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After Bibi had gone all cat print, all the time, for Wendy and Gabe’s episode, it became nearly impossible to find anything leopard print. Everyone started wearing it.
Hannah:I can’t believe my fairy dragmother is about to make me an It Girl.
Zoe:Believe it, girl. You’re gonna be so famous. And I’ve got your back. When does your episode start?
Hannah:Saturday.
Which was like in three days. Three more days until I saw Lars again. Even though it felt like things had taken forever to get started.
Zoe:We were gonna surprise you, but security is obnoxiously tight. Destiny and I are coming to cheer you on.
Hannah:OMG you are?
Zoe:Yes! Can you get us the hookup on tickets? It’s sold out, and I haven’t been able to sweet talk anyone into anything.
Hannah:Of course. I’ll text Bibi. Make sure you get the VIP treatment.
Zoe:Think you can hook us up with some hot shifters?
Hannah:I’ll make sure you have your pick.
I hit send on that one, and immediately wished I could take it back, but the deluge of heart emojis meant she’d hold me to it.
three
Hannah
When I first came to Sunset Springs, Bibi asked me to sum up my style in two words. ‘Gothic cupcake’ evoked an image, but I’d worried I might not have been clear enough until Bibi totally nailed it with my wardrobe selections for the stage.
Out of the three epic outfits she chose for me, I’d decided to go with a short black dress with spaghetti straps, a blood red rose that drew all eyes in the room to the swell of my cleavage, and corset ties on either side of my waist. At first, I worried I might be too fluffy for it, but once I put it on, I realized it made me look perfectly curvy. The dress had been accessorized with black fishnets, black high heeled Mary Janes, and a black lacy choker with a matching rose.
My fairy dragmother knew exactly what she was doing, and the outfit couldn’t be moreme.
“How are you feeling?” Bibi asked her signature question as she settled into the chair beside me in the makeup trailer. My hair had already been teased like I was an eighties’ rock goddess.
Bibi looked like she could be the lead singer of my band. She wore a deep purple, sparkly catsuit that hugged every curve and over-the-knee purple boots with heels so high they’d make her almost as tall as Lars. Her purple wig was perfectly curled, making her even larger than life.
Yes, she was in her Hannah era. Even better,Iwas in my Hannah era.
“More like myself than I ever have.” I couldn’t stop myself from laughing. “Seriously though, is this a dream? I can’t tell you how many times I’ve watched every episode of the show, bubbling with excitement when you asked this question like it was me in the chair. Now it is, and I can’t believe it.”
“I don’t want your episode to be like everyone else’s. Don’t hold back, Hannah. Our viewers are ready to fall head over heels in love with you. How could they not? Look at how gorgeous you are, and you’re so much fun. You could be the first contestant to take a monster as a mate—”
“Has Lars shifted?” I had mixed feelings about what I wanted her answer to be. I had seen him in his human form before, and sweet moon, was he gorgeous. Tall and lean with long, brown hair, a full beard, and an air of danger. Like he was the leader of a motorcycle gang. But there was something about him in his natural form that Icraved. Even though the reality was, he was a total cinnamon roll no matter what form he was in.
“No,” Bibi said carefully. “He’s still as fuzzy and beastlike as ever. I was mostly alluding to the other shifters that will be on stage.”
“Details,” I laughed. Wait. “Lars will be one of the contestants, right? You didn’t let the threat of some ancient wolves scare him out of claiming me?”
Maybe I was being selfish going forward with this episode when I knew my Bigfoot might not be able to resist me, no matter how much danger I put him in.
That made me sound full of myself.
What I really meant to say was that I wasn’t used to anyone wanting me so much they were willing to risk their safety to have me. Humans were usually trying to find a way to get rid of me.
I needed to get my thoughts in order before every single one of them was being broadcast live to a worldwide audience.
“Nothing will stand in the way of a gorgeous creature and their mate,” Bibi said. “There aren’t any guarantees that you’ll choose him, that’s all.”
