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Gwen nodded along as the beautiful little girl talked around ain the chair beside Gwen’s, Zander leaned in and whispered, "Did you understand what she just said?"

"Not a word of it" But Gwen figured it was probably another creepy line fro them to freak people out It worked

Gas surprised the two pups were still awake The barbecue had started at noon, and it was now the evening The kids had spent the day cycling, arguing over toys, playing in the outdoor area, and chasing the dog that was currently lying on the grass

Most of the adults were close to falling asleep too In fact, Kathy had passed out on one of the lawn chairs Ally was sprawled on top of Derren in the ha up near the play area Other people were settled on patio chairs or sharing blankets on the ground

Although it was al on the trees enabled Gwen to see well enough She figured the shifters didn’t need any such light, given they had excellent night vision--she envied the breeze brushed over her skin and ruffled her bangs It had been one hell of a hot day, and she’d al of birds and the lively partying had been replaced by the sounds of grasshoppers, crickets, soft laughter, quiet chatter, and the wood snapping in the fire pit

The coolers that had earlier been bri with drinks were now pretty h there had been a lot of it Damn, shifters ate like horses She wasn’t sure how they were still eating She’d stuffed herself on hana, cake, and pecan pie, and there was no way she coulda few drinks, though She wasn’t gonna lie, she was a little tipsy She hadn’t touched any of the hard liquor; she only had a couple of beers Well, she’d intended to only have a couple But those couple of beers had soon become four Orto wear off

As Willow demolished the rest of her cake, Gwen handed her lemon Popsicle to Zander and said, "Hold that for me a sec, please" Gwen then used a wipe to clean the cruers

That hen the Alphas appeared with Cassidy, the other pup Nick sighed at his daughter, as still trying to talk around her food When Gwen had first arrived, she’d braced herself for an aard reception froenuine, and the pack had actually thrown a really cool party for her

"Thanks for cleaning her up," said Shaya, stabbing a plastic fork into the piece of pie on her paper plate "Missy, you should be tired by now" Willow just shrugged

Grinning, Cassidy uncurled her hand "I found a wor her Popsicle back fro off the chair But Cassidy sprinted away, laughing, and Willow gave chase

Shaya shook her head as she watched they, but I want some"

"The motel will be ready in a fewto help us run it After working at a B&B for years, it will be a breeze for you"