Page 108 of Cam's Treasure

The next morning, we woke up to a barrage of texts in the clan group and a declaration from Noel stating the welcome party for Kai and Ember had been scheduled for this afternoon. As always, he'd asked people to bring any food they wanted to.

Ember, of course, jumped on the suggestion, and after having breakfast with us, he spent the whole morning in the kitchen.

I knew he'd taken on more than he could handle when he allowed even Cam to lend a helping hand, and I got the feeling he really wanted to impress the clan.

"You know they're going to love you regardless of the food you bring, right?" I asked, keeping my voice low just in case he didn't want the others to hear. Not that it would help much against our supe mates, but still. It was the thought that counted, right?

Ember smiled down at me as he folded the dough, his thick arms flexing with every move. Before meeting him, I'd never thought I'd find the sight of a man working hard in the kitchen with flour dusting his cheeks sexy, but if we weren't having a conversation, I'd be tempted to press him against the counter and slide inside him. I was still a little interested, but I ignored it.

"I know. I like feeding people, and they're your family. They'll be my family. I want to do this for them."

I smiled at that thought, and nodded. "Okay, then. Put me to work."

By the time we were ready to leave, we had four tote bags full of Tupperwares, a leashed Jodi, and a too-small car.

"Yeah, we shouldn't have sold your car, Ember," Cam concluded as we stood in front of the car. While all four of us could usually fit inside, there was no way we'd manage it with Jodi and all the food.

"I'll fly there," Ember offered, and Cam pursed his lips.

"Maybe I should too."

"Okay. Why don't you two fly, and we'll drive there with Jodi and the food?" I offered. I put my shields up quickly so I could drive without getting distracted, and Cam nodded.

The two of them left toward the backyard so they could shift, and I turned to Kai. "You should take the back seat so you can keep Jodi in control."

Jodi loved car rides, and she tended to get a little excited.

Placing all the food in the footwell of the passenger seat, I slid into the driver's side, waiting until Kai was situated before I started driving.

The drive to the packland took about thirty minutes since it was on the other side of town, but thanks to DD, the sky was clear, and all I had to focus on was the road in front of me.

"Mistvale really is a beautiful town, isn't it?" Kai mused, and I smiled.

"That it is. It has grown a lot in the last twenty years, especially once Raiden claimed it."

Raiden hadn't just turned the town into a haven for supes, but he'd also used his considerable wealth to update the infrastructure, made sure all the buildings were in perfectcondition, and done a lot of little things to make the town picture-perfect.

The tourism plan Cam and Kai were working on would just add to the town's beauty, I was sure of that. And more tourists would mean more chances for the supes who lived here to find their mates, as well as an improved economy that would benefit everyone.

I was excited to see what my mates would create, and with Ember's business aptitude and Raiden's guidance, I was sure they'd be able to put it into action sooner rather than later.

But first, we needed to introduce our mates to our very big, very crazy family. I hoped they were ready for it. I knew I was.

Forty-Four

Ember

Cam and I reached the packland before Micah and Kai, and while I'd been here once before with Cam and Micah, I was looking forward to meeting all the clan members I had yet to meet.

Over the years, I'd met a lot of supernaturals, but I'd never lived in a community of them, never been a part of a clan. I wasn't sure why I'd never joined one, but maybe I'd just been waiting for the right clan, forthisclan.

"Come on. Micah will know where to go, so we don't have to wait for them," Cam said as he took my hand and started leading me away from the clearing we'd landed in.

As we walked down the path, cabins popped up on either side, well-built and well cared for. I wondered if the pack members lived there. It seemed likely with the thick scent of shifters inthe air. There were cat shifters, wolf shifters, and even a dolphin shifter. I remembered Cam and Micah telling me about them, but I couldn't for the life of me remember their names.

I blinked, then shook my head when I realized I'd been waiting for Micah to reply to my thoughts and tell me. But Micah wasn't here, and while he could hear through the mental link at longer distances—we all could—he couldn't pick up my thoughts from so far away. He'd also probably have his shields up since we'd be around so many people, so he wouldn't have heard me even if he was here.

It was strange how quickly I'd gotten used to my thoughts not being just mine anymore. I knew Micah had worried I'd feel uncomfortable with the notion, but strangely...I didn't. I never had since the very beginning.

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