Page 79 of The Alpha's Forced Rejected Mate

I held up the list with a frown. “It’s three people.”

“Three people too many,” she said with her index finger fixed on me. “And before that, you said your old Alpha and his boys were possessed, too. That’s notthree people.”

“Fair enough.”

Robyn spared a smile for us. “We appreciate you flying in at such short notice. We wanted to get this done before dinner.”

Angora beamed. “I’d be happy to stick around for dinner if you’re offering.”

I chuckled. “We weren’t offering. We were just—”

“Sure!” Robyn interrupted. “The more, the merrier. You can show me how to speak fast like you did with the last exorcism.”

Ahead of us, the street curved to the right, and we walked past the trails and a few other houses to get to Robyn’s home. I nearly crumbled on the porch from sheer exhaustion. “It’s been like a week since we’ve slept here.”

“Yeah, I kind of miss my house.” Robyn paused near the door with her key. “Let me just check my phone really quick.”

Angora stepped aside and nudged me with her elbow. “You two are going steady now, yeah?”

“As steady as we can.”

“Are you going to buy her a fat diamond ring?”

I laughed. “I don’t know. I guess that depends on whether she likes diamonds.”

Robyn smirked while peering at me over her phone. “I like diamonds. I like fat diamonds the most.”

“You never liked diamonds,” I claimed. “When did this happen?”

“Hey, things can change.” She tucked her phone away and unlocked the door. “Like me asking you to move in with me.”

I sputtered over a response as Angora chuckled. She slid past me, sidled through the doorway, and disappeared into the house as I tried to get a grasp on reality.

I stared at Robyn. “Where did that come from?”

“Well, you mentioned a ring.” She gestured to the house. “I guess this is my way of proposing to you.”

“Don’t I already live here?”

She chuckled. “Did you put your toothbrush in the bathroom?”

I shook my head.

“Then, you haven’t fully moved in.” She stepped inside and waved. “Now, are you coming or what? I’m hungry.”

My stomach growled. I was hungry, too. And when I sniffed the air, I could have sworn I smelled food and people. Perhaps there were a lot of people cooking up some good stuff at the park—or it was my imagination playing on my hunger.

I stepped toward Robyn with a sigh. “Burgers sound nice right now.”

“Surprise!”

There wasn’t much in this world that could make me jump out of my skin like a house packed full of shifters screaming at me to, presumably, make me feel happy. I patted my sternum to jumpstart my heart. “Sweet Gods, I will never sin again if you prevent that from ever happening.”

Robyn laughed while sliding her arm around mine. “Come on in, Honey. Welcome home.” She beamed up at me. “Are you surprised?”

“I need a new pair of pants.”

“Well, we have to get past Sonya and the girls to make it to the stairs, so…”

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