Page 57 of Little Red and Her Creatures of Chaos
I lean my head back on the headboard, trying to clear the lingering effects of my wound. “Is everyone else okay?”
“We had some wounded, but we didn’t lose any. Apparently, your mom has been planning to overthrow Daniel for a long time, so she started flipping some of the rogues to her side.They were fighting with us, not against us. She told your dad that when she realized he was coming after this pack, she had to move her timeline up. She tried to stop this, Mason.”
“I’m not ready to forgive her yet. She still left.”
Radley nods and kisses my forehead. “I think you should still hear her out. She did save Bryce from being…” She stops and takes a deep breath. “She got him out before that sick fuck could touch him. You need to talk to her for you, not her.”
“I love you, Little wolf.”
Radley’s smile brightens up her face. “I love you, too.”
I rub my thumb across my mate mark, peeking out of the neck of her shirt. “You’re ours now.”
“And you are mine.”
“Forever, Little wolf.” I take a deep breath and sit up. When my head doesn’t spin, I take that as a good sign. “Let’s go check on the others.”
Radley nods and helps me stand from the bed. When she’s sure I can stand on my own two feet, she grabs my hand and leads me toward the back door. She takes us to the boathouse and stops outside the door. “Are you sure you’re up for this?”
“Are you?” I counter. “That’s your dad in there.”
Radley shakes her head. “He’s not my dad. He’s a sperm donor. He tried to hurt my real family.”
I can’t resist kissing her pouty lips, so I lean forward and press mine against hers. She gladly accepts, and we kiss until I can feel the world settle again. I pull back and peck her nose. “How’s your grandma?”
Radley laughs and shakes her head. “She’s liking all the man candy. Her words, not mine. She said she’s never seen so many naked men in one place.” Just another reason to love that woman. “She’s at Luther’s with Margie and Beth.”
“That’s a combination,” I laugh.
“She loves it here. Don’t be surprised when she moves in.”
“What about you?” I ask with a tilt of my head. “Are you moving in?”
Radley wraps her arms around my neck, and I settle my hands on her hips. “There’s no place I’d rather be. Everything else seems light years away with all that’s happened.”
“You know we’re going to convince you to quit the diner, right?”
Radley rolls her eyes but smiles. “I don’t plan on going back. I already talked to Margie and Beth. They’re working me into the chore schedule. I want to pull my weight around here.”
“I love you,” I say again as I pull the door open.
This is the beginning of the rest of our lives.
And I couldn’t be happier.
Chapter 24
Nash
Iwatch Mason and Radley walk into the boathouse and then crush Mason in a hug. I’ve never been so fucking scared in my life. Seeing all that blood pouring from Mason’s neck almost gave me a heart attack, and then, when he passed out, I almost froze.
“I’m fine, Nash,” he says, hugging me back. “How’s the camp looking?”
I pull back and look him over. Other than being slightly pale, he looks fine. “We lost some cabins, but other than that, everything is getting cleaned. The alphas who helped us fight are helping with the cleanup.”
“Where’s my mother?”
“Luther has her locked up at their house. For what it’s worth, Mason, I believe her. She appeared out of nowhere and helped your dad dose Monty. She said she would have been here sooner, but some asshole from their hiding spot tried to stop her.”
