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Mira is upset … What’s she upset about?Grayson’s voice was no longer teasing but serious and full of concern.
Grayson. Please. Everything is fine. Okay?Lita begged him to drop it. This was her fun day. She wasn’t about to let some moronic guy ruin it.
Grayson snorted angrily, stuffing another corn dog into his mouth. The gesture didn’t go unnoticed. The group exchanged glances, noticing Grayson’s grumpy demeanor.
“You still sour about losing?” Asher raised a brow, looking at Grayson. He glanced at Lita out of the corner of his eye and noticed she was still concentrating on her food. That was Asher’s first hint that something else was amiss. “Lita?” Asher squeezed her side, watching her look up at him. “Is everything alright?”
Lita smiled and kissed his lips gently. “Yes, everything is fine. I can’t decide if we should visit the arcade now or wait until the end. I want to go on some of the roller coasters too, but maybe we should wait until we digest a bit. Okay, that settles it. The arcade is next.” Lita stuffed a few more fries into her mouth and looked around at everyone curiously. “What?” She was trying to look oblivious, like she was so deep in thought that she couldn’t focus on the world around her.
“Grayson seems a bit grumpy.” Caspian eyed Grayson, who was staring at Lita.
“Did I not get enough corn dogs? I mean, you ate four already!” Lita met his eyes calmly and he read her thoughts loud and clear.Don’t you dare ruin today.
Fine. He would play along. For now. But he wasn’t letting her out of his sight. “These aren’t just corn dogs. These are amusement park corn dogs. They’re in a league of their own.”
“Well, go get more, then. I think you might be a bear who identifies as a pig.” Caden cracked a joke as he side-eyed Grayson.
“I want another one too!” Garrett pouted. “Krissy baby, will you get us a few more?”
Lita watched Kristen tense up. Her gaze flew to Lita as she shifted in her seat. She didn’t want to go back up to that concession stand, nor did she want to explain why she didn’t. She looked to Lita for help here.
“How about we do the arcade first? You can get more food later.” Lita looked at both Garrett and Grayson, doing her best to casually convince them.
Grayson looked at her for a moment and then directed his gaze toward the refreshment stand. He noticed a couple of guys had their eyes on their table and figured they did something or had something to do with what was going on. He felt the lava begin to boil in his chest. If they did something to his princess—he felt his anger rising. He looked back at Lita, their eyes clashing in an unspoken battle. As much as he wanted to throw his hammer down, he also wanted to make Lita happy. It was a good thing Asher’s mate link was blocked right now.
“Fine, but I’m ordering a couple dozen corn dogs for the ride home.” Grayson submitted but left a hidden promise for Lita, basically telling her that he was going to take his time over at the concession stand before leaving by ordering a large amount of food and spending some extra time with the gentlemen who had taken an interest in their table … more importantly, with the princess at the table. A dark glaze washed over his eyes as he thought about what must have happened.
“Okay glutton, no need to get that serious over it.” Caden patted Grayson on the back and stood up. “So, competition round two? Let’s see who can win the biggest stuffed animal at the arcade.” Fire lit in the men’s eyes at the promise of a new competition. It was time for redemption.
Chapter 68
Lita and Kristen stood behind the men as they all battled it out in the arcade, each one trying to win the largest prize to claim victory. The arcade owners would be happy with theexorbitant amount of money the men were spending. Lita turned and looked in the distance at a ring-toss game. One of the prizes was an all-black wolf that was as big as her.
“OOHHH Kristen look! I want that.” Lita pointed at the wolf at the other stand. The men turned around and eyed what Lita was pointing at.
“Hey Leetle,” Caden said with a smirk. “How about you have to ride the Ferris wheel alone with whoever wins that for you?” He shot an evil glint at Asher.
“Sounds good to me. May the best man win.” Lita looked over at Asher, who she knew would be desperate to win.
“Looks like I’m going to have a Ferris wheel date with the princess,” Grayson said as he cracked his neck.
“I’ll win it for you, Lita, but if it’s all the same to you, I’ll pass on the ride. I’d rather take my girl.” Garrett winked at Kristen, whose cheeks heated red. It didn’t matter how long they’d been together. They were still very much in love.
The guys tossed rings like crazy, wanting to claim victory.
“Well, that’s one way to get what you want,” Kristen teased.
“You feeling better now, Krissy?” Lita watched Kristen nod happily.
“I guess I felt really creeped out, and I can’t explain why. I feel better now, and sort of dumb for how I reacted.” Kristen shrugged her shoulders and smiled. She did feel silly, now that she thought about it. He didn’t even touch her. He just made her feel uncomfortable by being too close. And then there was the weird comment.
“It’s understandable. Don’t worry about it. I’m just glad you’re feeling back to normal again. This is our day to have fun.” Lita looked back over at their crazy, competitive group of guys. She loved her family so much, tempers and all.
Grayson beamed victoriously as he held the big black wolf in his hands. “Looks like I get the princess all to myself for a ride.” He grinned at the very frustrated wolf.
“Cheer up, Alpha. If you promise to behave yourself, I’ll let you take me on the Ferris wheel with you,” Caden said as he batted his eyes at Asher. “I mean it, though, don’t get fresh with me. I’m saving myself for my mate.”
“Ride with Caspian. I’m not riding it. I’ll wait for you guys at the bottom.” Asher scowled in disappointment.
