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"I know. Shall we go Tuesday?"
Annie says, "That sounds great. We'll have to go all the way to Portland for the best selection, but it should be a fun trip."
Donna says, "Okay, now for the guest list. Carly, is there anyone you want to invite?" I give it a moment, but Sierra is the closest thing I have to family. I answer, "No."
"Okay." She ticks off a list of names and then pauses. "It's customary to invite the prime and prima from all clans. Carly, those are the names given to the alpha and his wife. That means we should invite Marion and Robert Robichaux and Ambroise and Patricia Veilleux."
I see Keith's jaw get hard, and Brady bristles next to me as he says, "I hate the idea of any Veilleux being at my wedding."
Donna says, "Yes, I do too. But it's part of what we must do." She folds her hands together and presses them against her mouth. We wait for what's coming next. "It's important they know we're strong. This will show them."
Brady says, "Do you think Ambroise will even come? He's been so ill."
Donna responds, "No, but I bet Victor will come in his place."
Brady growls in exasperation. "I know. And my bear will spend the whole time wanting to protect Carly. It's going to be hard not to shift."
Donna nods as I sit a little taller and say, "Excuse me, protect?"
"Yes, protect." Brady's voice takes on his alpha tone, and I know enough that it should make me want to cower. But I don't, and I can't explain why. I send him a message in my head. “I can take care of myself.”
He replies, “You will do what I say. It's my job to take care of you.”
“Good luck with that, smokey.”My hands start to ache, and I'm afraid I'm about to shift. I take a deep breath.
Brady's chair scrapes across the floor as he shoves it back to stand up. He's definitely starting to shift, and Sierra's eyes get wide.
Donna says, "Enough, you two. Save the fight for later. Brady, you'll notice Carly is in control of her emotions. You'd be wise to do the same."
Right now I wish I could talk to Donna in my head and tell her thank you. Instead I throw her a grateful smile as Brady takes a lap around the kitchen to stop his shift.
When he returns, Donna leans forward and speaks to us in a low voice. "Are we calm now?"
I nod and glimpse Brady doing the same.
Donna says, "Good. Finish your breakfast. And Carly, you're eating for more than one now, so go get seconds." She smiles like the Cheshire cat while the rest of us stare at her in shock.
I'm pregnant?
Donna breaks our silence. "Can't anyone else smell it? Oh, I suppose not, since none of you would recognize it. Carly, dear, you're pregnant. And if I've still got my sense of smell, I'd say three babies are in there."
