Danica said mournfully. “It’s Monday.”
“You know, Tobias makes a mean martini,” I said, hoping desperately for a smile.
Evie’s eyes met mine, and her face softened as she strolled toward me. “You don’t need to worry,” she murmured.
“It’s my job to worry about you.”
“Cute,” Danica said. “As is the idea that Evie would drink anything as highbrow as a martini. Can Tobias make something with enough sugar to hide the taste of alcohol? That’s more Evie’s speed.”
Evie sighed but didn’t argue. I grinned at her. She would usually go to Meredith’s when she was feeling like this. Instead, she would be coming home to me. To my pack. My wolf was absurdly pleased.
“Let’s go, then.”
Evie handed me the keys back, turning to face Danica as we got into the car. “You don’t have to get back to the underworld?”
“I told Samael I was hanging with you. We haven’t had nearly enough time together since the whole underqueen thing.”
I glanced at her in the rearview mirror. “You mean that time you became queen of an entire realm?”
Danica just waved her hand. “Potato, potahto.”
“When did you tell Samael what you were doing?” Evie asked.
Danica tapped her head.
“Ohh. Must be weird.”
I couldn’t help it. I focused on my mate.
