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That evening, he had dinner at his brother, Rory’s, mansion. Rory was a lawyer and was married to a very powerful witch, named Savvy. They had two kids, Cat and Drake. Cat and Drake were technically Savvy’s step-kids, but one would never know it because of the way that she treated them. Amy, his housekeeper, Colby, his groundskeeper, and Rosa, his cook, were bear shifters and considered part of the family. Cassia, a dragonfly, rounded out the group. She was a dragonfly and was Savvy’s familiar.
Drake and Cat loved telling their “Uncle Bastian” what they’d been up to.
“We don’t need to go to school,” Drake, who was about to start kindergarten, said. “Savvy teaches us everything we need to know.”
“I’m excited. All my friends are going to be there,” Cat said, clapping her hands. She was going to be in the first grade.
“I’m sure you will have a lot of fun,” Sebastian said.
Once the kids were talked out, Sebastian said, “Heidi’s and Theo’s daughter, Talia, moved back home. She’s going to be the new science teacher at the high school.”
“I think I remember Heidi saying something about that at the last pack meeting. They were waiting for her to come home and take over the house so they could go to the shifter world,” Rory said. “Have you reacquainted yourself with her yet?”
“Yes. She’s changed a lot,” Sebastian said. “A whole lot.”
The adults and dragonfly exchanged knowing glances.
“I think we detect a wee bit of interest in her,” Rory said.
“Of course not. She’s just a kid.”
“Mmm-hmm,” the entire group said together.
“We don’t believe you,” Savvy said.
That’s okay. I don’t believe me either, Sebastian thought.
3
Talia
Talia was tired so she decided to go to Howlers’ for dinner. Sean McCullum owned the place. He was a member of the same Nightshade Wolf Shifter Pack that Talia and Sebastian were.
The place was very busy, so she decided to sit at the counter. Jade Thomas’s eyes opened wide when she saw Talia.
“I heard that you were back,” the wolf shifter said as she handed Talia a menu. “How does it feel to be a small-town girl again?”
“I don’t know yet,” Talia said. “Give me a couple of weeks. If you see me haunting the place every night, you’ll know I miss Albuquerque’s nightlife.”
Jade laughed and said, “Every once in a while, me and some of the other girls talk Sean into doing a karaoke night.”
“I bet he loves that.” Talia laughed.
“So much that I bribe everyone with free beer if we can end it early,” Sean said. “Good to see you again, Talia. Have you heard from your folks?”
“They just dropped me a line to tell me they’re settling in. So far, they love the shifter world.”
“I’ve enjoyed it the few times I visited,” Sean said. “It’s a different culture.”
“That’s what Mom said.”
Jade looked Talia up and down and said, “Girl, you have changed. You don’t look anything like that shy teenage girl who went off to college.”
“I guess I grew into myself,” Talia said. She giggled. “Sebastian didn’t recognize me. He came over when I was unloading my car and introduced himself.”
Jade and Sean laughed.
“I heard that you are going to be the new science teacher at the high school since Mr. Vernon finally retired,” Sean said.
