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Faith had jumped away the moment he went down but immediately turned to eye the crowd to see if anyone had noticed the use of magic. There was interest and laughter, but nobody looked shocked or surprised. It was a bar; people fell off stools all the time, usually because they were drunk, not because they upset a mama bear.
Faith chuckled and leaned down. “Whoops, maybe you’ve had enough to drink,” she said loudly, so everyone paying attention could overhear.
Parker grumbled a growl. “We both know better,” he said quietly.
Faith’s eyes sparkled with amusement. “Welcome to the wonderful world of dating a witch,” she whispered with a mocking grin.
Hope rushed over and eyed the shifter. “What happened?” she asked.
Faith straightened with a big beaming smile. “Maybe we should get some crash pads installed right here.” She motioned around them.
“You didn’t answer the question,” Hope said.
“I didn’t think I needed to answer stupid questions,” Faith said, chuckling.
“Faith, what did you do?” Hope said.
Amy chuckled. “Oh, it wasn’t Faith,” she said, pointing to Evie.
Hope raised her eyebrows and questioned the witch, but she’d seen that look before. “Oh,really?” she said.
“Yep!” Amy said, chuckling.
Hope frowned. “I thought it was Dani?” When Parker pulled himself to his feet beside her, she eyed him up and down. “Evie?”
Parker cocked an eyebrow at her. “Yeah,” he said.
“Oh, boy,” Hope said, thinking of Jennifer and wondering how that would play out. She felt a pang of guilt for bringing them to the area, but they’d had this conversation, and Evie had been prepared to stay. She wondered what Evie would think when the reality of her situation set in.
Faith grinned. “You might want to brush up on your game-playing skills if you want to win over Jennifer, and not just at gameplay,” she said.
“Wait a minute,” Evie exclaimed. “Stop giving him hints and tips.”
Faith shrugged. “It’s not me; shoot fate.”
CHAPTER TEN
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Parker had moved to the stool at the end of the bar. From there, he could see the bar length while Evie and Amy served. Every time a member of his pack walked to the bar, he tensed, and so did his beast, but the conversation was bland, and the guys came and went.
“It looks like you could produce a diamond on your morning crap,” Lex said, sitting beside Parker and eyeing the length of the bar. “Which one is it?”
Parker groaned inside. The last thing he needed was for the vampire to figure it out because then every member of his pack would find out when the guy opened his big mouth. He had to devise a plan to woo a witch; he didn’t need outside complications. “Don’t know what…”
“I’m talking about,” Lex said, mocking him with his tone and a grin.
Parker grunted. “Pretty much.” He raised his beer and sipped.
“Then you don’t mind me speculating with the guys on table four,” Lex said, about to step down from the stool.
Parker slapped a hand over Lex’s arm with a cast iron grip and lowered his voice. “Evie.”
Lex settled himself and flicked the shifter’s hand away. “The one with the kid,” he said thoughtfully.
“Don’t mock,” Parker said.
“I have no problem with small children; I’ve heard they can be deliciously tasty,” Lex said, testing the water, and when he got a warning growl back in return, he was satisfied. “Oh, look at that, your protection gene for the child has already kicked in – good to know.”
