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“I’m so sorry,” Lucy said. “We’ve done nothing but cause trouble since we came here. I just wanted to get away from the pressure and the stress of everything. I had no idea that they would follow me.”
“I know,” Clara said, hanging her head. “None of it was your fault. You were just looking to get away. I get it.”
“It’s a hell of a coincidence that I just happened to find Ivy Springs, with its dark history and ongoing war. It looked so peaceful and beautiful when I first got here.”
“I thought the exact same thing,” Clara said. “I didn’t even know that there was such a thing as shifters when I bought this café. I needed to get out of Colorado Springs and away from my abusive ex-husband. I was sure that this would be the perfect place to start a new life. It turns out that my best friend, who I have known since we were in diapers, is a tiger shifter. I didn’t find out until after I moved here. I didn’t believe Jamie when she first said that she was a shifter until she showed me. I just about passed out from shock.”
“And then you married a wolf shifter.” Lucy laughed.
“I know. Imagine that. I found out that he was a wolf shifter when Zeke fell into the river and Dillon turned into a wolf to save him.”
“That’s a hell of a way to find out.”
“I know, right.” Clara laughed.
“That river seems to have a wicked personality all by itself. You told me it got a woman several months ago, then Zeke, then me.”
“Well, I’m just now learning about this world that I never knew existed before. Shifters, vampires, witches, and who knows who else is living in this world with us. Why not a river sprite with a mean streak.”
“That actually makes sense. I never thought about it that way. For all we know, all of the fantastic beings that we’ve read about in fairy tales and other stories could exist,” Lucy said.
“If they do, I want a Pegasus. One that is colored like the paint ponies would be great, only horse size.”
“I could only imagine the reaction you would get from the people in this town if you showed up for work riding a Pegasus.” Lucy laughed. “But since you are ordering, I would like one, too.”
Their silly chatter lightened the mood a little bit, but in the back of Lucy’s mind, she was concerned for Dean, and she was extremely worried about the consequences his actions would have on the people in Ivy Springs. It was bad enough that they had caused potential chaos by confronting the hunters.
Micah stopped by just as they were walking out the door.
Clara smiled at him.
“How are you doing? Lucy said that you were tired and sore after your journey.”
Lucy winced. She knew that Micah was getting tired of people asking him how he was doing.
However, like his charming self, he smiled widely at Clara and said, “I’m doing a lot better. I think that I’m completely healed. I got lucky. Plus, I had a good nurse.”
“I’m so glad.”
“How are you? Lucy said you were feeling some pain. She was worried about you.”
“I’m good. It’s just the baby kicking. She is super strong and getting big, fast.”
“Zeke has you convinced?”
“Yep.” Clara laughed.
They said their goodbyes, and Micah asked Lucy, “How was your day?”
“Um, interesting,” Lucy replied. “Have you talked to Dean today?”
Micah frowned.
“This can’t be good.”
“No. He kidnapped Alexis Faison from the resort and is taking her back to Montana with him as we speak.”
“He did what? Please tell me that this is some kind of weird joke.”
