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“That means you’re closer to finding where it is.”
He scoffed. “I guess that’s one way of looking at it.”
“I have a favor to ask you.” This question instantly transported me back to my teenage years. “Can I borrow your truck?”
He turned around, brow furrowed. “What for?”
“Feeling a little restless. Thought maybe I’d go see Bibi and Marissa.”
“I can drive you there,” he offered.
“You’re busy working, and honestly, it might be nice to take a drive.”
“With Marissa?”
“Possibly.”
“This is a terrible idea.” Fuck, he was gonna shoot me down. “There are wolves and who knows what else combing these mountains, looking for that Hudaknocker. There’s no telling what will happen if they find you two instead.”
I crossed my arms. “I shift into a six-hundred-pound bear. I can hold my own.”
Hugo sighed. “Bibi will kill me if anything happens to you.”
“She won’t. And she can come for me if she’s mad.” The last thing I wanted to do was piss off Beebs. But I had to take matters into my own hands. “She can’t babysit us forever. I can take care of my mate. Just like you can take care of yours.”
Hugo shook his head, reached into his sweatshirt pocket, and handed me the keys.
It felt damn good to be out by myself. I waved at the wolves of the Green Mountain Pack as I drove by them. It was a gorgeous day. Cindy and Michelle were hanging out at the park with their littles, and I almost passed by the road for Colorado Ranch because I was too busy daydreaming about what it would be like for me and Marissa to have our own kids. What kind of mother she would be. How gorgeous she’d look carrying my child. And what it would be like to have a mini spitfire just like her running around the house.
But if we were going to get there anytime soon, we had to find this damn relic.
“Are you here by yourself?” I asked when I got to Bibi’s house. Marissa was hanging out in sweats, watching rom-coms.
“Yeah. To be honest, having some time off was nice, but I’m starting to crawl out of my own skin. Can we just skip to the part where we promise forever to each other in a cute ceremony so we can start working on Hannah’s episode, please?”
I took a seat on the end of the couch, put my feet up on the fuzzy futon, and crossed my arms. “Like hell we will.”
Marissa gasped. “Do you think Bibi plans on firing us? Maybe I shouldn’t include you in my downfall. You didn’t happen to lose an ancient relic.”
“Stole a relic,” I corrected, giving her a wink.
She rolled her eyes with a huff.
“You owe me a date and another appearance on stage. Your mother’s made sure the whole world knows she’s suing me, and I would like them all to know you belong to me, no matter what any lawyers say.”
Marissa pulled the leopard print blanket over her legs. I wanted to crawl to the other side of the couch and rip it off her. Rip everything off her, and carry her to her bedroom where I could spend the day ravishing her. But I couldn’t because we had a relic to find.
She sighed. “I wish I could be sure you were doing this for me and not to get back at my mom.”
I rose from the couch, and her eyes widened. My knee went down beside her. “You’re my mate, Marissa. But sometimes, I think you don’t want that.”
Her lips parted. “I do.”
My bear liked everything about that declaration.
“But—”
“No buts. You’re my mate. And we need to fix this mess you made, so this is how I see things happening. We find the Hudaknocker and then go on a date to celebrate. We haven’t had hot tub time very often onThe Mating Game, but my bear really wants to see what you look like soaking wet, wearing nothing but bubbles, so I think it’s time to bring it back. We can keep everyone guessing for a while—will they, won’t they, will anyone ever find the Hudaknocker—Bibi will pretend she hates it, but it will be great for ratings, so secretly, she’ll love it. Then you’ll take me as your mate, we reveal the Dildo of Destiny and invite everyone back for our mating ceremony.”
