Page 41 of Remy & the Wildcat

“We’ll have to clear a space for the bonfire and for our people to gather.”

“I can’t wait,” she said. She hugged him tightly, her cat purring in contentment.

For a brief moment it was perfect and he wanted to hold onto that feeling of Thyme in his arms, the woods sprawled around them, and their new home behind them. They’d start a family once they were settled in Copper Creek and the threat to their safety was put down for good. One way or another he was going to ensure that Thyme was safe from those who wanted to hurt her.

He was an alpha wolf, after all.

And no one fucked with an alpha wolf’s mate.

“Ready to check in with the pride?” he asked, tilting her face to his for a kiss.

“You bet,” she said. “I want to get back to Marin and start packing.”

They caught up with Liam and Arlene, who had decided on the home to the left of the one they’d picked, leaving the other for the future elder and his family. Making their way around town, they met with the rest of the pride, and they were both happy that there appeared to be no issues between any families in picking the homes. Everyone had found something that was perfect for them, and the businesses on the main street would be cleaned up and opened as soon as possible.

“We could come back tomorrow and get some cleaning done,” Thyme said.

“Sounds good to me,” Remy said. “Anything to get us here as soon as possible so we can start the next chapter of our lives together.”

“The full moon is in eighteen days. We just have to keep each other safe, pack up my house and get your things from Allen, and clean and unpack in the new house. Easy as pie.”

“I love your optimism,” he said with a laugh.

When they were on the way back to Marin with the pride members, Remy felt like some of the weight was off his shoulders. The pride was in support of the new town and most of them backed him and Thyme taking over. They were aware that Leif and the others were up to no good, and were definitely not good for the pride.

But like Thyme had said, there were just eighteen days to go until they could exile the troublemakers and start fresh in Copper Creek.

The time would fly, he was sure.

He just had to keep his sweet mate safe.

There were things that Thyme was looking forward to as she pushed the mop over the kitchen floor of the home she and Remy had chosen in Copper Creek. One of those things was going out to hunt with the pride tonight. Most of the pride, anyway. There were still two dozen pride members who were actively boycotting the move from Marin to Copper Creek, and no amount of discussion on her and Remy’s part was changing their minds.

She was sure it wasn’t just about them believing Leif was the better choice for alpha, because it seemed like something else was going on. Something worth keeping the pride in Marin and taking her and Remy out of the running for alpha.

Despite the weird goings-on from some of the pride, she was also looking forward to finishing up the cleaning in the house so they could begin moving in their things. Remy had divided his time between the house and the abandoned garage on Main Street. Several pride members had asked to join the crew so he wasn’t working alone, and once the shop was ready, there were people who could fix vehicles. Marty and Mila were working on cleaning the diner and a home, and an entire family—grandparents, parents, and a few teenagers—were handling the market. Soon enough the town would be functioning again.

She was sincerely grateful that Alpha Jason had given them the list of towns that were open to having shifters move in.

As she pressed the foot pedal to spin the water out of the mop, she heard Remy come in the front door, her cat attuned to him through their connection as mates.

“Hey, sweetheart,” he said as he walked into the kitchen and gave her a kiss on the cheek.

He always made her heart pound. Such a sexy male.

“Hey. How’s it going at the garage?”

“Great. We’ve got a fuel delivery set up for next week so we can get the gas pumps working, and once the stockroom is cataloged and supplies are ordered, we can open for business in a few weeks. Probably just oil changes to start, though.”

“Once the house is finished, I can help out. There are offices to clean.”

“Yep, and a bookkeeper to hire,” he said, giving her a heated look. “I’ve got some thoughts on the interview process.”

With a laugh, she elbowed him and lifted the mop. “I’m almost done here.”

“Good. The pride’s supposed to be here in ten minutes, some have started to gather already so I’m going to circulate.”

“I’ll be out in a few.”

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