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“But you’ll come,” Lucinda adds. “Oh, stop being crotchety. Just get here.”
She ends the call, then grins at me, sticking her phone back into the pocket of her black leather pants. Her smile is wide, making her blue eyes shine. “There. Now you can quit panicking.”
“I hate you.”
“And that’s our cue to leave,” Roman says, then nods at Sam. “What did you do with the tree?”
She sighs. “After it tried to piss on me for the fifth time thanks to how wet everything is out there… Well, I threw it across the yard.”
“It took us two hours to find the perfect one and youthrew it across the yard?” His seething tone makes me feel mildly better.
My mate might have been against this party to begin with, but Roman loves me more than he needs his next breath.
The front door is shoved open again, and in walks Embry, a pinched expression on her face and white dots covering her rose-gold hair. “Um, guys? It’s snowing.”
My eyes go wide because snow in Texas isn’t something that happens. Not so unexpectedly. I don’t know whether I’m pleased with the revelation, because a white Christmas sounds kind of perfect, but at the same time, it might also make things more chaotic, and I can’t handle any more crazy.
Chapter5
DAWSYN
My mother has officially lost her mind. I love the thought behind what she’s trying to do, but this party has brought all the crazy out. Normally, I get a kick out of these things, but this time, I’m a bit worried.
“Should I do something?” I ask Cillian. “I know I’m not officially alpha yet, but I should do something, right?”
He pulls me close and kisses my forehead. “No. Let your mom do this. Just try to keep any pack issues away from your parents, because I think your dad has been hit with the Christmas frenzies as well. I’m pretty sure I heard him hummingJingle Bellsearlier…”
Oh, hell. What am I going to do with these people?
On the plus side, a lot of my favorite people are going to be here soon, including my best friend River who I haven’t seen in months, thanks to his hectic work schedule. I’m proud of the job he’s done as a protector, making a difference in our world, but I miss him.
A knock sounds at the door just before it opens. Lykem walks in with a hand over his eyes. “Are all clothes where they should be and body parts concealed?”
“You don’t have to ask that every time you enter my office,” I tell him with a shake of my head and heavy sigh.
He peeks out from between his fingers. “I still have trouble running after the beating your mate gave me for seeing your…” A warning rumble from Cillian resonates through the room. “I willalwaysask.”
Poor Lykem. Well, not really. He shouldn’t be entering private spaces without waiting to be invited in if the door is closed.
Still, even if it’s cracked open like it just was, he now asks if I’m naked in some way. Every. Time.
My phone rings, and I see River’s name on the screen. Excitement soars through me, making my heart beat faster. “Are you here?” I ask when I answer.
“No.” His frustrated voice takes all my breath away. “I’m going to be late.”
My jaw tightens. “I’m going to call Uncle Maciah and tell him this is beyond ridiculous and he needs to find someone else for whatever is going on.”
“I’m nearly there,” River says. “Only a couple hours away and I’m the closest to the problem.”
“What exactly is thisproblem?” I demand, wondering if there’s anything I can do since I’m not supposed to stop the chaos around here.
“A female wolf is lost in the mountains,” he says. “I need to track her movements and find her before she freezes to death. Apparently, it’s snowing in the South.”
I guess I shouldn’t have been so excited about that earlier. It’s biting me in the ass now.
“I’ll do it,” Lykem says. “Probably wouldn’t be anything for me. I’ll just fly over and find her. Where is she?”
“I can’t ask you to do that, man,” River says. “You’re already there with everyone.”
