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“You’re lucky you’re so damn cute,” he grunted into my hair. “I’m going to kill whoever flirted with you.”
I rolled my eyes at that, even if it made my toes curl a little bit.
We grabbedour shoes and headed out. Axel grumbled to me that he was replacing my shoes too, when he saw all of the holes in them. I would’ve argued, but my baby toe could fit through the hole closest to it.
It was too late for shoe or clothes shopping, though, so to the grocery store we went.
Axel refused to let me push the cart when we first walked into the store, but after he realized I wasn’t one to throw random shit into the basket, I became the cart-pusher and he took over the shopping part.
He filled the damn thing to the brim with things that would last a long time, like the rice, beans, pasta, and canned fruit and veggies we had blown through while we were in the climax. We bought all of that, then loaded up the truck and went back in for other stuff.
After more shopping, and anxiety that I fought like hell to control, we finally finished and headed toward the front of the store again.
On our way to the check-out, we passed an older woman with bright white hair. A similarly-aged man walked beside her as she pushed her cart, his arm wrapped around her waist in a way that reminded me of Axel’s possessive tendencies.
The woman did a double-take when she saw us, then steered her cart into our path. I halted, and Axel’s hand landed on the cart too, just in case I didn’t stop fast enough I guess.
“Axel Ellsworth!” she exclaimed.
His expression grew soft, and he stepped around my cart, then wrapped his arms around the woman and gave her a gentle hug.
“Hi, Gram.”
Gram?
Oh, shit.
I glanced behind me, looking for somewhere to retreat to, but there was nowhere.
And I’d look like a bitch if I ran from hisgrandma.
“The audacity!” she exclaimed. “My grandson finds his mate, then lets me know with just one text. And when he comes back into town for the first time in years, he goes grocery shopping without even sending me a damn invitation! Does that sound like love to you, Joey?”
Axel’s grandpa flashed me a grin and a wink. “Not at all.”
“Exactly.” She released Axel and gave him a stern glare. “Now, introduce me to your pretty mate and tell me why I heard you abandoned her in that townhouse right after spending the climax in her arms. And why you’re wearing a sweatshirt when it’s so damn hot out.”
Axel stepped back to my side with a chuckle. His arm went around my waist, and he pulled me closer. “Gram and Grandpa, this is Morgan. Morgan, these are my grandparents. They have names, but Gram’s wolf will bite me if you don’t call them Gram and Grandpa.”
Gram’s glare turned into a reluctant smile. “At least you remembersomethings.”
“Morgan and I are still figuring things out, but we’ll get there. You know you don’t have to worry about me.”
“And you know I’ll worry about you regardless.” She looked at me. “How are you doing? I know becoming a werewolf is a lot to take in. Probably even more so, considering you’re a demon. I know other types of supernaturals don’t much like us.”
“We actually call them mysts, like mystical creatures,” I offered, feeling stupid for correcting her as soon as the words had left my mouth. “And honestly, Mist Valley wasn’t a good place for me. Moon Ridge is already much better.”
Gram beamed at me. “As it should be. Now, what about the sweatshirts?”
I bit back a grimace.
“The demon mating process is more complex than the wolf one,” Axel said. He explained the process to her quickly, and her eyebrows were furrowed when he finished.
“Well that’s a pain, isn’t it?”
I fought a laugh.
“It is,” he agreed. “But worth it.” His lips brushed the side of my head, kissing the hood that was still over my hair.
